TS Singh Deo Appointed as Chhattisgarh Deputy CM

Current Context: TS Singh Deo, the health minister and senior Congress leader of Chhattisgarh, has been appointed as the deputy chief minister of the state on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

• He is also the titular Maharaja of Surguja, a royal family of Chhattisgarh. He has been elected as an MLA from Ambikapur constituency thrice since 2008 and was the leader of opposition in the 4th Vidhan Sabha of Chhattisgarh.
• He holds five portfolios in the cabinet, including health and family welfare, medical education, 20 point program implementation, commercial taxes and panchayat and rural development.
• He was among the frontrunners for the chief ministerial post in 2018 but was pipped by Bhupesh Baghel, with whom he has been engaged in a power tussle since then.
• His appointment as deputy CM comes months ahead of the assembly elections in the state, scheduled to be held by November this year.

Question:

Q.1 What is the name of the royal family of Chhattisgarh that TS Singh Deo belongs to?
a. Bastar
b. Surguja
c. Raigarh
d. Kawardha