BJP’s Surguja show raises prospects of Chhattisgarh getting its first tribal chief minister

The fluidity of the situation in Rajasthan has thrown up an interesting cast — the most prominent of them being the monk MP from Alwar Baba Balaknath, who won from Tijara. In Chhattisgarh, the party has senior faces among its winners, but none of them can claim to be a serious contender. BJP’s emphatic win in the seats reserved for tribals — it won all 14 in Surguja district — has raised the possibility of the state getting its first tribal CM, a move that, like the elevation of Droupadi Murmu as President, may have resonance among tribals in other states.