Chhattisgarh polls phase 1: Can Congress maintain its edge over BJP, Jogi

Ajit Jogi, who split from the Congress to form the Chhattisgarh Janata Congress, believes, however, that his party has a good chance

The first phase of the Chattisgarh assembly elections will take place on November 12, when 18 constituencies that are considered the most sensitive in terms of security will vote. Of the 18 constituencies, 12 fall in the division of Bastar, while the other six are located in the district of Rajnandgaon.

Konta, Bijapur, Dantewada, Chitrakoot, Bastar, Jagdalpur, Narayanpur, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Kheragarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Dogargaon, Khujji, and Mohalla-Manpur are the constituencies going to polls. Both national parties – the BJP and the Congress – have fielded candidates in all of them.

The Congress has incumbent representatives in 12 of these