New Delhi, Dec 24 (TIWN) Chhattisgarh minister T.S. Singhdeo has been appointed as observer for the meeting of the Congress Legislature Party in Jharkhand which is scheduled to elect its leader in the Assembly.

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who attended the CLP meet as AICC observer, announced his name as the new chief minister of the state. His appointment followed four-day-long hectic parleys and deliberations with party president Rahul Gandhi.