Three-time Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh was elected Speaker of the Assembly. He was in the race for Chief Minister, but after Vishnudev Sai became the CM, there was talk of Speaker of the Assembly. After Ajit Jogi in Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman was the head of the state for 15 years from 2003 to 2018. In 2018, BJP lost the elections and Congress’s Bhupesh Baghel got the command. Now after returning to power in 5 years, Raman Singh has been made the Speaker of the Assembly.
The BJP high command has also taken this name keeping in mind the management of Lok Sabha elections. Among the observers, apart from former Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and party leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam were sent to Raipur. Why Raman Singh Assembly Speaker?
Raman Singh has proved himself by being the Chief Minister for 15 years. The party kept him forward as its face in this election also. Raman Singh was in charge of ticket distribution. The BJP high command has its eyes on the Lok Sabha elections. Raman Singh’s management can lead BJP towards victory. Raman Singh is Hindu by religion and Rajput by caste, but is also an acceptable leader among all sections. Very experienced.
When he became CM for the first time
After the creation of Chhattisgarh, the first assembly elections were to be held in 2003. In three years, Congress had become stronger under the leadership of Ajit Jogi, but there was a situation of disunity in BJP. In such a situation, the then BJP national president Venkaiah Naidu wanted to give the command of the state BJP to two senior MPs Ramesh Bais and Dilip Singh Judev, but they were not ready.
After this, Naidu called and talked to Dr. Raman and he agreed, hence he was given this responsibility. Then in the 2003 elections, BJP won 50 out of 90 seats. After this Raman Singh became the first elected Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Till 2018, Dr. Raman Singh remained the CM of the state for 15 years.
Property worth 4 crores, but also a loan of 21 lakhs
According to the affidavit given in the Election Commission, Dr. Raman Singh has assets worth Rs. 4 crores. At the same time, his wife has property worth Rs 1.21 crore and children have property worth Rs 2.53 crore. His sources of income include salary and allowances, farming, rent and interest on savings.
Apart from gold and silver, he has diamonds. His total worth is Rs 53 lakh. Whereas his wife has jewelery worth Rs 2 crore, it has been mentioned in the family that jewelery worth Rs 12 lakh 40 thousand. Apart from having so much property, he also has a loan of Rs 21 lakh.
Some interesting pictures of Dr. Raman Singh
