The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday set up a 22-member Pradesh Election Committee for poll-bound Chhattisgarh, with state unit chief Deepak Baij as its Chairman.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy Chief Minister T.S. Singh Deo, ministers Tamradhwaj Sahu and Mohan Markam as well as Speaker Charan Das Mahant are among its members.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the constitution committee for the Assembly elections, a statement from the party said.
Ravindra Chaubey, Mohammad Akbar, Shivkumar Daharia, Anila Bhendiya, Jai Singh Agrawal, Guru Rudra Kumar, Dhanendra Sahu, Satyanarayan Sharma, Amitesh Shukla, Vikas Upadhyay, Rajesh Tiwari and Paras Chopra are also part of the panel.
Similar committees have been formed in Rajasthan and Telangana.