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.
Oath as the state chief minister
The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:
Oath of Secrecy
"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office)
"Main, [CM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki main vidhi dwara sthapit Bharat ke Samvidhan ke prati sachi shraddha aur nishtha rakhunga. Main Bharat ki prabhuta aur akhandta akshunn rakhunga. Main [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ka shraddhapoorvak aur shuddh antahkaran se nirvahan karunga, tatha main bhay ya pakshpat, anurag ya dwesh ke bina, sabhi prakar ke logon ke prati Samvidhan aur vidhi ke anusar nyay karunga."
B. Gopniyata ki Shapath (Oath of Secrecy)
"Main, [CM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki jo vishay [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein mere vichar ke liye laya jayega athva mujhe gyaat hoga, use kisi vyakti ya vyaktityon ko, tab ke sivay jab ki aise Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ke uchit nirvahan ke liye aisa karna apekshit ho, main pratyaksh (directly) ya apratyaksh (indirectly) roop mein sansuchit ya prakat nahi karunga."
Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh (2000-present)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| No.
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Chief Minister<br>
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2"| Appointed by (Governor)
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! 1
| style="background-color: "|
| Ajit Jogi|80x80px
| Ajit Jogi<br/>
| <br/><br />
| 1 November 2000
| 7 December 2003
|
|Dinesh Nandan Sahay
| Indian National Congress
| Jogi ministry
|-
! rowspan="3"| 2
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: "|
| rowspan="3"| 80x80px
| rowspan="3"| Raman Singh<br/>
| 2003<br/>
| rowspan="3"| 7 December 2003
| rowspan="3"| 11 December 2018
| rowspan="3"|
|Krishna Mohan Seth
| rowspan="3" | Bharatiya Janata Party
| Singh I
|-
| 2008<br/>
|E. S. L. Narasimhan
| Singh II
|-
| 2013<br/>
|Shekhar Dutt
| Singh III
|-
! 3
| style="background-color: "|
| 80x80px
| Bhupesh Baghel<br/>
| 2018<br/>
| 17 December 2018
| 13 December 2023
|
|Anandiben M. Patel
| Indian National Congress
| Baghel
|-
! 4
| style="background-color: "|
| 80px
| Vishnu Deo Sai<br/>
| 2023<br/>
| 13 December 2023
| Incumbent
|
|Biswabhusan Harichandan
| Bharatiya Janata Party
| Sai
|-
|}
Statistics
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Chief Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party
! colspan="2" |Term of office
|-
! Longest continuous term
! Total duration of chief ministership
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 1
| Raman Singh
|
| 15 years, 10 days
| 15 years, 10 days
|-
! data-sort-value="2" | 2
| Bhupesh Baghel
|
| 4 years, 361 days
| 4 years, 361 days
|-
! data-sort-value="3" | 3
| Ajit Jogi
|
| 3 years, 34 days
| 3 years, 34 days
|-
! data-sort-value="4" | 4
| Vishnu Deo Sai
| *
|
|
|-
|}