Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee

Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) is the state wing of Indian National Congress serving in Chhattisgarh.[1] Mohan Markam is currently president of the Congress party in Chhattisgarh.

Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentMohan Markam
Parliamentary ChairpersonBhupesh Baghel
HeadquartersRaipur, Chhattisgarh
Youth wingChhattisgarh Youth Congress
Women's wingChhattisgarh Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
2 / 11
Seats in Rajya Sabha
3 / 5
Seats in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
71 / 90
Election symbol
Website
http://www.cgpcc.in/

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election

Year Party leader Seats won Change
in seats
Outcome
2003 Ajit Jogi
37 / 90
New Opposition
2008
38 / 90
1 Opposition
2013
39 / 90
1 Opposition
2018 Bhupesh Baghel
68 / 90
29 Government

List of presidents

Year President
2006-2008 Charan Das Mahant
2008-2011 Dhanendra Sahu
2011-2013 Nand Kumar Patel
2013-2014 Mohan Markam
2014-2019 Bhupesh Baghel
2019–Present Mohan Markam

List of the chief ministers of Chhattisgarh from the Indian National Congress

Following is the list of the chief ministers of Chhattisgarh from Indian National Congress since the formation of the state on 9 November 2000:

No. Chief ministers Portrait Term in office Assembly Constituency
Start End Tenure
1 Ajit Jogi 1 November 2000 7 December 2003 3 years, 34 days 1st Assembly Marwahi
2 Bhupesh Baghel 17 December 2018 Incumbent 3 years, 127 days 5th Assembly Patan

Faction

Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi)

Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Ajit Jogi, after being expelled from the Congress Party due to anti-party activities as well as sabotaging a bypoll election in Antagarh, founded his own new party named Janta Congress Chhattisgarh on 23 June 2016. The Party contested 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election in alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party but could secure only 5 seats while BSP got only 2 seats.

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