A Congress Move In Chhattisgarh Shifts Focus On Gehlot-Pilot Feud
NDTV
Similar to the power struggle in Rajasthan between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, the conflict in Chhattisgarh emerged shortly after the party assumed power in 2018.
A virtual eleventh-hour appointment in Chhattisgarh, of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's rival TS Singh Deo as his deputy, may buy peace for the Congress ahead of polls due in December, but the move has once again turned the focus on its unresolved feud in Rajasthan. श्री टी. एस. सिंह देव जी को छत्तीसगढ़ का उप मुख्यमंत्री बनाए जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।@TS_SinghDeopic.twitter.com/lSbnD3GJ9j
Long-reported speculation that Sachin Pilot will be accommodated in a more seminal role in the party to ease the pressure on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and to attempt some sort of detente before the Rajasthan election has not yet come to pass.
Sachin Pilot tweeted his congratulations to TS Singh Deo, whose revolt in 2021 brought the Congress government to the brink before the Gandhis intervened.
"Hearty congratulations and best wishes to TS Singh Deo for his appointment as Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh," Mr Pilot tweeted.
