Bhupesh Baghel

Bhupesh Baghel (born 23 August 1960), popularly known as Kaka, is an Indian politician serving as the 3rd and current Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh since 2018. He was president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress from 2014 to 2019. He represents the Patan constituency in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly since 2013 and from 2003 to 2008. He had been cabinet minister of Transportation in undivided Madhya Pradesh in Digvijaya Singh government from 1999 to 2003. He was first Minister for Revenue, Public Health Engineering and Relief Work of Chhattisgarh. Background Baghel was born on 23 August 1960 in a Kurmi family in Durg district. He is the son of Nand Kumar Baghel and Bindeshwari Baghel. His family's primary occupation is agriculture. Personal life He is married to Mukteshwari Baghel. They have one son and three daughters. Baghel belongs to Other Backward Class Kurmi community and he had been an OBC face of the Congress for long in the state of Chhattisgarh. His wife, Mukteshwari Baghel, is the daughter of famous Hindi writer Dr. Narendra Dev Verma and niece of spiritual leader Swami Atmanand. Political career