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Punjab: Former MLA Goldy rejoins Congress
Goldy had unsuccessfully contested the 2022 assembly polls from Dhuri seat against AAP’s Bhagwant Man and had unsuccessfully fought the 2022 Lok Sabha bypolls from Sangrur; Goldy won the Dhuri assembly seat on a Congress ticket in 2017
Published on Apr 13, 2025 06:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Congress to be strengthened at booth level in Punjab: Baghel
Congress general secretary in-charge of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel, held a series of meetings with the party leaders, including one with the district Congress committee (DCC) presidents; he said the party would empower the DCC chiefs as 2025 has been declared as the year for strengthening the organisation
Published on Apr 12, 2025 07:56 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
CBI names Baghel as accused in FIR in Mahadev app case
The development came a week after the agency raided 60 locations in four states, including the residences of Baghel, as part of its probe in the corruption case
Published on Apr 02, 2025 07:44 AM IST
CBI searches ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel’s residences in Chhattisgarh
Baghel was named an accused with Mahadev founders Saurabh Chandrakar, Ravi Uppal in a Chhattisgarh FIR on Mar 4, 2024; their extradition is sought from UAE.
Published on Mar 27, 2025 03:49 AM IST
Ritesh Mishra, New Delhi/raipur
Mahadev betting app case: CBI raids former CM Bhupesh Baghel, others
The federal agency is raiding several other individuals in the state as it is probing a larger conspiracy in the ₹6,000 crore betting scam.
Published on Mar 26, 2025 09:21 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
CBI conducts searches at Bhupesh Baghel's house, other places in Chhattisgarh
The CBI carried out searches in Chhattisgarh, including at the residence of former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, officials said.
Updated on Mar 26, 2025 09:25 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
ED officials ‘attacked’ after raid at Bhupesh Baghel's house in Chhattisgarh
The ED claims that Baghel's son, Chaitanya, was the main beneficiary of the alleged proceeds of crime worth more than ₹2,500 crore from the alleged scam
Published on Mar 10, 2025 10:17 PM IST
Baghel reveals how much money ED found in his house: 'Own 140 acres of land'
Bhupesh Baghel claimed the agency tried to create sensation by bringing note-counting machin
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 10:19 PM IST
Congress calls ED raids on Bhupesh Baghel ‘conspiracy to manage headlines’
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said the state government has ‘no role’ to play in the raids conducted by a central agency
Published on Mar 10, 2025 07:48 PM IST
Bhupesh Baghel's son, others raided by ED in Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’
Chaitanya Baghel, son of ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, was raided by the Enforcement Directorate in a liquor scam linked to money laundering.
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 09:56 AM IST
Bhupesh Baghel, accused of framing BJP leader in sleaze CD case, discharged by court
A special court in Raipur concluded that the CBI could not substantiate the allegations levelled against former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel in its charge sheet
Published on Mar 05, 2025 07:00 PM IST
Baghel takes ‘magic wand’ dig at AAP govt’s anti-drugs campaign
Baghel said: “What was the government doing for three years? The AAP government had completely failed on all fronts and was now trying to cover up its failures with grandiose announcements, which were high on rhetoric and low on delivery.”
Published on Mar 02, 2025 06:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Punjab Congress in-charge Bhupesh Baghel rules out any change in state leadership
Punjab Congress in-charge former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel also took a jibe at AAP convener and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Published on Mar 01, 2025 06:28 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Punjab Congress set for leadership change ahead of 2027 assembly polls
With former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel taking over as the general secretary in charge of Punjab, the party high command is learnt to have started deliberating a change of guard in the state unit. The matter is said to have come up during a meeting of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretaries in New Delhi recently.
Published on Feb 20, 2025 06:44 AM IST
Vishal Rambani, Chandigarh
CBI clubs graft cases in Mahadev scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption and cheating case in connection with the Mahadev online betting app scandal
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 03:59 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Noticeably positive sentiment in favour of Maha Vikas Aghadi: Bhupesh Baghel
Baghel said people were fed up with inflation, unemployment, corruption, deteriorating law and order situation, and inadequate prices for cotton and soybean this season
Published on Nov 08, 2024 04:13 PM IST
Chhattisgarh government recommends CBI probe into Mahadev case
The BJP government in Chhattisgarh has recommended a CBI probe into the Mahadev Online Book app case, implicating former CM Bhupesh Baghel and others.
Updated on Aug 26, 2024 10:47 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Chhattisgarh govt asks CBI to probe Mahadev case involving ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel
The state's BJP govt has recommended a CBI probe into the case, in which the senior Congress member has been named among the accused by the Chhattisgarh Police.
Updated on Aug 26, 2024 05:42 AM IST
‘Sarkar banegi, jhagda shuru’: Bhupesh Baghel's big claim on NDA 3.0
Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and his council of ministers will take oath of office at 7:15 pm on June 9.
Published on Jun 07, 2024 09:20 PM IST
Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha election: Congress' Bhupesh Baghel trailing behind BJP
At 12.30pm, Baghel, also known as "kaka", is behind Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Santosh Pandey, data from the Election Commission shows.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 03:07 PM IST
Time for change has come, says Tharoor in Chandigarh
During a joint press conference at the Chandigarh Press Club, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, “We are confident that the change has come in the minds of the people.”
Updated on May 28, 2024 09:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Bhupesh Baghel claims BJP workers stopped him from entering polling booth. WATCH
Of the eight assembly segments in the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency, polling in Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Keshkal and Kanker assembly segments will end at 3pm.
Updated on Apr 26, 2024 03:48 PM IST
Communal shadow over Bhupesh Baghel’s bid for first LS win in third attempt
Rajnandgaon, a small district town in Chhattisgarh, has been marred by communal incidents in the last four years, which took place in the Kawardha and Bemetera districts
Updated on Apr 25, 2024 05:17 PM IST
‘Bhupesh Baghel did nothing to curb Naxalism in 5 years’: Shah in Chhattisgarh
Union home minister Amit Shah urged voters to make Narendra Modi as PM for third time and he will end Naxalism from Chhattisgarh in just two years.
Published on Apr 22, 2024 06:54 PM IST
‘BJP will never allow reservations to end’: Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh
Lok Sabha elections: Union home minister Amit Shah said,"Press the lotus (BJP symbol) button with such force that the tremors are felt till Italy"
Updated on Apr 14, 2024 07:45 PM IST
‘Political retribution’: Baghel after his name appears in Mahadev App case FIR
Chhattisgarh Police has filed a case naming former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel as an accused in the Mahadev Online Book app scam, estimated to be worth ₹6,000 crore
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 08:54 PM IST
Former Chhattisgarh CM Baghel named as accused in FIR on Mahadev bets scam
Baghel was with sections of cheating, criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and forgery under IPC and sections 7 and 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 06:38 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan , New Delhi
Congress announces 1st list for 2024 election: Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad
Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon, Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 09:05 PM IST
Bhupesh Baghel claims Congress MLA offered ministerial berth by BJP
BJP leaders were not available for comment on Baghel's claim.
Published on Feb 20, 2024 07:07 AM IST
PTI | HT News Desk
Bhupesh Baghel alleges ‘political conspiracy’ after ED names him in charge sheet
In its fresh charge sheet filed in its probe into the Mahadev betting app case, the ED has named five accused, including alleged cash courier Aseem Das, police constable Bheem Singh Yadav, and Shubham Soni, a prominent executive linked to the app, among others
Updated on Jan 07, 2024 10:55 AM IST