BJP state chief and OBC leader Arun Sao & MLA Vijay Sharma, a Brahmin, will be the 2 deputy CMs. Additionally, BJP brass likely to go with ex-CM Raman Singh as speaker.
Home minister held closed door meeting with senior leaders to discuss the poll strategy. BJP has no presence in Naxal hinterland of Bastar & Surguja division.
In an exclusive interview, ex-CM rejects perception he has been sidelined in BJP, suggests conspiracy behind killings of BJP workers & questions Congress govt's claims of development.
Raman Singh was Chhattisgarh CM for 15 years till BJP's loss in 2018. Since then, Singh remained face of BJP in the state, taking on CM Baghel on Covid handling, Naxal problem.
Vasundhara Raje, Raman Singh and Raghubar Das became BJP vice-presidents after party lost assembly elections in their home states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
Every major police casualty ignites the demand for security forces to be given a ‘free hand’. But no state govt has restrained its forces in the last 15 years.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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