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Shubhomoy Sikdar

BJP’s first list of nominations seeks to win an uncle-nephew electoral battle in Chhattisgarh

Bharatiya Janata Party Bhupesh Baghel Vijay Baghel Assembly Chhattisgarh Durg State Assembly Arun Sao Patan Lok Sabha

In Chhattisgarh, the highlight of the BJP’s first list of nominations for the forthcoming State Assembly elections is its attempt to corner Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel by fielding sitting Durg MP and former Congress leader Vijay Baghel from Patan in Durg, which the CM represents in the current Assembly.

Sources within the BJP said the party believes that fielding Mr. Vijay Baghel is more suitable from a caste calculation point of view, a factor that can make the contest closer and compel the Chief Minister to spend more time in his own home turf on campaigning.

The two have a 1-2 scoreline in Assembly elections. Mr. Vijay Baghel defeated Mr. Bhupesh Baghel in the 2008 Assembly election but lost to him in 2013.

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