Bhupesh Baghel
Bhupesh Baghel | |
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Official Portrait, 2018 | |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 17 December 2018 – 13 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Raman Singh |
| Succeeded by | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Baghel |
| Constituency | Patan |
| Majority | 19,723 (2023) |
| In office 1993–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Baghel |
| Constituency | Patan |
| Leader of the House in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 17 December 2018 – 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Raman Singh |
| Succeeded by | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| AICC Incharge for Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 14 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Devender Yadav |
| President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Charan Das Mahant |
| Succeeded by | Mohan Markam |
| Minister of Transportation, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Digvijaya Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1960 Durg, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Mukteshwari Baghel |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (M.A.) |
Bhupesh Baghel (born 23 August 1960), popularly known as Kaka, is an Indian politician who served as the third Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2018 to 2023. 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. He was the cabinet minister of Transportation in undivided Madhya Pradesh in Digvijaya Singh government from 1999 to 2003. Baghel was the first Minister for Revenue, Public Health Engineering and Relief Work in Chhattisgarh.