Bastar, where Left Wing extremists have a huge influence, goes to polls on Monday
MP Chief Electoral Officer V L Kantha Rao confirmed that Patra has been named as an accused in the FIR
Describing Naxals as 'monsters with evil mindset', Modi said earlier governments did not do enough for the development of Bastar region
Modi said the Congress-led government did not do enough to develop the Naxal-infested Bastar region citing the Maoist menace
Ajit Jogi, who split from the Congress to form the Chhattisgarh Janata Congress, believes, however, that his party has a good chance
Election to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly will be held on November 28
November 9 is the last date of filing nominations
In his first campaign for Chhattisgarh assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive at Raipur airport at 11:20 am Friday and then take a helicopter to Jagdalpur
There are 273 polling stations in Dantewada, of which 31 are "normal" and 137 "hypersensitive". The rest are "sensitive"
Both Shukla and Singh are seeking votes in the name of Vajpayee and his good-governance principles
A TDP leader claimed that his party may get 14 to 18 seats
Meet Abhinandan Pathak, he looks, speaks and dresses like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and he is campaigning for the Congress
Japanese brokerage Nomura said going by opinion polls, the BJP is likely to retain Madhya Pradesh, lose Rajasthan and 'remain competitive' in Chhattisgarh
The party has named 29 nominees, including Masani, who recently joined the Congress
The demand for Shashank's exit from the state rose shortly after the Election Commission (EC) removed the state's Principal Secretary (Home) Lalnunmawia Chuaungo
Additional Deputy Commissioner Chuauhnuna told PTI that the chief minister had to change his plan to file nomination in his home turf on Tuesday
Congress is leading the proposed "grand alliance" which also comprised TDP, CPI and Telangana Jana Samiti
BJP's Ramesh Mendola had won from the seat in 2013 by defeating his nearest rival by 91,017 votes
"Mayawatiji deserves to be the country's prime minister. She is appropriate for the post and she has the potential," Jogi said
The protesters demanded the ouster of Shashank, who they alleged have hurt the sentiments of the Mizo people by his "pro-Bru" stance for conducting the elections