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The merger was announced by the leader of the splinter group Tarun Chatterjee amid allegations by the BJP that they had been lured away by the Congress.
The MLAs had informed Speaker Rajendra Prasad Shukla in the presence of Chief Minister Ajit Jogi on Thursday that they had formed a new outfit Chhattisgarh Vikas Party (CVP).
With the merger, the strength of the Congress has risen to 62 in the 90-member assembly.
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