A scion of the erstwhile royal family of Surguja, Singhdeo, often referred to as ‘Maharaja’ or ‘Baba’, holds considerable sway in the tribal-dominated region.
Chhattisgarh government appears in turmoil amid speculation of a rift between CM Baghel and party leader TS Singh Deo over chief ministership. Both leaders in talks with party high command.
Singh Deo & Baghel have been at loggerheads, with Deo claiming that the leadership at the time of the election victory in 2018 had proposed a rotation of the CM's post after 2.5 yrs.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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