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Will not contest further if I don't become CM this year, says TS Singh Deo

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister T S Singh Deo said that if he is not made the chief minister after the results on December 3, he will not contest any further

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Women outnumber men in voting in state

A total of 15.5 million voters cast their votes in all 90 Assemblies, out of which, 7.81 million were women, and 7.74 lakh were men

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Chhattisgarh polls 2023 LIVE: Voting ends, 67.34% voter turnout recorded

The voting for the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls is being held in 70 of the 90 Assembly constituencies in the state

Chhattisgarh polls: Fight one sided, CM Baghel confident of retaining power

Polling for the 70 seats of the 90-member assembly began today at 8 am on Friday. voting for the first phase in Chhattisgarh for 20 seats was held on November 7.

Chhattisgarh polls: 19.65% voter turnout till 11 am in 70 constituencies

The booths in Bindranawagarh where voting will be held from 7 am to 3 pm are Kamarbhaudi, Amamora, Odh, Bade Gobra, Ganwargaon, Gariba, Nagesh, Sahbinkachhar and Kodomali

Chhattisgarh elections: Bemetara now a 'love jihad' hub, says Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah said that the Chhattisgarh district has become a hub of 'love jihad', and OBC daughters are becoming targets

Police seize Rs 11 lakh cash from BJP candidate's vehicle in Chhattisgarh

The police seized cash worth Rs 11.50 lakh from the vehicle of Ram Dayal Uikey, a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the Pali-Tanakhar seat in Korba district

Chhattisgarh polls: Amit Shah labels Baghel 'prepaid CM' over 'scams'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that CM Baghel turned the entire state into a collection centre and an ATM for the Congress.

'Why did you name betting app after Lord Mahadev?': Shah attacks Baghel

Hitting out at the state Chief Minister Baghel, Shah said that the Congress leader insulted the Lord Shiva

Chhattisgarh polls: Congress in nexus with Naxalites, says Himanta Biswa

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel and his government for having a nexus with the Naxalites

Chhattisgarh polls: Lord Mahadev will not spare Baghel, says Himanta Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Lord Mahadev will not spare his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel and will seek account of every single penny

Chhattisgarh polls: Modi making false allegations against me, says Baghel

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel responds to allegations made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over OBC reservation, Mahadev betting app, and corruption charges

Chhattisgarh polls: Baghel failed to fulfill promises, says Anurag Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur said that the Bhupesh Baghel-led government in the state has been unable to fulfill any promise they made during 2018 Assembly elections

If you search for biggest liar then Modi ji's name would come: Baghel

"We took action against Mahadev, but the BJP could not do so in their states. We issued a lookout circular against the accused, it is your responsibility to arrest them", he said

PM should not take action selectively: Baghel on corruption allegationsv

The Prime Minister launched an all-out attack on Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, accusing him of rampant corruption

Religious conversions to be banned in Chhattisgarh under BJP rule: Rajnath

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that forced religious conversion in the state will be prohibited if the BJP comes to power in Chhattisgarh

Women to get Rs 15,000 annual assistance if Cong retains power: Baghel

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said if the Congress retains power in Chhattisgarh, women will be given an annual financial assistance of Rs 15,000 in the state. The announcement, which comes ahead of the second phase of Chhattisgarh elections scheduled on November 17, is being seen as a counter to the opposition BJP's promise in its poll manifesto of giving Rs 12,000 per year to married women. Today, on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, with the blessings of Maa Lakshmi ji and Chhattisgarh Mahtari, an important decision has been taken for women empowerment, Baghel told reporters in Raipur. After the Congress government is formed again in Chhattisgarh, women in the state will be provided an annual assistance of Rs 15,000 directly into their bank accounts under the "Chhattisgarh Gruha Lakshmi Yojana', he said. Baghel also wished people of the state on Diwali. The first phase of polling in 20 out of the total 90 assembly seats in the state was held on November 7. The remain

BJP trying to run Oppn-ruled states through Raj Bhawan: Chhattisgarh CM

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government is trying to control states ruled by other parties through the Raj Bhawan (governor), which is not in the interest of the country and its democracy, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Saturday. He was answering a query on the row between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and the Bhagwant Mann government over delay in giving assent to some bills passed in the Assembly in the northern state. "The Chief Justice of India has made a very serious comment (on the Punjab issue). Raj Bhawan has been trying to misuse its powers. Be it Punjab or Tamil Nadu, or even in Chhattisgarh, a dozen bills are stuck at Raj Bhawan," Baghel told reporters. On Friday, the Supreme Court did some tough talking over the governors of Punjab and Tamil Nadu (Purohit and RN Ravi) delaying assent to bills passed by the state legislatures, cautioning the Raj Bhawan occupant in Chandigarh against "playing with fire" and observing his counterpart in ...

Rajnath slams Chhattisgarh govt for scams, religious conversion; hails PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India's character has never been to attack or occupy even an inch land of another nation but it has taken a resolve to not spare anyone if it is harmed. Singh, who addressed rallies in Sitapur, Bharatpur-Sonhat and Patan Assembly seats in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, also attacked the Congress over corruption and for being a "zero" when it came to carrying out development. Singh said the menace of Naxalism will be eliminated in the next three to four years and also promised to prohibit forced religious conversion if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power in Chhattisgarh, where the second phase of polls will be held on November 17. India has emerged as a powerful nation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with its economy, which is now at fifth place in the world, poised to become the third largest in the next three years behind the United States of America and China, the Defence Minister said at a gathering in ...