40 per cent below poverty line under double-engine government: Bhupesh Baghel

"I would like to tell Amit Shah that when there was a double-engine government, as per RBI's 2018 report 40 per cent of the population was below poverty line. Today, NITI Aayog report says that 40 lakh people have risen above the poverty line...," Baghel said. He was referring to the previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled state government in Chhattisgarh under Chief Minister Raman Singh. "Double engine government" is an expression coined by the BJP to refer to BJP governments at the state and the centre.