Bhupesh Baghel has served as a minister in the first cabinet of Chhattisgarh under former Congress leader Ajit Jogi. Photo: HTRahul Gandhi led Congress party on Sunday chose Bhupesh Baghel, chief of party’s state unit as the next chief minister of Chhattisgarh. He will take over as the second chief minister from the Congress party ever since the state was formed in 2000. Beginning his political career as a youth Congress leader, Baghel has risen up the in the party through its ranks. He has served as a minister in the first cabinet of Chhattisgarh under former Congress leader Ajit Jogi and also in the Digvijay Singh led cabinet in united Madhya Pradesh beginning with 1998.

Source: Mint December 16, 2018 09:11 UTC