The newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh will hold its first cabinet meeting on Thursday, confirmed Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. After Sai s oath-taking as chief minister on Wednesday, two party MLAs, Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, were sworn in as deputy chief ministers.
BJP National President JP Nadda welcomed the Prime Minister at the meeting and party MPs welcomed PM Modi with chants of "Modi ji ka swagat hai" and loud applause.
Curiosity is mounting over who the BJP will pick as chief ministers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won emphatic victories in all these three states in the recently-concluded Assembly polls. Having secured the mandate, the saffron party is yet to decide on CMs. Now, a senior BJP leader has provided a timeline on when the party will chose CMs. , India News, Times Now
As many as 17 of the 90 MLAs in the newly elected Chhattisgarh assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves, with six facing serious charges like voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.