"CM for 40 days more...": BJP's Raman Singh takes jibe at Bhupesh Baghel

Raipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice President and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday took a jibe at Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel stating that the latter is the CM for 40 days more.

"Priyanka Gandhi came to Chhattisgarh and announced to provide cylinders for Rs 500. The Bhupesh Baghel government knows that it will be thrown out of power. So, they are trying to save themselves by making announcements. It has no significance now. Bhupesh Baghel is the CM for 40 days more", Raman Singh told ANI in Chhattisgarh's Raipur.

"The public is asking about his earlier announcements which are incomplete", he added.
Hitting out at Chhattisgarh CM Baghel, Raman Singh said, "Corruption does take place but such corruption wherein the Government itself, along with its officers, is involved in corruption, will only be found in Chhattisgarh..."

Chhattisgarh is scheduled to hold polls in two phases on November 7 and 17. The counting of votes will take place on December 3 in all five poll-bound states. The Model Code of Conduct has come into force with the announcement of poll dates.
Earlier in the 2018 assembly polls, the Congress witnessed a landslide victory, winning 68 seats out of 90 of those against the then-ruling BJP, which acquired 15 seats.

The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are the key players in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Telangana is expected to witness a triangular contest between the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress and BJP. The BJP aims to wrest power from the Congress-ruled state, which is expected to set the tone for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.