Posted 12/10/2023, 11:22:40 AM
Vishnu Deo Sai Becomes Chhattisgarh's First Tribal Chief Minister After BJP Election Win
- Vishnu Deo Sai elected as new BJP Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, replacing Congress' Bhupesh Baghel
- Sai is the first tribal to head the state; elected at BJP legislative party meeting
- As CM, Sai says he will fulfill Modi's pre-poll promises, starting with housing scheme
- Sai is a former BJP state president, Minister of State in Modi's cabinet, and party's senior tribal leader
- BJP won 54 of 90 seats in recent Chhattisgarh elections, reducing Congress to 35 seats from 68 in 2018