Months before Assembly election, T.S. Singh Deo made Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
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Seeking to put an end to the leadership tussle in Chhattisgarh, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday approved a proposal to make Senior Minister T.S. Singh Deo the Deputy Chief Minister.
Seeking to put an end to the leadership tussle in Chhattisgarh, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday approved a proposal to make Senior Minister T.S. Singh Deo the Deputy Chief Minister.
The announcement comes barely four months before the Assembly election in the State, where Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is hoping to repeat a second term.
“He is a loyal Congress leader and an able administrator. The State will benefit greatly from his services as Deputy CM. We are confident that the people of Chattisgarh will re-elect the Congress with a thumping majority under the leadership of Khargeji and Rahul Gandhiji,” Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal tweeted.
The decision came on a day the party’s top leadership, including Mr, Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Mr. Venugopal, discussed the strategy for the upcoming elections at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters.
Sources said after this meeting, Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Kharge had a separate meeting with Mr. Baghel where the decision is said to have to conveyed to him.
In the evening, the party projected a united Chhattisgarh leadership, with Mr. Kharge posing with Mr. Baghel, Mr Singh Deo and others.
“We are ready. Congratulations and best wishes to Maharaj Sahib for his responsibility as the Deputy Chief Minister,” Mr Baghel tweeted moments after the formal announcement.
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