The Congress on Wednesday, 28 June, appointed TS Singh Deo as the deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh ahead of the Assembly elections in the state later this year.
"INC President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for appointment of TS Singh Deo as the Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh," Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said on Twitter.
"He is a loyal Congress leader and an able administrator. The state will benefit greatly from his services as Deputy CM. We are confident that the people of Chattisgarh will re-elect the Congress with a thumping majority under the leadership of Kharge ji and Rahul Gandhi ji."KC Venugopal