Congress appoints Deepak Baij president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee latest updates ASSEmbly election 2023

Congress appoints Deepak Baij Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee President poll bound state lat — Image Source : DEEPAK BAIJ (TWITTER) Deepak Baij with Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel in a meeting

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023: The Congress appointed MP Deepak Baij as the president of its Chhattisgarh unit today (July 12), replacing Mohan Markam. The replacement comes ahead of the state Assembly polls due later in the year.

"The Congress president has appointed Deepak Baij, MP, as president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC), with immediate effect," an official communication from the party said.

"The party appreciates the contribution of the outgoing PCC president Mohan Markam, MLA," the order issued by All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal read. Baij was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Bastar constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Markam was appointed as the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief in June 2019 and was due to be replaced. He is an MLA from the Kondagaon constituency.

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