The new State Chhattisgarh, formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh was formed on November 1, 2000 as the 26th state of the Indian Union. This was the day exactly 44 years, since Madhya Pradesh came into being. The districts of the state are Koriya, Sarguja, Jashpur, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Champa, Mahasamund, Raipur, Kawardha, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Kanker, Dhamtari, Bastar and Dantewara, with Raipur as the capital. Dinesh Nandan Sahai was appointed the Governor and Ajit Jogi of the Congress party became the Chief Minister of the state. Further details under construction..