Congress to announce Chhattisgarh CM today

Congress will announce the next chief minister of Chhattisgarh today as party chief Rahul Gandhi held discussion with senior leaders.The official announcement for the chief ministerial post will be made after Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meet led by party's central observer for Chhattisgarh Mallikarjun Kharge and state AICC in-charge of party affairs PL Punia. The CLP is slated to be held at 4.00 pm in Raipur.

On Friday, Rahul met T S Singh Deo, Bhupesh Baghel, Charan Das Mahant and Tamradhwaj Sahu. Deo and Baghel are being seen as the top contenders for the chief ministerial post.