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After Haryana defeat, 'cautious' Cong deputes big guns for Maha battle
The Morning Standard
|October 16, 2024
STILL reeling from the shock defeat in the Haryana assembly elections, the Congress on Tuesday appointed several senior leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot and Bhupesh Baghel, as observers for the upcoming Maharashtra polls. The move is seen as a recalibration of its strategy for the crucial Maharashtra battle.
According to a party release, senior leaders - Mukul Wasnik and Avinash Pande - have been appointed as state election senior coordinators, while former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara have been named senior observers for Mumbai and Konkan division.
Former Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and Madhya Pradesh leader Umang Singhar have been deputed to the cotton belt of Vidarbha, the region once considered as the Congress stronghold.
This story is from the October 16, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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