The recently concluded Lok Sabha elections witnessed the participation of several former chief ministers from both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party. Notable contenders included ex-Chief Ministers Charanjit Singh Channi, Manohar Lal Khattar, Basavaraj Bommai, Bhupesh Baghel, Jagadeesh Shettar, Akhilesh Yadav, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Digvijay Singh.
