Bhupesh Baghel congratulates Sai on being elected as leader of BJP’s legislative party in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Outgoing Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday congratulated Vishnu Deo Sai on being elected as the leader of the BJP’s legislative party in the state.

Sai (59), a prominent tribal face of the BJP, will be the next chief minister of Chhattisgarh as he was picked as the leader of the BJP’s legislative party in the state during a meeting of the 54 newly elected party MLAs here earlier in the day.

Baghel wrote on X in Hindi, “Congratulations and best wishes to Kunkuri MLA and senior BJP leader Shri Vishnu Deo Sai ji on being elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party. I wish that you take forward the journey of justice and progress of Chhattisgarh as the Chief Minister. @vishnudsai.”

कुनकुरी विधायक, वरिष्ठ भाजपा नेता श्री विष्णु देव साय जी को भाजपा विधायक दल का नेता चुने जाने पर बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएँ.

नवा छत्तीसगढ़ की न्याय और प्रगति यात्रा को आप मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में आगे बढ़ाएँ, ऐसी कामना करता हूँ. @vishnudsai

— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) December 10, 2023

The BJP scripted a stunning victory, bagging 54 of the 90 assembly seats in the recently concluded polls in the state. The Congress, which had won in 68 constituencies in 2018, was reduced to 35 seats this time. The Gondwana Gantantra Party managed to win one seat.