Chhattisgarh elections 2023 highlights: BJP leads on 54 seats, Cong on 35

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls 2023 results: Of the 90 Assembly seats in the state, 51 fall in the general category, 10 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 29 for Scheduled Tribes

7:35 PM

PM Modi at BJP headquarters after party's victory in Rajasthan

4:17 PM

Former IAS officer OP Chaudhary cruising by 60,000 votes

 

Former  IAS officer OP Chaudhary is leading by 60,000 votes against Congress’s Prakash Shakrajeet Naik 

4:09 PM

Thrilling battle between BJP-Congress in Janjgir-Champa

A close battle is being witnessed between the BJP and Congress in Janjgir-Champa assembly seat. Congress’s Byas Kashyap is trailing  by 1,500 votes aganst BJP’s Narayan Chandel.

 

3:43 PM

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel leads by more than 10,000 votes in Patan against nephew Vijay Baghel

 After the twelfth round of counting, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was cruising by more than 10,000 votes in Patan against his nephew and BJP candidate Vijay Baghel.

3:16 PM

BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Anil Baluni at party headquarters in Delhi

2:08 PM

Watch: Union minister Piyush Goyal commends PM Modi on BJP's performance

1:44 PM

Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023: BJP leading on 53 seats, Congress on 34

 

According to Election Commission of India (ECI) data, the saffron party has taken the lead on 53 seats in Chhattisgarh and Congress is leading on 34 seats. 

1:11 PM

BJP's Om Mathur, Mansukh Mandaviya to arrive in Raipur this afternoon

1:06 PM

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: BJP is leading on 53 seats, Cong at 35

At 13:30 pm, BJP is leading on 53 seats, Cong at 35

According to ECI data 

BJP - 53

Congress - 35

Others - 2

12:05 PM

Chhattisgarh Assembly Results 2023: BJP is leading on 52 seats, Cong at 36

At 12:00 am, BJP is leading on 52 seats, Congress at 36

ECI data shows:

BJP - 52
Congress - 36

Others - 2

11:58 AM

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel trailing in Patan

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is trailing  behind nephew and BJP candidate Vijay Baghel in Patan

10:58 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly Results 2023:BJP leads on 46 seats, Cong at 30, shows ECI data

BJP leads on 46 seats, Cong at 30

ECI data shows:

BJP - 46

Congress - 30

Others - 2

 

10:19 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly Results 2023: Congress leads on 47 seats

 

Congress leads on 47 seats, BJP at 43

Early trends in Chhattisgarh:

BJP - 47

Congress - 43

Others - 0

10:15 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls 2023: Party workers in joyous mood as initial trends favour Congress

10:07 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly Results 2023 update: Congress leads on 50 seats, BJP at 40

 

Congress leads on 50 seats, BJP at 40

Postal ballots in  Chhattisgarh:

BJP - 40

Congress - 50

Others - 0

9:51 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly Results 2023: Congress leads with 60 seats, BJP at 30

 

Congress leads with 60 seats, BJP at 30

Postal ballots in  Chhattisgarh:

BJP - 30

Congress - 50

Others - 0

9:17 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly Results 2023: Counting of votes underway at a polling station in Raipur

9:13 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023: Congress leads with 52 seats, BJP at 33

Postal ballots in  Chhattisgarh:

BJP - 33

Congress - 52

Others - 0

9:05 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Congress leads with 47 seats, BJP at 37

 

Congress leads with 47 seats,  BJP at 37, Others - 0

Postal ballots in  Chhattisgarh:

BJP - 37

Congress - 47

Others - 0

9:00 AM

Congress leads with 48 seats, BJP at 34

 

Postal ballots in  Chhattisgarh:

BJP - 34

Congress - 48
Others - 0

8:59 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023: Congress leaders in Raipur watching initial trends on the counting day

8:52 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023: Congress leads with 44 seats, BJP- 31, Others - 0

Congress leads with 44 seats,  BJP- 31, Others - 0

Postal ballots in  Chhattisgarh:

BJP - 31

Congress - 44

Others - 0

8:48 AM

"Congress is going to lose in Chhattisgarh": BJP's Arun Sao

As the counting of votes progresses, BJP chief in Chhattisgarh, Arun Sao claimed that the people of the state have already rejected the Congress party.

 

"The Congress party is scared and nervous. Whenever Congress is about to lose or lose, it blames the EVMs and sometimes it blames the Constitution. Congress party is going to lose the elections. The people of Chhattisgarh have rejected them," he said.

8:21 AM

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023: Results to be declared today

Polls were held in two phases on November 7 and 17 for the 90-member Assembly. Voter turnout stood at 76.31 per cent, which was slightly lower than the 76.88 per cent recorded in the 2018 Assembly polls.