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Government of Chhattisgarh also known as the State Government of Chhattisgarh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and its 33 districts. It consists of an
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, led by the Governor of Chhattisgarh, a
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and a
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branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Chhattisgarh is the
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, appointed by the
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on the advice of the central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The
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is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers.
Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...
is the capital of Chhattisgarh, and houses the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The
Chhattisgarh High Court The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of the High Courts in India located at Village Bodri, Bilaspur with jurisdiction over the state of Chhattisgarh. It was established on 1 November 2000 with the creation of New state of Chhattisgarh upon th ...
, located Bilaspur, has jurisdiction over the whole state. The present Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh is
unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...
, consisting of 91 Members of Legislative Assembly (M.L.A) (90 elected and one nominated). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.


List of Current Ministers

# Ajeet Pramod Kumar Jogi,
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# Dr. Raman Singh,
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Council of Ministers


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