Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday appointed Mohan Markam as head of party's Chattisgarh unit, replacing Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Markam appointment to the post when Congress faced a sudden failure in the Lok Sabha election in which it could win just two parliamentary seats from the state despite coming to power with a massive mandate in the December assembly poll.
Kondagaon MLA Markam succeeds Baghel, who said last week that he has asked Gandhi to appoint someone to head the state unit as he has his hands full as the chief minister.
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