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Bhupesh Baghel

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  • Born 23 August 1960
  • Age 64
  • Birth Place Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Indian National Congress
  • In Office 3rd Chief Minister Of Chhattisgarh 17 December 2018 - 13 December 2023, Leader Of The House In Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 17 December 2018 - 3 December 2023, President Of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee 2014-2019, Minister Of Transportation, Government Of Madhya Pradesh 1999-2003

Bhupesh Baghel BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 03 Feb 2025
Bhupesh Baghel, popularly known as Kaka, served as Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister from 2018 to 2023. Born on August 23, 1960, his political career spans decades. He headed the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee from 2014 to 2019. Baghel's legislative career includes representing the Patan consti...

Bhupesh Baghel PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse Mukteshwari Baghel
Education Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (M.A.)

POSITIONS HELD BY Bhupesh Baghel

Position Tenure
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly N/A
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh 17 December 2018 - 11 December 2023

BHUPESH BAGHEL NEWS

‘No caste that hasn’t been insulted’: at Congress Nyay Yatra, Bhupesh Baghel’s swipe at BJP

October 03, 2024 2:30 am

The 125-km yatra, which is aimed at highlighting the government’s “failures” since it came to power late last year, began on September 27 at Baloda Bazar and ended in Raipur. According to the party, hundreds of people, including Congress workers, attended the march.    

Bhupesh Baghel's son questioned in attempted murder case, days after ex-CM wrote to CJI

September 26, 2024 7:53 pm

The case, from July this year, was filed after a group of armed assailants allegedly assaulted a Bhilai-based college professor

SC bail to Bhupesh Baghel’s ex-deputy secretary: ‘How long can you keep a person in jail’

September 26, 2024 2:07 am

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan said she will remain suspended from service till further orders.

'No one will be safe in Chhattisgarh': Former CM Bhupesh Baghel writes to CJI alleging misuse of central agencies by BJP

September 25, 2024 12:36 pm

Bhupesh Baghel alleged that the ED had made grave allegations against him and people close to him over the last four years as part of a conspiracy to defame him and end his political career.

Congress’s Bhupesh Baghel, three former ministers lose as BJP wins 10 of 11 seats, leads in one in Chhattisgarh

June 05, 2024 12:32 am

In Korba one of the factors which worked for the Congress is said to be a narrative that Pandey is an "outsider" while Mahant family has roots in the constituency.

Baghel alleges discrepancy in EVM numbers; Akhilesh says Opposition workers being detained

June 04, 2024 5:13 am

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Baghel said in a post on X: “The Election Commission had given the (ID) numbers of the machines used in the elections.

BJP should not repeat its past of torturing tribals to end Naxalism: Ex-CM Baghel

May 13, 2024 6:37 am

Soni Sori, 50, an activist from Dantewada said, “I met some women whose kin were among those killed. They told me that police fired at their men when they went to collect tendu leaves.”

Bhupesh Baghel: 'Modiji’s self-belief is shaken... clear that he has nothing worthwhile to say... only abuses Cong, Gandhi-Nehru family'

April 26, 2024 7:11 am

'People are unable to digest that they (BJP) took hundreds of crores through the (electoral bonds) scheme from beef producers and gambling companies,' says ex-Chhattisgarh CM

Bhupesh Baghel returns to Lok Sabha poll fray months after Assembly election loss

March 26, 2024 11:28 am

Since his ticket was announced on March 8, Bhupesh Baghel has been on the road, holding public meetings with workers and leaders, meeting villagers, and planning “nukkad sabhas (corner meetings)".

Named as accused in Mahadev app case, Chhattisgarh ex-CM Baghel says it’s ‘political retribution’

March 18, 2024 5:01 am

As per the ED complaint, Mahadev Online Book provides online platforms for illegal betting on various events, including live sport and elections in India.

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