Janta Congress Chhattisgarh

Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) (transl. People's Congress Chhattisgarh; abbr. JCC)^[2] is a political party in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The party was founded by former Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi, after Jogi and his son Amit were expelled from Indian National Congress due to anti-party activities as well as sabotaging a bypoll election in Antagarh. Amit Jogi was expelled for six years.^[3][4][5]

Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J)
Abbreviation	JCC
Leader	Amit Jogi
General Secretary	Mahesh Dewangan Santosh Gupta
Founder	Ajit Jogi
Founded	23 June 2016 (8 years ago) (2016-06-23)
Split from	Indian National Congress
Headquarters	Shri Balaji Complex, Near Gandhi Maidan, Khamtarai, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492001[1]
Colours	Pink
ECI Status	State Party
Seats in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly	0 / 90
Election symbol
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Ajit Jogi launched the party in Thathapur village of Kawardha district and directly challenged Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh.^[6][7]

Elections

2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly election

The JCC and BSP decided to fight in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election in alliance with each other according to which, JCC contested on 55 seats while BSP contested on 35 seats. The alliance declared Ajit Jogi as its Chief Ministerial candidate. Later, the CPI also gave support to this alliance. The alliance strongly condemns the policies of both the main parties in the state, the BJP and INC and gives a new platform to the people of Chhattisgarh in the form of a third front. Ajit Jogi released the manifesto on stamp paper and said, "I am ready to go to the jail if the promises remain unfulfilled". However the alliance was badly defeated as it could manage to win only seven seats out of the 90 seats in which JCC won five seats and its alliance partner BSP won two seats.

2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly election

The JCC broke its alliance with BSP and decided to contest the election alone. Party head Amit Jogi decided to contest from Patan, the seat of the current Chief Ministers Bhupesh Baghel.^[8]

Electoral performance

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections^[9]

Election Year	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Percentage of votes	Vote swing	Popular vote	Alliance	Result
2018	Ajit Jogi	57	5 / 90	5	7.61%	–	1,086,514	JCC + BSP + CPI	Lost
2023	Amit Jogi	77	0 / 90	5	1.25%	6.36%	-	-	Lost

See also

• Indian National Congress breakaway parties
• List of political parties in India
• Category:Janta Congress Chhattisgarh politicians

References

1. "Election Commission's Main Notification dated 15.05.2023 containing list of State Parties, their Symbols and addresses (English)".
2. Ejaz Kaiser (7 December 2016). "Ajit Jogi's party registered as Janta Congress Chhattisgarh". New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
3. Ajit Jogi announces new political party
4. Congress set to split in Chhattisgarh
5. Congress embarrassed after audio tapes link Ajit Jogi to sabotaging party prospects in 2014 bypolls
6. "Ajit Jogi names new party, Chhattisgarh Janata Congress (Jogi)". Hindustan Times. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
7. Chhattisgarh Janta Congress: Ajit Jogi names his new party
8. "Amit Jogi files nomination against Bhupesh Baghel from Patan". Hindustan Times.
9. "Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India.