Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Charan Das Mahant and state Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu were seen accompanying him during the nomination filing.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday filed his nomination from his traditional seat of Patan in Durg district for the assembly elections due next month and expressed confidence that the Congress would retain power in the ‘State.
The 62-year-old CM posted photos on his X handle of submitting nomination papers to the Durg Collector.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Charan Das Mahant and state Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu were seen accompanying him during the nomination filing.
“Name: Bhupesh Baghel. Assembly constituency – Patan. With the blessings of Chhattisgarh Mahtari (mother of Chhattisgarh), I have filed my nomination again today as a candidate from Patan Assembly constituency. #fir_se_layenge_Congress (will bring back Congress again),” the CM said on X.
Before filing the nomination, Baghel shared his photos on social media in which his wife is seen applying ’tilak’ on his forehead at their residence in Bhilai.
“I always remember the day I went to apply for the first time. Today I left from my residence in Bhilai to file my nomination as a candidate from Patan. My wife Mukteshwari applied the tilak like every time. Your love is my strength. For the self-respect of Chhattisgarhiya, I promise to always remain dedicated to serving you all, the CM said in his social media post.
Patan, a rural constituency, shares a border with the state capital Raipur.
Baghel has been elected five times – in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2013 and 2018.
In 2008, he lost the assembly elections to BJP’s Vijay Baghel, who is also his nephew.
The state’s opposition BJP has fielded Vijay Baghel, who is currently the Lok Sabha member from Durg, in this Assembly seat.
Both the CM and the BJP candidate belong to Kurmi – an influential OBC community in the state, which has a significant population in the constituency.
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