Bhupesh Baghel: News
Bhupesh Baghel is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) and the current Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Baghel entered politics in the early 1980s and became the Vice-President of its Madhya Pradesh unit in 1994-95. He was first elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Patan constituency in 1993. He retained the seat in the 1998 elections and served as a Cabinet minister under Chief Minister Digvijay Singh. After the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000, Baghel became the new state’s first Minister of Revenue Rehabilitation, Public Health Mechanics, and Relief Work. He was elected from Patan in the 2003 state elections and served as the Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Chhattisgarh Assembly. Though he lost his seat in the 2008 elections, Baghel was re-elected in the 2013 Assembly polls. Appointed as President of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) in 2014, Baghel led his party to a massive win in the 2018 state elections, thereby ending the 15-year reign of Raman Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government. Baghel became the third Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in 2018.
21 May 2023
Mallikarjun KhargeCongress shifts focus to 4 poll-bound states, crucial meet soon
Following an impressive electoral triumph in Karnataka, the Congress has now turned its attention to other poll-bound states to enhance its voter base ahead of the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to NDTV.
20 May 2023
MaoistsDantewada blast: Chhattisgarh Police detains 8 suspected Maoists, including minor
In a significant development, the Chattisgarh Police detained eight more Maoists, including a minor boy, in the Dantewada blast case, PTI reported.
17 May 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaDon't create fearful atmosphere: SC to ED over threatening claims
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to "create an atmosphere of fear" after the Chhattisgarh government accused the central probe agency of threatening excise officials to implicate CM Bhupesh Baghel in a money laundering case, Deccan Herald reported.
01 May 2023
ChhattisgarhSC lifts ban on recruitment in Chhattisgarh under 58% reservation
In a major relief to the Chhattisgarh government, the Supreme Court on Monday lifted the ban on recruitment, promotions, and admissions under its 58% reservation policy.
30 Apr 2023
MaoistsDantewada blast: Police release accused Maoist's photo, announce cash reward
In a significant development in the probe into the recent Dantewada blast, the Chattisgarh Police released the alleged mastermind's photograph and announced a cash reward for information on involved Maoists.
27 Apr 2023
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Intelligence agencies flagged threat letter by Naxals weeks ago
As per the news outlet The Indian Express, Maoists in Chhattisgarh issued a letter last month threatening to attack security forces as retaliation for the ongoing anti-Naxal operations.
26 Apr 2023
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: 10 cops, driver killed in Maoist IED blast
In a shocking incident, 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and a driver were killed in an improvised explosive devices (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Wednesday, reported ANI.
20 Feb 2023
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: ED raids Congress leaders over alleged multi-crore coal scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) reportedly conducted raids at the residences of ruling Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh in connection with the purported multi-crore coal levy scam on Monday.
15 Jun 2022
National Disaster Response ForceChhattisgarh: 11-year-old rescued from borewell in 104-hour 'longest ever' operation
An 11-year-old boy, who fell down a borewell in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir Champa district on Tuesday night, was rescued following a 104-hour rescue effort.
09 Mar 2022
ChattisgarhChhattisgarh Budget: CM Baghel carries briefcase made of cow dung
The Chhattisgarh Assembly witnessed an unusual scene when Chief Minister (CM) Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday brought a briefcase made of cow dung rather than the conventional leather bags to present this year's state budget for the financial year 2022-23.
30 Dec 2021
IndiaKalicharan Maharaj arrested for insulting Mahatma Gandhi at 'Dharma Sansad'
Religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj was arrested from Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho on Thursday morning by the Chhattisgarh Police over his remarks against Mahatma Gandhi.
30 Sep 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Congress MLAs reach Delhi; speculations rife over leadership change
As the suspense over the possibility of change in leadership in Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh continues, the political heat appears to be once again escalating in the state after over a dozen Congress MLAs reached Delhi on Wednesday.
29 Sep 2021
Rahul GandhiJournalist utters 'bl**dy' on TV while referring to Rahul Gandhi
Navika Kumar, Group Editor and anchor for Times Now, is on the receiving end of criticism after using derogatory language in context of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi.
07 Sep 2021
ChhattisgarhCM Baghel's father sent to custody over remarks against Brahmins
Congress leader and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father, Nand Kumar Baghel, has been sent to a 15-day judicial custody by a court in Raipur for allegedly making derogatory comments about the Brahmin community, news agency ANI reported citing his lawyer.
27 Aug 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh Congress crisis: CM Bhupesh Baghel meets Rahul Gandhi again
Amid an ongoing power tussle in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence on Friday for the second time this week.
24 Aug 2021
ChhattisgarhRaGa meets Baghel, Deo; 'no discussion on Chhattisgarh CM change'
After Punjab, another crisis brews for the Indian National Congress in Chhattisgarh where the party was said to have a stable government.
30 Jun 2019
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh CM gets emotional while handing-over state Congress chief post
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has appointed tribal leader Mohan Markam as the chief of the party's Chhattisgarh unit, replacing CM Bhupesh Baghel.
25 Dec 2018
ChhattisgarhNewly-sworn Chhattisgarh CM expands cabinet, inducts nine ministers
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel today conducted the first expansion of his Cabinet by inducting nine Congress MLAs, including a woman legislator, as ministers.
20 Dec 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: BJP's smartphone distribution scheme stopped by Congress
In Chhattisgarh, the scheme of former Chief Minister Raman Singh to distribute smartphones to five million families in the state has been stopped by his successor Bhupesh Baghel, HT reports.
17 Dec 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Gas leaks in coal mine, 3 workers die
Three workers died yesterday after gas leaked in an underground coal mine of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.
16 Dec 2018
ChhattisgarhBhupesh Baghel is Chhattisgarh's new Chief Minister
On Sunday, Congress announced Bhupesh Baghel will be the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, four days after the party performed exceptionally well in the Assembly elections.
15 Dec 2018
ChhattisgarhRaGa meets top Congress leaders to select next Chhattisgarh CM
After selecting chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi held hectic parleys with top party leaders today to decide on the top post for Chhattisgarh.
11 Dec 2018
Chhattisgarh#IndiaDecidesOnDec11: Who will be Chhattisgarh's new CM after Raman Singh?
The people of Chhattisgarh have shown Raman Singh the exit door handing a major upset to Bharatiya Janata Party, which was governing the state since the last fifteen years.