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He was later given berth in the Rajya Sabha and later became the first chief minister of the newly-carved Chhattisgarh state in 2000. "We are expecting a pro-incumbency vote in the second phase also and people will come out in huge numbers this time also to vote for the BJP . Besides, both quit from the plum post of district collector to foray into the electoral politics.Jogi was the collector of Indore when he had resigned from the services to join Congress. Jogi was chief minister till 2003 when the Congress lost power to the BJP.Choudhry was also serving on the powerful post of Raipur collector when he decided to jump into rough and tumble of electoral politics by joining the BJP. We will definitely coming back to power for the record fourth-time in a row," Singh told PTI Monday.While Singh has been the chief minister for 15 years in the state's 18-year history, traditionally the main challenger for the BJP has been the Congress ..