Raipur

Cong sets up committees for assembly elections

Staff Reporter

The Congress on Monday set up committees for the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, with Kumari Selja named convener of the core committee and Charan Das Mahant head of the campaign committee.

Other members of the seven-member core committee are Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Congress President Deepak Baij, Deputy Chief Minister T.S. Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu and Shiv Kumar Dahariya.

The Congress president has approved the committees.

The 74-member campaign committee will have the Chief Minister, Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Ravindra Choubey, Mohammad Akbar, Shiv Kumar Dahariya, Kawasi Lakhma, Premsai Singh Tekam and Anila Bhediya besides others.

Cabinet ministers Mohan Markam and Umesh Patel and Rajya Sabha members Rajeev Shukla, Ranjeet Ranjan, Phulo Devi Netam and KTS Tulsi are also in it.

A 15-member communications committee will have Ravindra Choubey as chairman and Rajesh Tiwari and Vinod Verma as conveners. Sushil Anand Shukla will be its coordinator.

A 25-member protocol committee will have Amarjeet Bhagat as chairman, Shiv Singh Thakur as convener and Ajay Sahu as coordinator. Chhattisgarh assembly elections are slated later this year.