Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Congress has unanimously passed a resolution that Rahul Gandhi should take over as party president again.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 31 (ANI): Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, who was arrested by the Chhattisgarh police for his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi was sent to judicial custody till January 13 by a Raipur court on Friday.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 31 (ANI): Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj who was arrested by the Chhattisgarh police for his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi has been sent to remand for two days by the court, said Saurabh Mishra, Kalicharan's Advocate on Thursday.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 24 (ANI): Congress has registered a victory in urban body polls held in Chhattisgarh, winning 174 wards out of 300 wards for which counting has been completed.

Raipur Dec 19 PTI Senior Chhattisgarh Congress leader and former MLA Ramesh Warlyani died on Sunday in a hospital in Gurugram in Haryana following a cardiac arrest a family member said He was 75 and is survived by his wife two sons and a daughter Warlyani had suffered a cardiac arrest on December 14 and was admitted to a private hospital in Raipur He was shifted in an air ambulance to Gurugram and admitted in Medanta hospital there on Friday He breathed his last at around 12 noon said his younger brother Mohan Warlyani His mortal remains will be brought to Raipur this evening and the final rites will be held on Monday he added Warlyani an advocate was elected as a legislator once from Raipur rural seat in undivided Madhya Pradesh in 1977 as Janata Party candidate He joined the Congress ahead of the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000 and later served in various capacities in the party including spokesperson and general secretary said Sushil Anand Shukla head of the state Congress communication wing Warlyani was also popular as a financial expert for his thorough knowledge in economic issues he added In a tweet in Hindi Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said Saddened to hear about the demise of senior Congress leader and former MLA Warlyani ji He was well versed in economic affairs I kept on consulting him from time to time as the state Congress president and even now as CM May God give strength to his family to bear the loss Om Shanti PTI TKP BNM BNM BNM

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 1 (ANI): Amid reports from government sources that the BJP-ruled states are ahead in COVID-19 vaccination coverage, Chhattisgarh Congress Chief Mohan Markam on Tuesday said that it is the Centre's responsibility to provide vaccines and alleged that the non-BJP states weren't provided with enough stock.

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political tussle in the ruling party in Chhattisgarh, Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday introduced four additional office-bearers in the party's state unit, while also replacing four vice presidents, three general secretaries and the head of the communication department as a part of organisational change.

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): With his appointment as the AICC senior observer for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bhupesh Baghel appears to be secure in the post of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister at least for a while now amid the tussle in the state Congress unit.

New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing political tussle in ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, more than 35 party MLAs are still stationed in Delhi after visiting Rajghat and Vijay Ghat on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): After the ongoing upheaval in Punjab politics, more than a dozen Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs are now camping in Delhi with the demand that Bhupesh Baghel should continue as the chief minister of the state.