Bhupesh Baghel To Meet Rahul Gandhi, Rival TS Singh Deo Already In Delhi

When asked whether TS Singh Deo will also be present during the meeting with Rahul Gandhi, Bhupesh Baghel said, "I have information of meeting with Rahul ji only."

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday evening left for Delhi where he is scheduled to meet senior party leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday. The Chief Minister's visit to the national capital where state's Health Minister TS Singh Deo has also reached this afternoon from Bhopal is being linked to the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula for the chief minister's post in the state's ruling Congress. Talking to reporters at the Swami Vivekanand airport before taking off for Delhi, Mr Baghel did not divulge the agenda for the meetings in Delhi. "After a long time, I am going to Delhi. (Last month) I visited Himachal Pradesh to take part in the funeral of Virbhadra Singh ji as a representative of Sonia Gandhi during which I met Priyanka (returning to Delhi). This time the meeting is with Rahul Gandhi. There will also be a meeting with AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal and state's incharge PL Punia," Mr Baghel replied when queried about the purpose of his visit.