Congress has made Akash Sharma its candidate for the by-election to be held on Raipur-South assembly seat of Chhattisgarh. Akash is also the state president of Youth Congress. He will face Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sunil Soni. This seat is vacant since local BJP MLA and former state minister Brijmohan Aggarwal resigned from the post of MLA after becoming Lok Sabha MP from Raipur parliamentary constituency.
In this regard, a press release issued by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday said, ‘Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has named Akash Sharma as the Congress candidate for the upcoming by-election in 51-Raipur City South constituency of Chhattisgarh Assembly. Has been approved as.
Voting for the by-election on Raipur-South assembly seat will be held on November 13 and the result will be announced on November 23.