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Elections in Chhattisgarh have been conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha and the members of the Lok Sabha. There are 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. [1]
The BJP and INC have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other political parties are BSP & JCC.
Until the year 2000, Chhattisgarh was a part of undivided Madhya Pradesh state.
Total Seats- 11
| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | Prime Minister | PM's Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | BJP 10 | INC 1 | Manmohan Singh | INC | ||
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | BJP 10 | INC 1 | ||||
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | BJP 10 | INC 1 | Narendra Modi | BJP | ||
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | BJP 9 | INC 2 | ||||
| 18th Lok Sabha | 2024 | BJP 10 | INC 1 | ||||
Total Seats- 90
| Vidhan Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | Others | Chief Minister | CM's Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Vidhan Sabha | 2000* | INC 48 | BJP 38 | 4 | Ajit Jogi | INC | |||||
| 2nd Vidhan Sabha | 2003 | BJP 50 | INC 37 | BSP 2 | NCP 1 | Raman Singh | BJP | ||||
| 3rd Vidhan Sabha | 2008 | BJP 50 | INC 38 | BSP 2 | |||||||
| 4th Vidhan Sabha | 2013 | BJP 49 | INC 39 | BSP 1 | IND 1 | ||||||
| 5th Vidhan Sabha | 2018 | INC 68 | BJP 15 | JCC 5 | BSP 2 | Bhupesh Baghel | INC | ||||
| 6th Vidhan Sabha | 2023 | BJP 54 | INC 35 | GGP 1 | Vishnudeo Sai | BJP | |||||
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