Having faced a comprehensive rout in the recently concluded assembly polls, the Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi) – founded by former chief minister late Ajit Jogi, might be looking at a merger with the ruling BJP in the state
The Janta Congress Chhattisgarh-Jogi chief says the results show that contests increasingly becoming bipolar, between Congress and BJP, and that regional parties are being squeezed out; claims he feared such a result after his efforts to reach out to other parties failed
With ED action seen as imminent after the surprise poll defeat, Chhattisgarh Congress leader faces charges of authoritarianism, overconfidence, tone deafness to concerns of tribals, minorities
Contrary to outcomes predicted by exit polls, and a confident Bhupesh Baghel leading the Congress charge as the Chief Minister of the state, BJP’s tally more than tripled from just 15 in 2018.