Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday slammed BJP MP Santosh Pandey for his statement in Lok Sabha over the alleged Mahadev app scam and wondered why the betting platform had not been banned by the Centre and state

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress candidate Bhupesh Baghel suffered a defeat from sitting BJP MP Santosh Pandey in the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 44,411 votes.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel mocked the BJP today, saying the party has forgotten about its 400-plus aspiration after the first two phases of election. "After Phase 3, they are in a tight corner," he added.

A day after the Election Commission (EC) notified the dates for the Lok Sabha elections, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday called the now-junked electoral bond scheme the "biggest scam of the year".

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said FIR against him in the Mahadev online betting case by the state's EOW was politically motivated and was done to defame him since the BJP anticipates massive loss in Lok Sabha elections.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Chhattisgarh has registered a case against former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and others in the alleged Mahadev online betting scam based on a probe report submitted by the ED, officials said on

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is set to return to the Lok Sabha race after a decade. Mr Baghel, a six-term Congress MLA, has been fielded from Rajnandgaon seat, considered a stronghold of the ruling BJP.

The Congress party's first candidate list has a high-profile Lok Sabha poll debutant in it: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Mr Baghel will contest the polls from Rajnandgaon, considered to be a BJP stronghold.

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday accused the ruling BJP of trying to poach his party's MLAs in Chhattisgarh by luring them with ministerial berths and tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued a notice to former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on a petition challenging his election as an MLA in recent assembly polls over alleged violation of the model code.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has been appointed as the Senior Observer by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to coordinate Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and other party activities in Bihar.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said the government directed the ACB to file an offence in a case that the ED and Income Tax sleuths had been probing over the last three years.

After the ED named former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in the Mahadev App case, Saurabh Pandey, Enforcement Directorate lawyer, said that as more evidence is obtained during the investigation, summons can be issued to Mr Baghel also.

In a significant development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, in a supplementary chargesheet filed on January 1, 2024.

An alleged courier, arrested in the Mahadev betting app case, who claimed he had been sent to "deliver" cash to former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, has retracted his denial of having made the charges, the ED said.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday slammed BJP MP Santosh Pandey for his statement in Lok Sabha over the alleged Mahadev app scam and wondered why the betting platform had not been banned by the Centre and state

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress candidate Bhupesh Baghel suffered a defeat from sitting BJP MP Santosh Pandey in the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 44,411 votes.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel mocked the BJP today, saying the party has forgotten about its 400-plus aspiration after the first two phases of election. "After Phase 3, they are in a tight corner," he added.

A day after the Election Commission (EC) notified the dates for the Lok Sabha elections, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday called the now-junked electoral bond scheme the "biggest scam of the year".

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said FIR against him in the Mahadev online betting case by the state's EOW was politically motivated and was done to defame him since the BJP anticipates massive loss in Lok Sabha elections.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Chhattisgarh has registered a case against former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and others in the alleged Mahadev online betting scam based on a probe report submitted by the ED, officials said on

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is set to return to the Lok Sabha race after a decade. Mr Baghel, a six-term Congress MLA, has been fielded from Rajnandgaon seat, considered a stronghold of the ruling BJP.

The Congress party's first candidate list has a high-profile Lok Sabha poll debutant in it: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Mr Baghel will contest the polls from Rajnandgaon, considered to be a BJP stronghold.

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday accused the ruling BJP of trying to poach his party's MLAs in Chhattisgarh by luring them with ministerial berths and tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued a notice to former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on a petition challenging his election as an MLA in recent assembly polls over alleged violation of the model code.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has been appointed as the Senior Observer by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to coordinate Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and other party activities in Bihar.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said the government directed the ACB to file an offence in a case that the ED and Income Tax sleuths had been probing over the last three years.

After the ED named former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in the Mahadev App case, Saurabh Pandey, Enforcement Directorate lawyer, said that as more evidence is obtained during the investigation, summons can be issued to Mr Baghel also.

In a significant development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, in a supplementary chargesheet filed on January 1, 2024.

An alleged courier, arrested in the Mahadev betting app case, who claimed he had been sent to "deliver" cash to former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, has retracted his denial of having made the charges, the ED said.