The Congress on Sunday formed a 22-member Pradesh Election Committee for poll-bound Chhattisgarh with the party's state unit chief Deepak Baij as its chairman. The members include Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy CM T S Singhdeo, ministers in the state government Tamradhwaj Sahu and Mohan Markam, as well as Speaker of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Charan Das Mahant. Other panel members are Ravindra Chaubey, Mohammad Akbar, Shivkumar Daharia, Anila Bhendiya, Jai Singh Agrawal, Guru Rudra Kumar, Dhanendra Sahu, Satyanarayan Sharma, Amitesh Shukla, Vikas Upadhyay, Rajesh Tiwari and Paras Chopra.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the constitution of the Pradesh Election Committee for ensuing Assembly Elections in Chhattisgarh- 2023, a statement issued by the party informed.
President, Pradesh Mahila Congress; president, Pradesh Youth Congress; president, State NSUI and chief organiser, State Seva Dal, will also be part of the panel, as per the statement.
This Chhattisgarh committee has been set up just days after the Pradesh Election Committees were formed in Rajasthan and Telangana last week.
Last month, on June 28, top Congress leaders deliberated on the party's strategy and poll preparedness in Chhattisgarh, where assembly elections are slated to take place later this year.
The meeting, held at the AICC headquarters in Raipur, was chaired by Congress President Kharge who said that the party members will work together to keep bringing change in the lives of the people of Chhattisgarh.
After the meeting, two important developments took place – Singhdeo was made deputy CM again and Baij became the head of the state unit, replacing Markam who was inducted in the cabinet.
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