3rd Chhattisgarh Assembly
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| Legislative body | Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Election | 2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Opposition | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Members | 90 | ||||
| Speaker | Dharamlal Kaushik, BJP | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Narayan Chandel, BJP | ||||
| Leader of the House | Raman Singh, BJP | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Ravindra Choubey, INC | ||||
| Party control | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
The Third Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh was constituted after the 2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded in November 2008 and the results were declared on 8 December 2008. Incumbent ruling party BJP and Chief Minister Raman Singh retained the majority in assembly and formed government consequently for the second time.[1]
Party wise distribution of seats
| Party | No. MLAs | Leader of party in assembly | Leader's constituency | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 50 | Raman Singh | Rajnandgaon | |
| Indian National Congress | 38 | Ajit Jogi | Marwahi | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 2 | Saurabh Singh | Akaltara | |
See also
References
- ^ "How Raman Singh retained Chhattisgarh". Rediff.com. PTI. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
