"Bada Aadmi Bana Denge": When Amit Shah Dropped Big Hint On Vishnu Deo Sai

Weeks ahead of the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister announcement, Union Minister Amit Shah had dropped a big hint while canvassing for Vishnu Deo Sai ahead of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

The BJP today ended the suspense over the Chief Minister pick in Chhattisgarh by naming prominent tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai for the top job. However, weeks ahead of this announcement, Union Minister Amit Shah had dropped a big hint while canvassing for Mr Sai ahead of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

"Aap inko (Vishnu Deo Sai) vidhayak banado, unko bada aadmi banane ka kaam hum karenge (you make him MLA, we will make him a big man)," said Mr Shah while addressing a poll rally in Kunkuri - the seat Mr Sai won by defeating Congress' sitting MLA UD Minj by a margin of 25,541 votes.

Kunkuri seat is in the state's Surguja division where the BJP won all 14 segments.