Chhattisgarh to get 2 deputy Chief Ministers, Raman Singh to be Speaker
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh to get 2 deputy Chief Ministers, Raman Singh to be Speaker

India Today  

BJP leaders Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao were on Sunday named as the new Deputy Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh, hours after tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai was named as the new Chief Minister of the state. In another significant development, Raman Singh, who served as Chief Minister thrice from 2003 to 2018, will be the Speaker of the Chhattisgarh assembly. Earlier in the day, the BJP named Vishnu Deo Sai, a tribal leader, as the new Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, ending a week-long speculation about who would take over the reins of the state. Outgoing Chief Minster and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday took a dig at the BJP for the delay in naming their Chief Minister.

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Chhattisgarh : Sai may go for expansion of ministry soon, new faces likely to be inducted
1 week, 6 days ago

Chhattisgarh : Sai may go for expansion of ministry soon, new faces likely to be inducted

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai may go for expansion of his ministry very soon. While a cabinet post has remained vacant since the Sai ministry was formed in December 2023, another cabinet post has fallen vacant following the election of state education minister Brij Mohan Agrawal to the Lok Sabha in the recently held polls. Sources said that …

Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo sai celebrates BJP govt first year, highlights major achievements
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo sai celebrates BJP govt first year, highlights major achievements

India TV News  

The Vishnu Deo Sai-led BJP government in Chhattisgarh marked the completion of its first year in power on Thursday, with the Chief Minister releasing a book titled Vishnu Ki Paati, addressing farmers, beneficiaries, and women. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai took the opportunity to reflect on the past year, calling it the “Year of Trust.” He criticized the previous Congress …

Chhattisgarh: Sai May Go for Ministry Reshuffle Soon
1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: Sai May Go for Ministry Reshuffle Soon

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai is most likely to reshuffle and expand his ministry in the near future. His meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi a couple of days ago has fueled the speculations in the ruling BJP circle here that he would soon reshuffle and expand his ministry. Sources in the chief minister’s office …

Mahayuti yet to take a call on new Maharashtra Chief Minister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mahayuti yet to take a call on new Maharashtra Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Even as the Election Commission presented its notification and the government gazette with the names of elected candidates in the Assembly polls to the Governor of Maharashtra on Sunday, government formation in the State may take time, sources indicated to The Hindu. While speculations are rife about the formula and the probable Chief Minister face, decision will be made only …

This Week in Explainers: Will Eknath Shinde continue as Maharashtra CM after Mahayuti’s big win?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

This Week in Explainers: Will Eknath Shinde continue as Maharashtra CM after Mahayuti’s big win?

Firstpost  

The Mahayuti has stormed to victory in Maharashtra and now all eyes have turned to who shall be the next chief minister. All this and more in our weekly wrap Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis celebrates the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's win in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, at CM's official residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai. And …

Chhattisgarh Assembly By-elections: Moderate Polling in Raipur City South Seat
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh Assembly By-elections: Moderate Polling in Raipur City South Seat

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: By-polls to the Raipur City Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh, which witnessed moderate polling on Wednesday, holds significance for the chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai considering the fact that it is the first election in his 11-month-old tenure. The ruling BJP has made the performance of the Vishnu Deo Sai government in the last eleven months particularly the implementation of …

MP: BJP leader’s remarks spark speculation on next party chief
2 months ago

MP: BJP leader’s remarks spark speculation on next party chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Mr Santhosh while addressing party workers in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh a couple of days ago quipped that he was not sure if state BJP president Vishnu Dutt Sharma would accompany him in the next visit to the historical city in the capacity of his present position. Mr Santhoshi’s statement has given enough indications that the state party would get …

Chhattisgarh State Foundation Day celebration begins at Naya Raipur
2 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh State Foundation Day celebration begins at Naya Raipur

New Indian Express  

Chhattisgarh State Foundation Day, Rajyotsava 2024, celebrations have begun at at the Rajyotsava venue in Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar. The program was presided over by Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Vishnu Deo Sai, while Dr. Raman Singh, Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, attended as a guest. On this occasion, Governor Raman Deka will preside, and both Chief Minister Vishnu Deo …

Haryana Congress CM Race, Bhupinder Hooda Remains People's Top Choice For Chief Minister Post: Report
3 months ago

Haryana Congress CM Race, Bhupinder Hooda Remains People's Top Choice For Chief Minister Post: Report

ABP News  

Amid exit polls for Haryana's 2024 Assembly elections indicating a dominance for Congress, Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda has reportedly emerged as the top choice for the post of Chief Minister. Congress leaders Deepender Singh Hooda, Kumari Selja and former Chief Minister and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar were the third, fourth and fifth preferred candidates to take over …

BJP appoints R S Prasad, Tarun Chugh as observers to elect Arunachal CM
6 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP appoints R S Prasad, Tarun Chugh as observers to elect Arunachal CM

Hindustan Times  

The parliamentary board of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named senior leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Tarun Chugh as the party’s central observers to elect the legislature party leader of Arunachal Pradesh. National Peoples’ Party, which is a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre, came second with 5 seats, Nationalist Congress Party won 3 seats, …

BJP Odisha legislature party to meet on Tuesday to choose CM
7 months ago

BJP Odisha legislature party to meet on Tuesday to choose CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The BJP legislature party of Odisha will hold a meeting on Tuesday to elect the chief minister of the state and the new government will take oath the next day, a senior party leader said. While the chance of senior Odisha MP Dharmendra Pradhan becoming the next chief minister of the state seems bleak after his induction into the …

Local dynamics play a major part in Chhattisgarh election
8 months ago

Local dynamics play a major part in Chhattisgarh election

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh will see its seven remaining seats out of a total 11 go to the polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 7. While the BJP has tried to focus on topics like the Ram Temple, abrogation of Article 370 and India’s “relative rise” globally with hyper-local issues like corruption allegations against the previous Congress …

Election 2024 | Chhattisgarh: No country for Adivasis
8 months, 1 week ago

Election 2024 | Chhattisgarh: No country for Adivasis

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 30, 2024 18:34 IST - 7 MINS READ The Lok Sabha election discourse in Chhattisgarh is centred around a model of governance and economic development upheld by the ruling BJP and the Congress. It is all about 10 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule at the Centre and five years of Bhupesh Baghel’s Congress rule in …

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Key seats, candidates to watch
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Key seats, candidates to watch

India Today  

The second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is set for April 26, focusing on Chhattisgarh, a critical state in the Hindi heartland with 11 parliamentary seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party dominated Chhattisgarh, winning nine out of the 11 seats, leaving Congress with only two. Rajnandgaon is a key battleground in this election …

Nayab Singh Saini to be new Haryana chief minister
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Nayab Singh Saini to be new Haryana chief minister

Hindustan Times  

Haryana BJP president and Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini, 53, will take oath as the new chief minister in Chandigarh at 5pm on Tuesday. Haryana BJP president and Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini being felicitated by state party in-charge Biplab Kumar Deb, observers Arjun Munda and Tarun Chugh as outgoing chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar looks on in Chandigarh on …

Nayab Singh Saini to replace Manohar Lal Khattar as Haryana's next Chief Minister
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Nayab Singh Saini to replace Manohar Lal Khattar as Haryana's next Chief Minister

India TV News  

Nayab Singh Saini, the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, will be the next Haryana Chief Minister. In a fast-paced political development, Manohar Lal Khattar along with his entire Cabinet resigned from their posts on Tuesday amid a rift in its alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party possibly over the seat-sharing issue. Former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar proposed …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including former CM Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh
10 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including former CM Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

The Congress in Chhattisgarh has pinned its hopes on experienced leaders for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as its first list of six candidates included former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, two former State Ministers and a sitting MP. In Chhattisgarh, where it lost power to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last year's Assembly polls, the Congress announced candidates for …

Congress reveals first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Chhatisgarh
10 months ago

Congress reveals first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Chhatisgarh

The Hindu  

The Congress’ first of six Lok Sabha candidates for Chhattisgarh includes two ex-ministers, and a sitting MP, apart from former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. While it announced the candidatures of Bhupesh Baghel, Vikas Upadhyay, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Rajendra Sahu, Jyotsna Mahant and Shiv Dahariya, it is yet to announce the remaining five, that includes the Bastar seat which is currently being …

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Expands Cabinet, Inducts Nine New Ministers
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Expands Cabinet, Inducts Nine New Ministers

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday expanded his cabinet with induction of nine new ministers, three of whom are first time MLAs. Three first time MLAs, ex-bureaucrat O P Choudhury, Tikam Verma, and Laxmi Rajwade were among the nine new ministers who were sworn-in by governor Biswabhusan Harichandan in the Raj Bhavan here in the afternoon. First …

Raman Singh elected speaker of Chhattisgarh Assembly
1 year ago

Raman Singh elected speaker of Chhattisgarh Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Senior BJP MLA and former chief minister Dr Raman Singh was on Tuesday unanimously elected as speaker of the Chhattisgarh Assembly. Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai moved a proposal in the house for the election of Dr Singh as the speaker of the Assembly which was seconded by deputy chief minister Arun Sao. Leader of Opposition Charan Das …

Chhattisgarh Cabinet expansion soon, says CM Vishnu Deo Sai
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh Cabinet expansion soon, says CM Vishnu Deo Sai

The Hindu  

Chattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on December 18 said the State Cabinet will be expanded soon and it will comprise both old and new faces. Mr. Sai took oath as the State's Chief Minister on December 13, along with two deputy CMs Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma. The names of Brijmohan Agrawal and Amar Agrawal, Dharamlal Kaushik and Ajay …

Chhattisgarh Cabinet Expansion Soon, Says CM Vishnu Deo Sai
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh Cabinet Expansion Soon, Says CM Vishnu Deo Sai

News 18  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday said the state cabinet will be expanded soon and it will comprise both old and new faces. We will have to wait for a bit for the cabinet but it will be done soon.” On the BJP’s promise to procure 21 quintal paddy per acre at the rate of Rs 3,100 per …

C'garh: Raman Singh Files Nomination for Assembly Speaker's Post
1 year ago

C'garh: Raman Singh Files Nomination for Assembly Speaker's Post

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: BJP national vice-president and former chief minister Dr Raman Singh on Sunday filed nomination for the post of speaker of the newly elected Chhattisgarh Assembly. Dr Singh who represents Rajnandgaon Assembly constituency was earlier reportedly promised the post by the Central BJP leadership after BJP stormed to power in Chhattisgarh in the recent Assembly elections by securing 54 out …

New order: The Hindu Editorial on three States and the new BJP governments
1 year ago

New order: The Hindu Editorial on three States and the new BJP governments

The Hindu  

By elevating debutant Member of the Legislative Assembly Bhajan Lal Sharma as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party has sought to reassure the Brahmin community, its strongest support base across regions. The new power structure also means the sidelining of the old guard, including Vasundhara Raje, the first woman Chief Minister of the State who held the …

Charan Das Mahant named as Congress legislative party leader in Chhattisgarh
1 year ago

Charan Das Mahant named as Congress legislative party leader in Chhattisgarh

Live Mint  

The Congress on Saturday named party veteran and former Chhattisgarh assembly speaker, Charan Das Mahant, as the leader of its legislative party in the state, days after suffering a massive defeat in the assembly elections at the hands of BJP. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of Mahant, a fifth-term MLA, as the CLP leader …

Congress appoints Charan Das Mahant as LoP in Chhattisgarh, Deepak Baij to continue as state chief
1 year ago

Congress appoints Charan Das Mahant as LoP in Chhattisgarh, Deepak Baij to continue as state chief

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh: Congress on Saturday appointed Charan Das Mahant Leader of the Opposition in Chhattisgarh and decided to continue with Lok Sabha MP Deepak Baij as state chief despite the debacle in the recently concluded assembly elections. "Congress President has approved the proposal of the appointment of Shri Charan Das Mahant as the CLP Leader of Chhattisgarh, with immediate effect. Congress …

Bhajan Lal Sharma takes oath as Rajasthan's new chief minister
1 year ago

Bhajan Lal Sharma takes oath as Rajasthan's new chief minister

Hindustan Times  

Bhajan Lal Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday took oath as the new chief minister of Rajasthan. Bhajan Lal Sharma The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and chief ministers of several BJP-ruled states were present. Bhajan Lal Sharma was named the chief minister during a BJP …

BJP's new chief ministers reveal 2024 battle plan. It's more than what you thought
1 year ago

BJP's new chief ministers reveal 2024 battle plan. It's more than what you thought

India Today  

The surprise picks of chief ministers and deputy chief ministers in the three states won by the BJP in the recent Assembly polls shouldn't come as a surprise. To put it straight at the very outset – the BJP’s choice of the three chief ministers is not just limited to caste balance in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan or cementing tribal …

Chhattisgarh CM chairs 1st cabinet meet, promises 1.8 mn houses under PMAY
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh CM chairs 1st cabinet meet, promises 1.8 mn houses under PMAY

Business Standard  

In the recently concluded state assembly elections, while the BJP won 54 of the 90 seats, the Congress, which had won 68 seats in 2018, was reduced to 35 seats Newly-inducted Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday chaired his first cabinet meeting of the newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party government in which he said that the first task will …

Change in Chhattisgarh: The Hindu Editorial on the new BJP government and the road ahead
1 year ago

Change in Chhattisgarh: The Hindu Editorial on the new BJP government and the road ahead

The Hindu  

The BJP has effected a generational shift in all the three States where it won in the Assembly elections recently. One of the two Deputy Chief Ministers, Arun Sao, who had replaced Mr. Sai as the State president last year, is from the dominant Sahu OBC community in the plains that both the Congress and the BJP woo. The new …

Vishnu Deo Sai takes oath as fourth CM of Chhattisgarh
1 year ago

Vishnu Deo Sai takes oath as fourth CM of Chhattisgarh

Live Mint  

BJP leader Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh at Science College grounds in Raipur which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior leaders of the party. Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao also took oaths as the Deputy Chief Ministers …

Rajasthan CM-elect Bhajanlal Sharma Stakes Claim To Form Govt; Diya Kumari, Premchand To Be Deputy CMs
1 year ago

Rajasthan CM-elect Bhajanlal Sharma Stakes Claim To Form Govt; Diya Kumari, Premchand To Be Deputy CMs

News 18  

Swearing In Ceremony: Updates On Madhya Pradesh And Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Oath Taking Ceremony Our Live Blog Coverage On Oath-Taking Ceremony Of MP And Chhattisgarh CM has moved here. #WATCH | Rajasthan CM designate Bhajanlal Sharma offers prayers at Moti Dungri Ganesh temple in Jaipur pic.twitter.com/cE05xpjADh — ANI December 12, 2023 Tale of 2 CMs: From 3rd Row to Driver's …

Diya Kumari, Prem Chand Bairwa elected as new Dy CMs of Rajasthan. Who are they?
1 year ago

Diya Kumari, Prem Chand Bairwa elected as new Dy CMs of Rajasthan. Who are they?

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday elected Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA from the Sanganer assembly constituency, as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. In addition to appointing Bhajan Lal Sharma as the new CM the BJP has announced Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa as the Deputy Chief Ministers of the state. Diya Kumari, the new deputy chief minister …

Who is Bhajan Lal Sharma, BJP's pick for Rajasthan chief minister? Check wealth, education details
1 year ago

Who is Bhajan Lal Sharma, BJP's pick for Rajasthan chief minister? Check wealth, education details

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday selected Bhajan Lal Sharma as the new chief minister of Rajasthan. Bhajan Lal Sharma is the Rajasthan chief minister-elect. Bhajan Lal Sharma is the first-time MLA from the Sanganer assembly constituency. Bhajan Lal Sharma is the current MLA from Sanganer Assembly constituency.

BJP picks first-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma as Rajasthan chief minister
1 year ago

BJP picks first-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma as Rajasthan chief minister

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday picked Bhajan Lal Sharma as the new Rajasthan chief minister a day after the party implemented a generational shift in Madhya Pradesh. Sharma was picked a day after the BJP named three-time lawmaker Mohan Yadav, 58, as the chief minister, replacing Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who ruled the central Indian state for 16 of the …

Rajasthan to follow Chhattisgarh, MP trend today? These are top chief minister contenders
1 year ago

Rajasthan to follow Chhattisgarh, MP trend today? These are top chief minister contenders

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party's newly elected MLAs in Rajasthan will hold a meeting on Tuesday evening to end the suspense over the new chief minister in state after it announced the names of CMs in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Rajasthan ormer chief minister Vasundhara Raje, Union ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Ashwini Vaishnaw Defence minister Rajnath Singh …

Mohan Yadav named Madhya Pradesh chief minister
1 year ago

Mohan Yadav named Madhya Pradesh chief minister

Hindustan Times  

Three-time MLA Mohan Yadav was on Monday named as the new Madhya Pradesh chief minister,succeeding four-time CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, days after the Bharatiya Janata Party stormed back to power in the state and wrested it from the Congress in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Yadav, MLA from Ujjain, was the higher education minister in the previous state cabinet led by outgoing …

Elections Updates: Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Stakes Claim to Form Govt; BJP Rajasthan Legislature Party Meet on Tuesday
1 year, 1 month ago

Elections Updates: Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Stakes Claim to Form Govt; BJP Rajasthan Legislature Party Meet on Tuesday

News 18  

Elections LIVE: Rajasthan BJP Legislature Meet On Tuesday Rajasthan BJP legislature meeting will be held on Tuesday. Now he will work as the CM of the state…We hope that all the backward sections of society are developed & will take everyone along…Work should be… pic.twitter.com/dkj8cHjLHq — ANI December 10, 2023 Elections LIVE: BJP Supporters Burst Firecrackers in Raipur BJP supporters …

‘I wish that…’: Outgoing Chhattisgarh chief minister Baghel congratulates new CM-elect Vishnu Deo Sai
1 year, 1 month ago

‘I wish that…’: Outgoing Chhattisgarh chief minister Baghel congratulates new CM-elect Vishnu Deo Sai

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing chief minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday congratulated Vishnu Deo Sai on being elected as the new CM of the state. @vishnudsai” Outgoing Chhattisgarh CM Baghel Vishnu Deo Sai's name was announced as the new chief minister on Sunday. After being elected as the new CM of the state, Sai told reporters, “As the chief minister, I will …

Tribal veteran Vishnu Deo Sai chosen as the new Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Tribal veteran Vishnu Deo Sai chosen as the new Chhattisgarh Chief Minister

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday chose Vishnu Deo Sai, a party veteran and former Union Minister, as the next Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Sunday. Two deputy CMs While the appointment of Mr. Sai concludes a week of speculations around the chief ministerial face of the BJP, the party also announced that there would be two Deputy Chief Ministers …

Vishnu Deo Sai to be new chief minister of Chhattisgarh
1 year, 1 month ago

Vishnu Deo Sai to be new chief minister of Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: Vishnu Deo Sai, the former Chhattisgarh BJP president, will be the new chief minister of the state. Chhattisgarh chief minister-elect Vishnu Deo Sai "As a CM, my priority will be to fulfil the promises made to the people. Vishnu Deo Sai's name was being counted among the frontrunners, along with former chief minister Raman Singh. Giving our 100 per …

Who is Vishnu Deo Sai, BJP's Chhattisgarh CM pick? 10 things to know
1 year, 1 month ago

Who is Vishnu Deo Sai, BJP's Chhattisgarh CM pick? 10 things to know

Hindustan Times  

Vishnu Deo Sai will be the new chief minister of Chhattisgarh. A tribal face, a political veteran who served as a Union minister, Vishnu Deo Sai emerged as the dark horse of the week-long suspense over the chief minister post of Chhattisgarh. Vishnu Deo Sai is the new chief minister of Chhattisgarh, the official announcement was made on Sunday. In …

Chhattisgarh chief minister likely to be named by BJP today. Who are the front-runners?
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh chief minister likely to be named by BJP today. Who are the front-runners?

Hindustan Times  

The central observers of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday arrived in Raipur as the suspense over the chief ministerial name in Chhattisgarh continued. While the BJP has not officially announced any names, several top leaders from Chhattisgarh are speculated to be potential candidates for the chief minister post in the states. A former Union minister, Singh took over after …

Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs to meet in Raipur; suspense over CM could end
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs to meet in Raipur; suspense over CM could end

The Hindu  

A key meeting of the BJP’s newly-elected 54 MLAs in Chhattisgarh to pick the legislative party leader will be held here on Sunday which is likely to end the suspense over who will be the next Chief Minister. The party’s three observers – Union ministers Arjun Munda and Sarbananda Sonowal, and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam – will be …

BJP to end Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, MP CMs suspense today? Key meet in Raipur
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP to end Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, MP CMs suspense today? Key meet in Raipur

Hindustan Times  

The countdown for the selection of chief ministers for the three states – Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh – where the BJP made a comprehensive victory in the state elections will set off today. Chhattisgarh huddle: The BJP announced Union ministers Sarbananada Sonowal and Arjun Munda, and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam as the observers for Chhattisgarh. Haryana CM …

Chhattisgarh Governor meets Vishnu Deo Sai, invites him to form government
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Governor meets Vishnu Deo Sai, invites him to form government

India Today  

Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan on Sunday evening invited BJP legislative party leader Vishnu Deo Sai to form government in the state and handed him a letter pertaining to his appointment as the Chief Minister. The swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister may take place on December 12 or 13 as per the availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a …

'I wish you...': Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister congratulates Vishnu Deo Sai
1 year, 1 month ago

'I wish you...': Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister congratulates Vishnu Deo Sai

India Today  

Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel congratulated Vishnu Deo Sai, after it was announced that he would be the new Chief Minister of the state on Sunday. "Congratulations and best wishes to Kunkuri MLA and senior BJP leader Shri Vishnu Deo Sai ji on being elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party. I wish that …

BJP observers in Raipur amid suspense over Chhattisgarh chief minister
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP observers in Raipur amid suspense over Chhattisgarh chief minister

India Today  

BJP's central observers reached the party headquarters in Raipur on Sunday morning as the suspense over the Chhattisgarh chief minister continues. The party's central observers for Chhattisgarh reached the Naxal-affected state to finalise the selection of the state's next chief minister and meet the newly elected 54 MLAs in the state capital. BJP’s Chhattisgarh in-charge Om Mathur, Union minister Mansukh …

Key BJP meet in Chhattisgarh tomorrow; Bhupesh Baghel asks 'kaun banega CM?'
1 year, 1 month ago

Key BJP meet in Chhattisgarh tomorrow; Bhupesh Baghel asks 'kaun banega CM?'

India Today  

A crucial meeting of 54 newly-elected BJP legislators in Chhattisgarh will be held on Sunday amid suspense over the party's chief ministerial face in the state. The BJP's three observers for Chhattisgarh -- Union ministers Arjun Munda and Sarbananda Sonowal, and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam -- will hold the meeting of the MLAs, said state BJP chief Arun …

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