New Delhi: After Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Congress has announced Bhupesh Baghel as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Sunday.
Baghel who led the team that inflicted the BJP’s worst defeat in this set of assembly elections will get the top job in the state.
Though the announcement was made on Sunday, a hint was made its way through when the Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted a picture with all four state leaders.
No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.
– Reid Hoffman pic.twitter.com/TL5rPwiCDX
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 15, 2018
Unlike Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where the Congress fell a shade short of target and had to take the help of Mayawati to reach majority make, in Chhattisgarh got the absolute majority where the BJP was hoping for a fourth term for Raman Singh — one of its most popular Chief Ministers – the party could get only 15 of the state’s 90 seats, way behind 68 of the Congress.
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Celebrations are in order in Chhattisgarh as @Bhupesh_Baghel is appointed CM. We wish him the best as he forms a govt. of equality, transparency & integrity starting off with farm loan waiver for farmers as we promised. pic.twitter.com/7OqGcPi2eh
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 16, 2018
According to reports UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were also present at the Congress chief’s residence.
Baghel and his counterparts in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will take oath as chief ministers in three back-to-back ceremonies on Monday.
Reportedly Rahul Gandhi will attend all the events. Baghel’s oath-taking ceremony has been scheduled at 4:30 pm on Monday, after that of Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan and Kamal Nath in Madhya Pradesh.