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Chhattisgarh exit polls leave everyone guessing yet Congress, BJP confident

The BJP and intelligence agencies predict a narrow victory for the ruling party, while the Congress projects a victory for itself.

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Polling for all 18 seats in the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018 comes to a close. Photo: @ANI

Neeraj Mishra | The Wire
In Chhattisgarh, all government work has been at a standstill since the final round of polling on November 20. Naya Raipur or Atal Nagar, as it is now known, bears a forsaken look with an occasional road-side worker watering the flower beds on its shiny new streets.

But Mantralaya at the end of the Ekatma Path – usually buzzing with activity – now resembles an abandoned yard. The only thing that evokes any interest is the mention of the word parivartan. Is it coming? No? Have ‘they’ managed to hack the EVMs? Everyone has a theory. No real answers are