Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi was an Indian politician,who served as the 1st Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2000 to 2003 and a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Marwahi from 2018 to 2020 and from 2001 to 2013. 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 Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh from 1986 to 1998 and district collector of Raipur in Office 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 1st President of the party from 2016 till he died in 2020.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan is an Indian politician who is serving as the 32nd Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and 23rd Minister of Rural Development since 11 June 2024. Chauhan was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2020 to 2023 and previously from 2005 to 2018 and a Member of Legislative Assembly in Madhya Pradesh from Budhni since 2006 to 2024 and previously from 1990 to 1991. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Although India is a parliamentary democracy,the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism,possibly due to the absence of party organizations,independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party,or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national,state,regional,and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers,and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties,other national and regional parties such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),Shiromani Akali Dal,Shiv Sena,Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal Secular,Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,Kerala Congress,Jammu &Kashmir National Conference,Indian Union Muslim League,AIMIM,and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families,mostly those of the party founders.
Digvijaya Singh is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 2014. He is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and Ex-General Secretary of the Indian National Congress party's All India Congress Committee. Previously,he had served as the 14th and 15th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh,a central Indian state,in two terms from 1993 to 1998 and from 1998 to 2003. Prior to that he was a minister in Chief Minister Arjun Singh's cabinet between 1980 and 1984. In 2019 Indian general election he was defeated by Pragya Singh Thakur for Bhopal Lok Sabha seat.
Kamal Patel is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has served as a minister three times in Government of Madhya Pradesh and Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly five times in 1993,1998,2003,2008,and 2018 representing the Harda Constituency). Agriculture in the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Vishnu Deo Sai is an Indian politician currently serving as the 4th Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is the first senior tribal leader in Central India. Sai is the member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He currently represents Kunkuri in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.
Bhupesh Baghel,popularly known as Kaka,is an Indian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2018 to 2023. He was president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress from 2014 to 2019. He represented the Patan constituency in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly since 2013 and from 2003 to 2008. He had been cabinet minister of Transportation in undivided Madhya Pradesh in Digvijaya Singh government from 1999 to 2003. He was first Minister for Revenue,Public Health Engineering and Relief Work of Chhattisgarh.
Govind Narayan Singh,was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 30 July 1967 to 12 March 1969. He was also Governor of Bihar state from 26 February 1988 to 24 January 1989.
Brijmohan Agrawal is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is a member of the Lok Sabha from Raipur. He was an eight time Member of Vidhan Sabha representing Raipur Town &later Raipur City South from 1990 till 2024. He served as minister in several departments of the Madhya Pradesh government and,after formation,the Chhattisgarh government. Most recently he was in Sai cabinet from 2023 to 2024. He is a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Amit Jogi is an American-born Indian politician.
Charan Das Mahant is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress who serves as the Opposition Leader in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He was the member of the Indian Parliament,representing Korba constituency. He is the former Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing.
Gopal Bhargava is an Indian politician and currently senior most legislator and was cabinet minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He has served as a cabinet minister for his six terms,which is the highest number of terms any minister could complete in the government. He has also been the leader of opposition in the 15th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He is the only person who has served as a cabinet minister for 15 consecutive years in the Government of Madhya Pradesh,India. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party,and has been the member of the Legislative Assembly nine times consecutively,representing Rehli since 1985. He is only MLA in History of Madhya Pradesh to win 9 consecutive elections from same constituency. He has become second most senior legislator in Madhya Pradesh history after EX-CM Babulal Gaur. He is also elected as Protem Speaker of 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly or the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India.
Prem Prakash Pandey is an Indian politician who served as the 2nd Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was Cabinet Minister in Raman Singh's government. He is one of the architects of Chhattisgarh,which was formed in 2000 after the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh. As a compliment to his efficiency and grasp on the political aspect,he was chosen for the distinguished post of Speaker of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh. He was also a minister in Government of unpartitioned Madhya Pradesh.
Abhishek Singh is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Indian Parliament representing Rajnandgaon. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh,Raman Singh.
Rajnandgaon is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is in Rajnandgaon district and is a segment of Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency.
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 28 November 2018 to elect members of the 230 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. The election was a direct political battle between the BJP and the INC. One of the main centers of attraction was the contest between Congress heavy-weight Arun Yadav and the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. While the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government had tried to win for consecutive 4th term,the INC fought for winning the state after 2003. The election led to a hung assembly,with the INC emerging as the single largest party and the BJP winning the popular vote. After the results,Congress and BSP formed the government with Kamal Nath becoming the chief minister.
The 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election was held to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian State of Chhattisgarh. The election was held in two phases for a total of 90 seats;the first for 18 seats in South Chhattisgarh was held on 12 November 2018,and the second for the remaining 72 were held on 20 November.
Kawardha is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is in Kabirdham district and is a segment of Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat. The seat used to be part of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly when Chhattisgarh was part of MP.
Dongargaon is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is in Rajnandgaon district and is a segment of Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat. The seat used to be part of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly when Chhattisgarh was part of MP.
