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Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Congress' major focus on farmer schemes

Ahead of the Assembly elections, the state government is taking out schemes for the farmers as they constitute around 70 per cent of the state's population and are a key vote bank in the state

Farm loan waivers, high MSP: How Chhattisgarh govt is banking on farmers

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has promised to waive off farmers' loan if the Congress retains power

Chhattisgarh elections LIVE: Congress to hold 'voter marathon' on Oct 30

Congress will organise "First time voter marathon" on October 30 for voters between the age group of 18 to 25 years

PM Modi, RSS chief not on same page on border security: Bhupesh Baghel

He added that if one were to go by PM Modi's claim on border safety, then "how was it that external forces crossed over to incite trouble and violence in Manipur?"

BJP takes dig at CM Bhupesh Baghel with cartoon portraying him as Ravana

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Chhattisgarh posted a cartoon of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, which showed him as "Ravan", and said that "this time, Ravana of corruption will be burnt"

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: BJP releases final list with four candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded party leader Rajesh Agarwal from Ambikapur constituency against state Deputy Chief Minister T S Singh Deo

Bhagwat's remarks on Manipur contradicts stance of Modi govt: Baghel

Baghel said the BJP government asserts that borders are secure under its rule while the RSS chief was pointing to role of external elements

Assembly elections: Johar Chhattisgarh Party releases list of 31 candidates

The Johar Chhattisgarh Party (JHP) also unveiled its manifesto containing 44 points

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls LIVE: BJP trying to win sitting Congress MLA

The Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to include Congress MLA Chintamani Maharaj in the party

Chhattisgarh polls: Farmers' support will help win 75 seats, says CM Baghel

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said that his government implemented several schemes for the welfare and support of farmers, and this will help the Congress win 75-plus seats

Nomination withdrawal ends in Chhattisgarh; 223 candidates in 1st phase

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: The total number of electors in 20 seats in the first phase is 40,78,681, comprising 19,93,937 male, 20,84,675 female and 69 third gender

Chhattisgarh Assembly election: BJP trying to win back sitting Congress MLA

The Bharatiya Janata Party is making efforts to include former Congress MLA Chintamani Maharaj in the BJP party

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: CM Baghel promises to waive off farmers' loan

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday promised to waive off farmers' loans if the Congress party retains power in the state in the upcoming Assembly elections

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Congress announces third list of 7 candidates

With this third list of 12 names, the Congress has now announced the names of 90 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: AAP releases fourth list of 12 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared the names of 45 candidates so far for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections

Centre didn't play any role in bringing down Naxalites in Chhattisgarh: CM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said the BJP-led Centre did not play any role in curbing Naxalism in the state as incidents of Naxal violence were on the rise under the party's "double engine" government between 2014 and 2018, and asserted that his dispensation's three-pronged strategy of development, trust and security resulted in pushing Maoists on backfoot. In an interview to PTI, Baghel also said his party's high command will decide whether he would continue to be the CM or not if the Congress retains power in the state after the next month's assembly elections. Congress is striving to retain power in Chhattisgarh for the second straight term in the two-phased elections to be held on November 7 and 17, riding high on the popularity of Baghel, who has a significant hold over the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and rural voters, and the government's welfare schemes focused on farmers, tribals and the poor. Refuting charges of scams being levelled by the BJP against his ...

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Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: JCC(J) releases first list of 16 candidates

Of the 16 constituencies, eight are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) and one for Scheduled Caste (SC) categories

People won't tolerate Chhattisgarh becoming ATM of Congress: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the public in Chhattisgarh is fed up with the alleged scams of the Bhupesh Baghel government

Chhattisgarh elections 2023: Amit Shah to address two BJP rallies in Bastar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Thursday address two rallies in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division, where polling will be held in the first phase on November 7, a BJP leader said. This will be Shah's second visit to the Congress-ruled state after the announcement of election schedule for the 90-member assembly. The former BJP president, a key poll strategist of the party, earlier addressed an election rally in Rajnandgaon on October 16. Voting in the state will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. Shah will arrive at the Maa Danteshwari Airport in Jagdalpur from New Delhi shortly after noon, said the BJP leader. The Union minister will attend a public meeting and nomination rally at Lalbagh Maidan in Jagdalpur, he said. Shah will later leave for Kondagaon where he will attend another election meeting and nomination rally at Police Ground, he said. Both Jagdalpur and Kondagaon fall under the Naxal-affected Bastar division of the state. In the first phase, polling will b