Here are five points about Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel:
Congress has fielded Bhupesh Baghel from his traditional seat - Patan in Chhattisgarh's Durg district. Patan is in the state's central region and is among the Congress' strongholds.
In the 2018 assembly election, Bhupesh Baghel received 84,352 votes and defeated BJP candidate Motilal Sahu by a margin of 27,477 votes.
Bhupesh Baghel entered politics in 1990 as the Congress's district youth president. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1993. He won the assembly elections four more times in 1998, 2003, 2013 and 2018.
Prior to being the Chief Minister, Mr Baghel held several ministerial posts, including the Minister of Transport in Madhya Pradesh, Minister of Revenue Rehabilitation in Chhattisgarh, Member of the Business Advisory Committee and Member of the Public Accounts Committee between 1999 and 2015.
Mr Baghel was born on August 23, 1961, in Raipur and holds a Master's degree from Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University.
Featured Video Of The Day
"Ghost Obstruction" On Development Work In Chhattisgarh? BJP MP To Cut Lemon Criminal Pours Hot Oil On Chhattisgarh Cop, Slaughters Family Of Another 25-Km Trek, Pincer Movement: How Security Forces Gunned Down 31 Maoists Hamas Confirms Yahya Sinwar Killed By Israel, Won't Free Hostages Until... Drone Footage Of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar's Last Moments Released By Israel Former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Gets Bail After 2 Years Applications Invited For 613 Lecturer Posts In Uttarakhand, Check Details "Making It Possible With Purpose" - Why Dia Mirza Is Proud Of Her Reusable Travel Bottle 5-Year-Old's Mother Arrested After His Body Found Floating In Assam River Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.