As the Congress swept the Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh, names of Bhupesh Baghel, TS Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu and Charan Das Mahan are being considered for the post of chief minister.
However, according to media reports, Sahu, Congress MP from Durg, seems to be the front-runner for the top post.
A non-controversial, 69-year-old Tamradhwaj Sahu, belongs to the Sahu backward community and is All India Congress Committee’s (AICC’s) OBC cell chairman.
Sahu community accounts for nearly 14 percent of the state’s population.