Bhupesh Baghel

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Security personnel outside the residence of a Congress leader during a raid by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a mining case, in Raipur, Monday, ED conducted searches at multiple locations in Chhattisgarh in the case. (PTI Photo)

ED raids multiple locations in Chhattisgarh over mining case

20 Feb 2023 10:59 AM

He also informed the Congress chief about the initiatives taken by the party as well as his government in Chhattisgarh. (PTI file image)

Baghel meets Sonia, discusses Congress preparations for Uttar Pradesh polls

Baghel met some leaders from Uttar Pradesh and later apprised Gandhi about the discussions he had with them

13 Nov 2021 11:56 AM

Earlier on Monday, the Uttar Pradesh government has urged Lucknow airport not to allow Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder S Randhawa to land at the airport ahead of their scheduled visit to Lakhimpur Kheri yesterday. (ANI Photo)

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel claims he is not being allowed to leave Lucknow airport

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel had earlier said that he will visit Lakhimpur Kheri where eight people lost their lives on Sunday

05 Oct 2021 3:34 PM

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel (Twitter)

As 31 MLAs camp in Delhi, Baghel says Chhattisgarh can never become Punjab

Several Congress MLAs loyal to Mr Baghel have been camping in Delhi since September 28 to build pressure on the party high command

03 Oct 2021 7:15 AM

Sources said that Deo was likely to meet several senior Congress leaders in Delhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Chhattisgarh Congress crisis: TS Singh Deo ‘suddenly’ rushes to Delhi

Deo left an official meeting that he was chairing in the middle after receiving a phone call

31 Aug 2021 7:20 AM

Deo recently visited New Delhi to meet the party high command. (Photo: PTI/File)

Deo hopes for early solution in Chhattisgarh CM row

The party high command will take a call on it very soon, he said

30 Aug 2021 8:27 AM

Chhattisgarh Congress row enters Delhi

The summons come just two days after Mr Baghel and Mr Singh Deo met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

27 Aug 2021 7:38 AM

Anita Katyal | Personality cult infiltrates Left; leaked ‘survey’ rattles TMC

While Pinarayi Vijayan is on a roll, the Congress-led UDF is fighting hard to wrest the state from its chief political rival

04 Apr 2021 4:07 AM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. (PTI)

Chhattisgarh govt employees to go on mass leave if no COVID-19 safety arrangements made

Chhattisgarh government was seriously considering asking the employees to join duty in alternate weeks to break the chain of pandemic.

10 Sep 2020 11:21 AM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel asked the Centre to dispatch seven CRPF battalions. (PTI Photo)

Chhattisgarh CM seeks seven more CRPF battalions, mobile towers to fight Naxalism

In the letter, Baghel has sought Centres cooperation for effective implementation of the states strategies to eliminate Naxalism

04 Sep 2020 4:05 PM

Chief Ministers belonging to various opposition parties got together and discussed the issue of GST compensation to states. (ANI Photo)

CMs of opposition parties unite against Centre for undermining states' rights

Sonia Gandhi convened a virtual meeting of chief ministers of opposition-ruled states to discuss the key issues confronting them

26 Aug 2020 6:39 PM

File image of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. (ANI)

Chhattisgarh borders to remain sealed until situation normalises: Baghel

Baghel also said he preferred gradual relaxation of lockdown norms.

02 May 2020 9:37 AM

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel (Photo: File | ANI)

Tax raids rattle Baghel government

In another development, two CBI teams landed in Raipur from Delhi in the wake of reports that the tax raids had unearthed non-political funding.

01 Mar 2020 7:46 AM

Congress president Sonia Gandhi flanked by party leader Motilal Vora and Rahul Gandhi, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and other members of the delegation at 10 Janpath in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo; PTI)

Sonia, Rahul meet CM, officials of Chhattisgarh

Congress-led state governments have also swung into action with protests being held in their respective states.

25 Jan 2020 4:34 AM

CM Baghel leads march against CAA in Bhilai city

Baghel along with host of his cabinet colleagues, besides hundreds of Congress workers, joined the protest march.

24 Dec 2019 2:02 AM

Half of Chhattisgarh will fail NRC, says Bhupesh Baghel

Baghel reiterated that the way Mahatma Gandhi had opposed the identification scheme of Britishers in Africa in 1906, he will oppose the NRC exercise.

22 Dec 2019 6:56 AM

Baghel further stated that just like Mahatma Gandhi started a movement in South Africa, he would oppose "kale angrez" (black foreigners) here. (Photo: ANI)

Will be first to not sign NRC document, we'll oppose 'kale angrez': C'garh CM

Earlier this month, Baghel had said that the BJP only engages in divisive politics in the name of religion.

18 Dec 2019 8:38 AM

Bhupesh Baghel: Rahul must return as Congress chief

He said only Gandhi can lead the Congress going forward.

09 Dec 2019 1:14 AM

The statement comes amidst speculations that the party's December 14 rally in Delhi is likely to pave the way for the Gandhi scion to take over as Congress president again. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi must return as Cong chief soon: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Rahul Gandhi had quit as president of the party following the Congress' poor show in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

08 Dec 2019 6:46 PM

This decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on November 21 at the committee hall of Legislative Assembly premise. (Photo: File | ANI)

Chhattisgarh's official song to play after Vande Mataram for commencement of Assembly

Chhattisgarhi song 'Arpa Pairi Ke Dhaar, Mahanadi he apaar' has been announced as the state's official song.

22 Nov 2019 10:25 AM

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