The present-day state of Chhattisgarh was once a part of Madhya Pradesh. Protests, rallies, associations and demands culminated in the formation of a separate state of Chhattisgarh on 1 November 2000. The unified efforts of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party led to the formation of the separate state of Chhattisgarh. The capital of the state is at Raipur.
The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) the Congress,and the Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) have significant presence in the politics of Chhattisgarh. Gondwana Party also has political presence in the state. Presently BJP is having majority in the legislative assembly, whereas Congress enjoyed a majority in the last term. The Congress and the BJP both have been in the majority once each.They are probably the most influential political parties of Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh has adopted a unicameral legislature, with Governor as the ceremonial head of the state. The Governor enjoys a prestigious position, but the real political power wrests with the Chief Minister and his cabinet. The Chief Minister leads his council of ministers. Dr. Raman Singh is the present Chief Minister of the state. Ajit Jogi was the first Chief Minister of this newly-formed state. Representing the Mahasamund constituency, he enjoyed his tenure of Chief Minister from 2000 to 2003. He is considered a controversial political figure. His name is involved in a political scandal.
ELECTION RESULTS
| Party | Candidates fielded | Candidates elected | No. of votes | % of total |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 90 | 50 | 3 789 914 | 39.26% |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 54 | 2 | 429 334 | 4.45% |
| Communist Party of India | 18 | 103 776 | 1.08% | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 6 | 27 521 | 0.29% | |
| Indian National Congress | 90 | 37 | 3 543 754 | 36.71% |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 89 | 1 | 677 983 | 7.02% |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | 5 | 4 888 | 0.05% | |
| Janata Dal (United) | 18 | 16 657 | 0.17% | |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 8 | 10 008 | 0.10% | |
| Shiv Sena | 2 | 2 087 | 0.02% | |
| Samajwadi Party | 52 | 91 905 | 0.95% | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Bharat Mata – Putra Paksha | 1 | 2 655 | 0.03% | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 3 | 1 384 | 0.01% | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 1 | 1 462 | 0.02% | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Manav Adhikar Dal | 1 | 74 | 0.00% | |
| Apna Dal | 7 | 12 749 | 0.13% | |
| Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha | 8 | 37 335 | 0.39% | |
| Chhattisgarhi Samaj Party | 20 | 18 284 | 0.19% | |
| Gondvana Gantantra Party | 41 | 154 446 | 1.60% | |
| Jai Prakash Janata Dal | 4 | 3 995 | 0.04% | |
| Lok Janshakti Party | 12 | 8 059 | 0.08% | |
| Lokpriya Samaj Party | 2 | 1 115 | 0.01% | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | 11 | 8 365 | 0.09% | |
| Republican Party of India | 5 | 5 411 | 0.06% | |
| Republican Party of India (Athvale) | 6 | 2 540 | 0.03% | |
| Shoshit Samaj Party | 1 | 406 | 0.00% | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 3 | 679 | 0.01% | |
| Yuva Gantantra Party | 7 | 9 843 | 0.10% | |
| Independents | 254 | 686 942 | 7.12% | |
| Total: | 819 | 90 | 9653571 |