Vishnu Deo Sai (59) who was chosen by the Bharatiya Janata Party as the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Assembly, has worked his way up, from a village sarpanch to the most coveted post in the State.
While his tribal identity and relative seniority in the party hierarchy were considered crucial to his selection as CM ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha election, his affable nature, reputation for being low-profile, and backing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), were also contributing factors.
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