# List of chief ministers of Chhattisgarh

The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the legislative assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Four people have served as the state's chief minister since Chhattisgarh's formation on 1 November 2000 as a result of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. The first was Ajit Jogi of the Indian National Congress. He was succeeded in 2003 by Raman Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served three consecutive five-year terms. Third person to serve in the office was Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel ,who served from 2018 to 2023, was succeeded by Vishnudeo Sai, the current incumbent, following the resounding victory of Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 elections.

## Precursor states
### Vindhya Pradesh (1948–1956)

In 1948, the eastern regions of Central India Agency, became the Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States later renamed to Vindhya Pradesh in 1952. It was admitted into the union as a "Part B" state.
| No | Name | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly | Appointed by | Party |
| 1 | Awadhesh Pratap Singh | 28 May 1948 | 15 April 1949 | 322 days | Not yet created | Rameshwar Prasad Singh | Independent |
| 2 | S. N. Mehta | 15 April 1949 | 31 March 1952 | 2 years, 351 days | Not yet created | Martand Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Sambhu Nath Shukla | 31 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 4 years, 214 days | 1st (1952 elections) | Martand Singh | Indian National Congress |

### Madhya Bharat (1948–1956)

In 1948, the western regions of Central India Agency and the Gwalior and Indore residencies, became the new state of Madhya Bharat. It was admitted into the union as a "Part B" state.
| No | Name | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly | Appointed by | Party |
| 1 | Liladhar Joshi | 28 May 1948 | May 1949 | | Not yet created | Jivaji Rao Scindia | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Gopikrishna Vijayavargiya | May 1949 | 18 October 1950 | | Not yet created | Jivaji Rao Scindia | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Takhatmal Jain | 18 October 1950 | 31 March 1952 | 1 year, 165 days | Not yet created | Jivaji Rao Scindia | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Mishrilal Gangwal | 31 March 1952 | 16 April 1955 | 3 years, 16 days | 1st (1952 elections) | Jivaji Rao Scindia | Indian National Congress |
| (3) | Takhatmal Jain | 16 April 1955 | 31 October 1956 | 1 year, 198 days | 1st (1952 elections) | Jivaji Rao Scindia | Indian National Congress |

### Bhopal State (1949–1956)

On 30 April 1949, Sir Hamidullah Khan, the Nawab of Bhopal signed an Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India. The state of Bhopal was taken over by the Union Government on 1 June 1949 and was declared a "Part C" state.
| No | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly | Party | Party |
| 1 | | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 31 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 4 years, 214 days | 1st (1952 elections) | Indian National Congress | |

### Madhya Pradesh (1950–2000)

After the independence of India, the state of Madhya Pradesh was created in 1950 from the Central Provinces and Berar and the princely state of Makrai with Nagpur as the capital of the state.
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 merged the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal were merged into Madhya Pradesh and the Marathi-speaking southern region Vidarbha, which included Nagpur, was ceded to Bombay. In November 2000, as part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act the southeastern portion of the state was split off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh.
| No | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly (election) | Party | Party |
| 1 | Ravishankar Shukla | N/A | 26 January 1950 | 30 March 1952 | 6 years, 340 days | Not yet created | Indian National Congress | |
| 1 | Ravishankar Shukla | Saraipali | 31 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 6 years, 340 days | 1st(1952 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 1 | Ravishankar Shukla | Saraipali | 1 November 1956 | 31 December 1956 | 6 years, 340 days | 1st(1952 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | Bhagwantrao Mandloi | Khandwa | 9 January 1957 | 31 January 1957 | 22 days | 1st(1952 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 3 | Kailash Nath Katju | Jaora | 31 January 1957 | 14 March 1957 | 5 years, 40 days | 1st(1952 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 3 | Kailash Nath Katju | Jaora | 14 March 1957 | 12 March 1962 | 5 years, 40 days | 2nd (1957 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| (2) | Bhagwantrao Mandloi | Khandwa | 12 March 1962 | 30 September 1963 | 1 year, 202 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | Dwarka Prasad Mishra | Katangi | 30 September 1963 | 8 March 1967 | 3 years, 303 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | Dwarka Prasad Mishra | Katangi | 8 March 1967 | 30 July 1967 | 3 years, 303 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 5 | Govind Narayan Singh | Rampur-Baghelan | 30 July 1967 | 13 March 1969 | 1 year, 226 days | 4th (1967 election) | Samyukta Vidhayak Dal | |
| 6 | Nareshchandra Singh | Pussore | 13 March 1969 | 26 March 1969 | 13 days | 4th (1967 election) | Samyukta Vidhayak Dal | |
| 7 | Shyama Charan Shukla | Rajim | 26 March 1969 | 29 January 1972 | 2 years, 309 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 8 | Prakash Chandra Sethi | Ujjain North | 29 January 1972 | 22 March 1972 | 3 years, 328 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 8 | Prakash Chandra Sethi | Ujjain North | 23 March 1972 | 23 December 1975 | 3 years, 328 days | 5th (1972 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| (7) | Shyama Charan Shukla | Rajim | 23 December 1975 | 30 April 1977 | 1 year, 128 days | 5th (1972 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| – | Vacant President's rule | N/A | 30 April 1977 | 23 June 1977 | 54 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | Kailash Chandra Joshi | Bagli | 24 June 1977 | 18 January 1978 | 208 days | 6th (1977 election) | Janata Party | |
| 10 | Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha | Jawad | 18 January 1978 | 20 January 1980 | 2 years, 2 days | 6th (1977 election) | Janata Party | |
| 11 | Sunderlal Patwa | Mandsaur | 20 January 1980 | 17 February 1980 | 28 days | 6th (1977 election) | Janata Party | |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 17 February 1980 | 9 June 1980 | 113 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | Arjun Singh | Churhat | 9 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | 4 years, 277 days | 7th (1980 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 12 | Arjun Singh | Churhat | 11 March 1985 | 13 March 1985 | 4 years, 277 days | 8th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 13 | Motilal Vora | Durg | 13 March 1985 | 14 February 1988 | 2 years, 338 days | 8th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| (12) | Arjun Singh | Kharsia | 14 February 1988 | 25 January 1989 | 346 days | 8th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| (13) | Motilal Vora | Durg | 25 January 1989 | 9 December 1989 | 318 days | 8th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| (7) | Shyama Charan Shukla | | 9 December 1989 | 5 March 1990 | 86 days | 8th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| (11) | Sunderlal Patwa | Bhojpur | 5 March 1990 | 15 December 1992 | 2 years, 285 days | 9th (1990 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 15 December 1992 | 6 December 1993 | 355 days | Dissolved | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | Digvijaya Singh | Chachoura | 7 December 1993 | 1 December 1998 | 6 years, 330 days | 10th (1993 election) | Indian National Congress | |
| 14 | Digvijaya Singh | Raghogarh | 1 December 1998 | 1 November 2000 | 6 years, 330 days | 11th (1998 election) | Indian National Congress | |

## Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 merged the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal were merged into Madhya Pradesh and the Marathi-speaking southern region Vidarbha, which included Nagpur, was ceded to Bombay. In November 2000, as part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act the southeastern portion of the state was split off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh.
| No | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly (election) | Party |
| 1 | Ajit Jogi | Marwahi | 1 November 2000 | 7 December 2003 | 3 years, 34 days | 1st/Interim (1998 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Raman Singh | Dongargaon | 7 December 2003 | 11 December 2008 | 15 years, 10 days | 2nd (2003 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Raman Singh | Rajnandgaon | 12 December 2008 | 11 December 2013 | 15 years, 10 days | 3rd (2008 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Raman Singh | Rajnandgaon | 12 December 2013 | 17 December 2018 | 15 years, 10 days | 4th (2013 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Bhupesh Baghel | Patan | 17 December 2018 | 13 December 2023 | 4 years, 361 days | 5th (2018 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Vishnu Deo Sai | Kunkuri | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 96 days | 6th (2023 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |