Even as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on December 8 held a meeting to review the party’s recent power-shifting electoral loss in Chhattisgarh, a member of the outgoing Bhupesh Baghel Cabinet has targeted Mr. Baghel for the loss.
After the meeting — that was held in Delhi and was attended by the top national leaders as well as those from the State unit, including Mr. Baghel — Kumari Selja, the AICC in-charge of Chhattisgarh, expressed disappointment while also listing out some factors that the party considers as positive. She, however, did not offer any specific comment on what led to the party not only losing a mandate, but also its strength in the Assembly shrinking to less than half (35) of what it had when the elections were held (71).
