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As Bhupesh Baghel looks to return to power for a second term, BJP bets on its anti-corruption messaging paying off.
Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, The high-profile Lormi Assembly constituency located in Mungeli district, is hogging limelight as state BJP chief and MP Arun Sao pitted against the Congress' Thaneshwar Sahu, who will be fighting the election from this Assembly seat
Neither of the parties has declared its chief-ministerial candidate, though incumbent CM Bhupesh Baghel is the obvious choice for the Congress. The BJP has fielded several big leaders, including Union ministers, keeping the space open. Raman Singh, the former CM who ruled for 15 years, is not being seen as the hot favourite despite being its tallest poll combatant.
BJP is banking on a campaign that besides raking up corruption charges against Cong govt is using Hindutva plank with conversion being its key issue in the state's tribal belts