Congress workers cutting across ranks have applied in large numbers to contest the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls due in a few months. With almost all its 71 sitting MLAs in the 90-member House re-applying for tickets, many are expected to be challenged by their party colleagues.
Tuesday was the last day for submission of applications across the 307 blocks, but the final compilation is still in process. While some like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Patan are the only applicants from their respective areas, applicants from seats such as Raipur South Assembly (36) are pitted against a large number of others.
From Ambikapur, which is represented by Deputy Chief Minister T.S. Singhdeo, nearly a hundred applications have been received, local media claimed. (The Hindu could not independently corroborate this despite making multiple calls to the concerned). Other Ministers such as Tamradhwaj Sahu, and Mohan Markam, who till recently was a Cabinet Minister, may also see some competition, at least on paper.
