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Bhupesh Baghel’s name finalized for Raipur Lok Sabha candidate

Raipur. Congress has also finalized its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Congress’s screening for seats has been completed and the names of the candidates are going to be finalized on March 7. According to the information, former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has been made the Lok Sabha candidate by Raipur Congress. Earlier it was coming to light that Bhupesh Baghel will contest from Rajnandgaon seat and Congress is going to give ticket to former Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu from Durg and State Congress President Deepak Baij from Bastar. It is known that BJP has announced candidates for all 11 seats of Chhattisgarh. BJP has made Santosh Pandey its candidate for Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat.

Congress was planning to give ticket to former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in front of him, but now Congress has finalized the name of Bhupesh Baghel for the Lok Sabha elections from Raipur. Whose formal announcement will be on March 7. Whereas, BJP has fielded Vijay Baghel from Durg. Congress is preparing to field former Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu in front of him. Not only this, BJP candidate from Bastar has given ticket to Mahesh Kashyap, against whom Congress state president Deepak Baij can be the candidate. It is noteworthy that in the last Lok Sabha elections, BJP had won 9 out of 11 seats, but this time BJP’s ‘Mission-11’ is going on in Chhattisgarh, that is, the party is trying to win all the seats. However, Congress is challenging this target of BJP on many seats. Congress had to face defeat in the recently held assembly elections, but there are many seats in the state where Congress continues to dominate.

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