Amid reports of infighting in Chhattisgarh Congress, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and state Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Tuesday, 24 August, met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, but no discussion on leadership was reportedly held.
Punia also attended the meeting along with the chief minister and the health minister.
Visuals shared by news agency ANI showed both Baghel and Deo reaching the residence of Gandhi on Tuesday.
Post the meeting, Punia said that there was no discussion of change in leadership for the post of chief minister in Chhattisgarh, according to news agency ANI.
According to news agency IANS, there have been several reports of differences between Baghel and Deo, with the latter lobbying hard for months to replace the former.