Congress names Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel senior observer for UP polls

Gearing up for the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections, the Congress on Saturday named Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as a senior observer for the polls subsequent 12 months.

The appointment additionally assumes significance because it comes amid hypothesis over the opportunity of a management change in Chhattisgarh the place cupboard minister T S Singhdeo is vying for the highest job within the state.

Baghel, who had performed a vital position within the run as much as the Assam meeting polls along with his group finishing up in depth sales space coaching of celebration employees, has up to now mentioned the preparations for the elections in UP with Congress common secretary in-charge Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

“The Congress president (Sonia Gandhi) has appointed Shri Bhupesh Bhagel, chief minister, Chhattisgarh, as AICC senior observer for the following elections in Uttar Pradesh, with instant impact,” the Congress stated in an announcement.

Terming it an enormous accountability, Baghel stated, “The Congress president has directed me to be a senior observer for the elections in Uttar Pradesh. I’ll attempt my greatest to stay as much as the expectations of the highest management.”

“‘Parivartan ka sankalp, Congress hello vikalp’ (Resolve is of change, different is Congress),” he tweeted.

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu congratulated Baghel for the brand new task and stated that beneath his steering, all the employees of the Congress within the state will give their all with a resolve to deliver a few change within the upcoming elections.

Baghel’s appointment comes amid hypothesis over the opportunity of a management change in Chhattisgarh and various Congress MLAs identified to be near the chief minister tenting in Delhi.

The MLAs tenting in Delhi is being considered by many as a present of energy however sources within the Baghel camp have insisted that the MLAs had been reaching Delhi on their very own accord and there was no present of energy happening.

Baghel on Saturday asserted that his state can by no means turn out to be Punjab.

The Congress has been in turmoil in Punjab after Amarinder Singh stop because the chief minister and the celebration’s state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from his submit forward of the essential meeting elections within the state early subsequent 12 months.

When requested in regards to the MLAs’ journey to Delhi, Baghel stated in Raipur that there isn’t any ban on the legislators from going someplace and they’re unbiased.

“It’s not a political motion. You ask if it’s a political motion. They are going to go to and return,” he added.