NEW DELHI: Amid an ongoing power tussle in the ruling
Congress in Chhattisgarh, chief minister
Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said that he has told Congress leader Rahul Gandhi everything and has invited him to visit the state.
"I told him everything. There were political as well state administrative discussions. In the end, I requested Rahul Gandhi to visit Chhattisgarh. He gladly accepted the invitation, he will be there next week," Baghel said.
When asked about the 2.5 years formula regarding the chief ministership of the state, Baghel said that
AICC
in-charge P L Punia has clarified it.
"PL Punia has already clarified this, I don't need to say anything further. I have told my leader whatever I wanted to," Baghel added.
This is Baghel's second meeting with Rahul Gandhi this week, as the two had met earlier on Tuesday. Gandhi had also separately met Chhattisgarh health minister T S Singh Deo on Tuesday.
Both Baghel and Deo had also met AICC general secretary (organisation)
K C Venugopal
on Wednesday, amid talks of a leadership change sought by Deo following differences between the two state leaders.
Trouble has been brewing in the
Chhattisgarh Congress ever since Deo sought a change in leadership citing a power-sharing agreement on rotating chief ministership after the party came to power in the 2018 assembly polls.
Meanwhile, several legislators including a host of ministers in Chhattisgarh, camping in the national capital since Thursday, put up a show of strength in support of the chief minister.
The ministers and MLAs met AICC in-charge P L Punia at his residence and are learnt to have put their weight behind Baghel, saying the state government is providing good governance under the incumbent chief minister.