Polling officers who had earlier facilitated voting in these sensitive areas recalled how they were attacked by Naxals
Chhattisgarh polls: Swaraj lauds state's foodgrain policy at UN
Voting will take place in 18 assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh, including 12 'red zone' seats, in the first phase on Monday
Many areas of Chhattisgarh will vote for the first time in 20 years
Congress is banking on Vajpayee's name to take on the Chhattisgarh CM
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to campaign for his party candidates in Mahbubnagar and Khammam on November 28 and 29 respectively
The party promised to revoke the orders allowing government employees to attend RSS shakha sessions
The ten seats include, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur, Konta, Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal and Kondagaon
Top leaders of the parties in the fray were in the state on the last day of campaigning for the first phase
The BJP, which had five MLAs in the dissolved (119-member) Telangana assembly, hopes to substantially increase its strength in the coming polls
Congress also promised a rebate in diesel and petrol prices
Rahul Gandhi said he wanted Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to become agriculture centres in five years and provide food, fruits and vegetables to the country
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