Bhupesh Baghel will be new CM of Chhattisgarh: Reports

December 16, 2018 14:02

Bhupesh Baghel is the new chief minister of Chhattisgarh, several media reports claimed quoting Congress sources.

According to reports, Baghel, Chhattisgarh Congress Committee president, has been elected as the leader of the Congress legislature party.

Baghel and his counterparts in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will take oath as chief ministers in three back-to-back ceremonies on Monday, seen as a mega show of opposition unity ahead of the national elections next year.

Rahul Gandhi will attend all the events.

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