<span style="color: #222222;">Congress president Rahul Gandhi held hectic parleys today with top party leaders to decide on the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.&nbsp; </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He held discussions with senior state leaders T S Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Bhupesh Baghel and Charan Das Mahant, who are the potential candidates, at his residence in New Delhi.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Party's observer Mallikarjun Kharge and state in-charge for party affairs P L Punia were also present at the meeting. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Talking to media after the meeting, Mr Punia said, a Congress legislature party meeting will be held at 12 PM tomorrow and the name of new Chhattisgarh Chief Minister will be announced. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, the new chief minister would take oath in Raipur on Monday evening. Congress secured more than two-third majority in the 90-member Assembly with 68 seats in the polls.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has invited Congress leader Ashok Gehlot to take over as the Chief Minister. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Sachin Pilot will be the Deputy Chief Minister. A party delegation had called on the Governor yesterday about the government formation. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The oath taking ceremony is expected to take place on Monday. Congress leader Kamal Nath will also take oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on Monday.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A 12-member Mizo National Front (MNF) government headed by Zoramthanga assumed office in Mizoram today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Zoramthanga at Raj Bhavan in Aizawl this afternoon. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Deputy Chief Minister Tawnluia and 10 other Ministers were also sworn-in. AIR correspondent reports that the MNF had dislodged Congress from the state by winning 26 seats in the 40-member Assembly in the recently held elections.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | December 15, 2018 8:51 PM
Congress President Rahul Gandhi holds hectic parleys with senior party leaders to decide Chhattisgarh CM