Sister of Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh State Assembly, T.S. Singhdeo and All India Congress Committee (AICC) In charge of Punjab, Asha Kumari and daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmishtha would be among the 40 star campaigners for Congress in the upcoming assembly elections in state scheduled next month.
Congress on Wednesday declared its list of star campaigners. The names of campaigners include United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, AICC Chief Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin, former Indian cricket team opener and Minister in Punjab government Navjot Singh Siddhu, Congress President of Uttar Pradesh Raj Babbar, Member of Parliament Jyotiraditya Scindia, Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh, Chief of AICC Communication Wing Randeep Singh Surjewala and Chhattisgarh In charge of AICC, P.L. Punia.
The bigwigs from Chhattisgarh included in the list include veteran Congress leader and All India Nationak Congress Committee (AICC}General Secretary (Administration), Motilal Vora, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhupesh Baghel, Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh State Assembly T.S. Singhdeo, former Union Minister Arvind Netam, MP from Durg, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Rajya Sabha MP, Chhaya Verma and Working President of CGPCC Shivkumar Deharia.