Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh
4 people have held the office, across 4 terms, from formation to today.
Every Chief Minister
Most recent first, with a short biography where one is available.
Vishnu Deo Sai
Incumbent13 Dec 2023 – present · 2 years, 8 months
Vishnu Deo Sai (born 21 February 1964) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2023. He is the first senior tribal leader in Central India. Sai is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Wikipedia →
17 Dec 2018 – 13 Dec 2023 · 4 years, 11 months
Bhupesh Baghel (born 23 August 1960), also known as Kaka, is an Indian politician who served as the third Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2018 to 2023 and also served as leader of the house in legislative assembly. He has been the president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress from 2014 to 2019. He has represented the Patan constituency in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2008 and again since 2013. Wikipedia →
7 Dec 2003 – 11 Dec 2018 · 15 years
Raman Singh (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician who has served as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for three consecutive times from 2003 to 2018. Currently, he serving as the sixth speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He is also a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly representing Rajnandgaon since 2008 and from Dongargaon from 2004 to 2008. Wikipedia →
1 Nov 2000 – 7 Dec 2003 · 3 years, 1 month
Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi (29 April 1946 – 29 May 2020) was an Indian politician who served as the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2000 to 2003 and a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Marwahi from 2001 to 2013 and from 2018 to 2020. He also served as a member of Lok Sabha from Mahasamund from 2004 to 2008 and from Raigarh from 1998 to 1999 and member of the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh from 1986 to 1998 and District Collector of Raipur from 1978 to 1981. He was a member of Indian National Congress till 2016 and the founder of the political party named Janta Congress Chhattisgarh and the first President of the party from 2016 until his death in 2020. Wikipedia →
Full timeline
Every term and every President's or Governor's Rule interval, most recent first.
| 13 Dec 2023 – present | Vishnu Deo Sai | BJP | 2 years, 8 months |
| 17 Dec 2018 – 13 Dec 2023 | Bhupesh Baghel | INC | 4 years, 11 months |
| 7 Dec 2003 – 11 Dec 2018 | Raman Singh | BJP | 15 years |
| 1 Nov 2000 – 7 Dec 2003 | Ajit Jogi | INC | 3 years, 1 month |
Only four people have served as Chief Minister since Chhattisgarh's formation on 1 November 2000; no President's Rule periods reported. Raman Singh's three consecutive elected terms (2003, 2008, 2013) are treated as one continuous tenure since there was no CM change or gap between them.