Eight years later Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Late Ajit Jogi After leaving Congress, his party formed Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi) (JCC(J)) and decided to merge with the old party.
In a letter to Chhattisgarh Congress chief Deepak Baij, the JCC (J) has expressed its desire for a merger.
The letter comes after an open call by the Chhattisgarh Congress, inviting rebels and former leaders to return to the party.
In its letter, a copy of which was accessed by The Indian ExpressJCC (J) chief Renu Jogi, wife of late Ajit Jogi, told Baiz that the decision was taken unanimously by her party leaders.
“The core committee of our party has unanimously decided that all office-bearers and members want to join the Chhattisgarh State Congress Party by merging our party with the All India Congress Committee. Therefore, please accept our humble request and allow us to join the Chhattisgarh State Congress,” the letter said. It has been said.
JCC(J) Arc
Ajit Jogi was one of the tallest Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh. He was associated with the party since 1986 and became the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in 2000 after its split from Madhya Pradesh.
Jogi remained a key leader of the state Congress until 2013 when differences began to rise after the Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack. Almost the entire state Congress leadership was killed in the attack. After this, the Congress high command’s alleged support to other state leaders like Bhupesh Baghel and TS Singh Dev was said to have upset Jogi.
In January 2016, The Indian Express A report surfaced on alleged conversations between Chhattisgarh’s top political players suggesting that a financial settlement could lead to the withdrawal of the Congress candidate from the 2014 Antagarh by-election. The report mentioned Jogi, his son Amit Jogi and allegedly several phone conversations. Then BJP CM Raman Singh’s son-in-law Puneet Gupta and others.
A few days later, Chhattisgarh Congress chief Baghel and Congress Legislature Party leader Singh Dev, along with several state party leaders, submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, alleging a “conspiracy” to withdraw Congress candidate Manturam Pawar from the Antagarh by-election. at the last minute. Amit was expelled from the party for 6 years. Later, Ajit Jogi left Congress and formed JCC(J).
Talking to the media at that time, Jogi said that he formed his party to prevent the then Chief Minister Raman Singh from being elected for the fourth term. He also said that he wants to build ‘regional power’.
The JCC (J) contested its first election as an ally of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the 2018 Assembly elections. It won five seats and received more than the winning margin in 12 other seats. On the other hand, BSP bagged 3.87% votes and won two seats.
jogi passed away Two years later, in May 2020, due to a heart attack.
Amit had decided to contest the election from Marwahi, a seat that had become vacant after the death of his father. But his candidature for the by-election was rejected due to his caste certificate.
Another JCC(J) MLA Devvrat Singh passed away in 2021. Two other MLAs from the party – Dharamjit Singh and Pramod Sharma – joined the BJP. This made Renu Jogi the lone MLA of JCC(J).
Ahead of the 2023 assembly elections, the BSP broke its alliance with the JCC-J. With his power and workers
Weakened, the JCC (J) failed to win a single seat. All three members of the Jogi family, Renu, Amit and his wife Richa also lost the election.
talking The Indian Express About her letter to the Chhattisgarh Congress chief, Renu Jogi said, “We broke away from Congress and formed the party. Congress has given us a lot and what we have achieved is because of Congress.
She said, ‘For some reason, Jogi ji formed a regional party. But now he has passed away. I don’t know how to run a party. I am not a political person. I have worked in a medical college for 22 years. I have not been able to run this party successfully and we saw the results in the last assembly elections. Keeping all these in mind, all the party workers have decided to join the Congress before the local body elections.
Deepak Baij said that the state Congress will hold a meeting soon to discuss the petitions of the leaders who want to return to the party. These requests, he said, will be forwarded to Chhattisgarh Congress in-charge Sachin Pilot for the consideration of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Former Chief Minister Baghel has said that he will present his views on the matter to the party high command.
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