On the campaign trail last month, Amit Shah promised to make Choudhary a “big man” if he got elected. The Home Minister kept his word as Choudhary was inducted into the state Cabinet on Friday.
Three Congress leaders were in the race for the post for the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) in Chhattisgarh- Charan Das Mahant, former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, and former minister Umesh Patel
Mahant was among the five senior party leaders who retained their seats. A second-generation Congress leader, he was praised by both the ruling party as well as Opposition members for being “fair” during his tenure as Speaker.