Congress Sets Chhattisgarh Election Target - "At Least 75 Of 90 Seats"

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, Ajay Maken, who is the head of the party's screening committee for Chhattisgarh polls, and state Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel were present at the two meetings.

The ruling Congress is aiming to win at least 75 of the 90 seats in the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, party's state in-charge Kumari Selja has said.

The state assembly polls are due this year-end.

Talking to reporters after meetings of the Chhattisgarh Congress political affairs committee and the party's Lok Sabha observers in the state, Ms Selja said the first list of party candidates would be released in the first week of September.