New Delhi: Congress Appointed Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Saturday Bhupesh Baghel As a senior observer to oversee the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, sending a signal that speculations of a possible change of guard have been put on hold temporarily.
Baghel had previously held similar positions in Assam and Jharkhand and was instrumental in leading extensive booth-level training programs for party workers in both the states. He is also understood to have discussed preparations for the Uttar Pradesh elections with Uttar Pradesh Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
“The Congress President has appointed” Shri Bhupesh Bhagel, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh, as Senior Observer of AICC for the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, with immediate effect,” the party said in a statement.
The appointment comes days ahead of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s proposed 12,000-km UP ‘Pratigya Yatra’, which is expected to begin later this month, and formally launch the Congress’ election campaign for the 2022 UP assembly polls. Will do Sources said, Baghel’s appointment indicates the seriousness of the party in fighting the electoral battle in UP, where it is up against the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP and regional satraps Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati. The Congress has 7 MLAs in the 403-seat assembly.
The development comes even as speculation of a possible change once again intensified after nearly two dozen party MLAs in Chhattisgarh got close. Baghel The in-charge of Chhattisgarh reached Delhi to meet PL Punia, who, incidentally, was in Lucknow and claimed that the MLAs had not sought prior appointment.
While Baghel said the MLAs are free to travel and that their landing in Delhi should not be viewed through the prism of politics, he said his state will “never become Punjab”, speaking on the sidelines of a government function in Raipur. That there was only resemblance in their names.
Chhattisgarh will always be Chhattisgarh. it can’t be Punjab. The only similarity in both the states is that both have numbers in their names…Punjab is the land of Punj (five) Aab (water). It is made up of five rivers. Similarly, the name ‘Chhattis’ (thirty-six) of Chhattisgarh is derived from ‘garh’ (fort). There are no numbers in the name of any other state. There is no other similarity between the two states,” he said.
Baghel had previously held similar positions in Assam and Jharkhand and was instrumental in leading extensive booth-level training programs for party workers in both the states. He is also understood to have discussed preparations for the Uttar Pradesh elections with Uttar Pradesh Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
“The Congress President has appointed” Shri Bhupesh Bhagel, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh, as Senior Observer of AICC for the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, with immediate effect,” the party said in a statement.
The appointment comes days ahead of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s proposed 12,000-km UP ‘Pratigya Yatra’, which is expected to begin later this month, and formally launch the Congress’ election campaign for the 2022 UP assembly polls. Will do Sources said, Baghel’s appointment indicates the seriousness of the party in fighting the electoral battle in UP, where it is up against the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP and regional satraps Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati. The Congress has 7 MLAs in the 403-seat assembly.
The development comes even as speculation of a possible change once again intensified after nearly two dozen party MLAs in Chhattisgarh got close. Baghel The in-charge of Chhattisgarh reached Delhi to meet PL Punia, who, incidentally, was in Lucknow and claimed that the MLAs had not sought prior appointment.
While Baghel said the MLAs are free to travel and that their landing in Delhi should not be viewed through the prism of politics, he said his state will “never become Punjab”, speaking on the sidelines of a government function in Raipur. That there was only resemblance in their names.
Chhattisgarh will always be Chhattisgarh. it can’t be Punjab. The only similarity in both the states is that both have numbers in their names…Punjab is the land of Punj (five) Aab (water). It is made up of five rivers. Similarly, the name ‘Chhattis’ (thirty-six) of Chhattisgarh is derived from ‘garh’ (fort). There are no numbers in the name of any other state. There is no other similarity between the two states,” he said.
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