NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel as AICC senior observer for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Terming it a huge responsibility, Baghel said, “Grateful to the party for expressing confidence. I will try my best to live up to the expectations of the top leadership”.

“The Congress president has appointed Shri Bhupesh Baghel, chief minister, Chhattisgarh as AICC senior observer for the ensuing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, with immediate effect,” the grand old party said in a statement.
Baghel, who had played a crucial role in the run up to the Assam assembly polls with his team carrying out extensive booth training of party workers, has in the past discussed the preparations for the elections in UP with Congress general secretary in-charge Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
– With inputs from agencies