BJP's social engineering in Chhattisgarh: Tribal CM with OBC & Brahmin deputies

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New Delhi:BJP state president Arun Sao and first-time MLA Vijay Sharma will be the two deputy chief ministers in Chhattisgarh while former chief minister Raman Singh will be the speaker, ThePrint has learnt...

On Sunday, the BJP Legislature Party had elected former Union minister Vishnu Deo Sai, its main tribal face in Chhattisgarh, as the next chief minister...

The party chose two deputy chief ministers for caste balancing and effective administration..

By picking a Brahmin as a deputy chief minister, the BJP has played the delicate task of balancing caste dynamics of reaching out to the upper castes along with OBCs and adivasis...

Singh had also represented Rajnandgaon in the Lok Sabha constituency after he had defeated Congress stalwart and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Motilal Vora in 1999..

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