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On CM Baghel's home turf, it is a battle between 'kaka' and 'bhatija'

On a dusty road undergoing repairs in Patan, a slogan reads Is baar kaka par bhatija bhari' (this time nephew will triumph over uncle), summing up the keenly watched contest in this constituency represented by Chhattisgarh Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel. Vijay Baghel, the BJP MP representing the Durg Lok Sabha seat Patan is one of the assembly segments of Durg is taking on the CM, though not for the first time. Vijay Baghel (64) is a distant nephew of Bhupesh Baghel (62). Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) state president Amit Jogi, son of former CM Ajit Jogi, is seeking votes against family politics of kaka' and bhatija', seeking Patan a triangular contest. So far, someone from the family (of Baghels) has been winning here, he says at a public meeting. A total of 16 candidates, including AAP's Amit Kumar Hirvani, are in the fray in Patan, which will go to polls along with 69 other seats in the second and last phase on November 17. As Congress' promises of farm loan waiver and Rs 3

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: BJP will win 1st phase of voting, says Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the first phase of voting in Chhattisgarh shows that the BJP will form the government in the state

Naxalism will be eliminated from Chhattisgarh if BJP comes to power: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the people of Chhattisgarh should vote to form a "double-engine" government (the BJP at the Centre and in Chhattisgarh)

Chhattisgarh elections: Congress candidate's convoy attacked in Bemetara

Chhattisgarh minister and Congress candidate Guru Rudra Kumar's convoy was attacked with stones in Bemetara on Wednesday

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Explained | Mahadev betting app row

The Mahadev betting app case is back in news, following the Centres's move to shut down 22 illegal online gambling platforms, including the notorious Mahadev app. Watch the video to know more

Chhattisgarh elections 2023 LIVE: Voting concludes, sealing of EVMs begins

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections LIVE: As citizens vote on 20 Assembly seats, catch all the latest updates from Chhattisgarh here

Congress empowers drug usage, terrorism activities in India, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Congress government emboldens terrorists and Naxalites in the country whenever it comes to power

Ready to discuss my work against PM Modi's work, says CM Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: CM Bhupesh Baghel said he is ready to accept Amit Shah's challenge to discuss his work in past five years against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in the past 15 years

Chhattisgarh polls: Baghel sees high voter turnout in Naxal-affected areas

Voting for the first phase of the Chattisgarh Assembly polls for 20 seats in the state's southern region began on Tuesday morning amid tight security

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Chhattisgarh polls LIVE: BSF constable injured in IED blast in Kanker

The campaign for the elections to the 20 Assembly segments in Chhattisgarh came to a close on Sunday, ahead of the polling on November 7

CM Baghel using hawala transactions for Assembly elections: Smriti Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani said that the Congress in Chhattisgarh has been utilising funds from hawala transactions to fund its election campaign in the poll-bound state

149 polling stations in Bastar shifted to nearest police stations, camps

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: As many as 149 polling stations in Bijapur, Narayanpur, Antagarh, Dantewada, and Konta have been relocated to closest police stations and camps for security reasons

Three-layer security cover deployed for over 600 polling booths in Bastar

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Around 60,000 security personnel will be deployed in the Bastar division, consisting of 12 Assembly segments

Congress govt has not even spared Mahadev from corruption, says Nadda

Addressing a public rally in the poll-bound state on Sunday, Nadda alleged that chief ministers of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and Congress leader Kamal Nath collect money for the Congress family

Ugly attempt: Bhupesh Baghel after accused in Mahadev app accuses him

The Chhattisgarh CM, in a post on X, alleged the BJP is employing central agencies to tarnish the image of the people-friendly Congress government of the state

Baghel will now be operated by remote from Dubai: Irani in Chhattisgarh

Union minister Smriti Irani has alleged that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will now be operated by a remote control from Dubai, apparently hinting at his alleged connection with the UAE-based promoters of Mahadev' betting app. Addressing a rally in Kondagaon assembly constituency of the poll-bound state on Sunday, she said the Congress has cheated the women of Chhattisgarh by not fulfilling its promise of banning liquor. I am surprised. I did not know that for the sake of securing power, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will now be operated by the remote control of Dubai. Till now it was said that the remote was from Italy, but now it has come to light that a remote is also lying in Dubai A phone rings, the man runs fast and is caught with crores of rupees, she said. She was referring to a man recently arrested by the Enforcement Directorate along with cash in connection with the agency's probe into the alleged Mahadev betting app scam. The ED had on Friday claimed that a

Mahadev aap ran under patronage of Bhupesh Baghel's police: Amit Malviya

The central agency added that the arrested person, Asim Das, confessed that Rs 508 crore has been so far paid to the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister by Mahadev app promoters

Why has Mahadev app not been banned till now, Baghel asks PM Modi

PM Modi at a rally in Durg district said the Congress needs to answer as to what links it has with people in Dubai who were accused in the scam