State timeline · 1947 → Today

Chhattisgarh

India's rice bowl and steel heartland: from princely Bastar and Bhilai to statehood in 2000, food security reforms, decades of Maoist conflict and its end in 2026. Chief Minister by Chief Minister.

Capital
Raipur
State formed
1 Nov 2000
Districts
33
Lok Sabha seats
11
Assembly seats
90
Chief Ministers
4

Interactive Timeline

Chhattisgarh, 1947 to today

Every Chief Minister, scheme, law and turning point. Titles show the state government in office; Centre (…) marks central projects. Before November 2000 the prefixes show the Madhya Pradesh government (Central Provinces before 1950), of which the region was part.