Cong to hold legislative party meet today

Raipur: Congress, which was ousted from power in Chhattisgarh in the assembly polls, will hold a meeting of its legislative wing on Wednesday, its functionary said.
The grand old party suffered a shock defeat in the Chhattisgarh assembly elections, which saw the opposition BJP making a stunning comeback to power by bagging 54 of the 90 seats. The Congress, which had won 68 seats in 2018 in the state, was reduced to 35 seats, while the Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) managed to win one seat.Nine ministers of the previous Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government and its state unit chief suffered defeat in the polls. PTI