Congress won all 14 seats in Surguja division in 2018 when locals hoped to see Singh Deo as CM, which does not seem to be the case in this election with CM Baghel emerging as the party's face
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Infighting and anti-incumbency are key challenges for the Congress as it seeks to repeat its 2018 performance in the Surguja administrative division of Chhattisgarh in the ongoing assembly elections. India News | In Surguja, Uphill Task for Congress to Repeat 2018 Performance as It Faces Infighting, Anti-incumbency.
In 2018, Congress had swept all 14 seats in the Surguja region for the first time since the formation of the state, which gave its tally a considerable boost as it went on to win 68 out of the total 90 seats and oust the BJP from power after 15 years.
The Congress did not give tickets to four sitting MLAs this time Premsai Singh Tekam (Pratappur), Chintamani Maharaj (Samri), Brihaspat Singh (Ramanuganj), and Vinay Jaiswal (Manendragarh).