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Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi to attend public events in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings in Chhattisgarh, where assembly elections are due by the year-end, on Saturday. Ahead of the polls in the Congress-ruled state, this is for the first time that events of the two senior leaders belonging to rival parties are coinciding on the same day. While Shah will attend two functions, one in Raipur and the other at Saraipali in Mahasamund district, Gandhi will address a programme of Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club in Nava Raipur the upcoming new capital city of Chhattisgarh. Shah will release an 'Aarop Patra' (charge sheet) against the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government at Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Raipur at 11 am, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary said. He will then leave for Khairmal village in Saraipali area to attend an 'abhinandan' programme organised by tribal groups. He will also address the function, he said. After being in power for 15 years since 2003 under the .

CM Bhupesh Baghel transfers Rs 34.55 cr to unemployed youth in Chhattisgarh

The amount transferred was the August instalment of the allowance paid under the "Berojgari Bhatta Yojana" (Unemployment Allowance Scheme) of the Chhattisgarh government

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023: All you need to know about the state

Formed on November 1, 2000, here is everything you need to know about Chhattisgarh ahead of the assembly elections 2023

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: CM Baghel asks PCC to prepare to fight BJP

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel asked the new general ministers of the PCC to focus on four key points to attack the BJP in the upcoming polls

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel seeks appointment for OBC association to meet Guv

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel sent a letter to Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan, requesting him to give an appointment to meet the OBC Mahasabha and the State Backward Classes Welfare Association

Health workers on indefinite strike in Raipur against govt over demands

The health workers, who started the strike on August 22, said that if their demands are not met, it might cause the ruling Congress some damage during the upcoming Assembly elections

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel writes to PM Modi over toilet facilities, arrears

In the letter, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that around 1.5 million families still do not have access to advanced toilet facilities, despite the state being declared open-defecation-free (ODF)

Chattisgarh Assembly polls: ECI launches app for voters to check details

Ahead of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar announced the launch of four apps to help voters during the election process

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Senior citizens, disabled can vote from home

Voters above the age of 80 and persons with disabilities (more than 40%) will have the facility to cast their votes from home; such voters will be provided with a pick-up and drop-off facility

Chhattisgarh election: EC team arrives in Raipur to review poll preparation

Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel, along with other senior officials of the Election Commission of India, arrived in Raipur to review election preparations

Rahul Gandhi predicts Congress' victory in upcoming state elections

Highlighting BJP's downfall in the Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Congress will win in all four states in the upcoming elections

Rajasthan elections: CM calls ED raids in Chhattisgarh a 'birthday gift'

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot referred to recent Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids in Chhattisgarh as a birthday gift for Bhupesh Baghel, as these raids often occur around election times

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Kejriwal makes 10 promises; Details here

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made 10 promises to the people of Chhattisgarh, which included free electricity, hiring more teachers, and free pilgrimage trips for the elderly

'Parivarwad' visible: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel on BJP candidates' list

Vikrant Singh, nephew of BJP leader Raman Singh, will be the BJP candidate from Khairagarh, a seat won by Congress's Yashoda Verma against Komal Janghel (BJP) in the by-elections

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel transfers Rs 2,000 cr to beneficiaries

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday transferred Rs 2,055.6 crore into the accounts of beneficiaries as part of the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) and other schemes

Chhattisgarh elections 2023: Congress sets up four panels ahead of polls

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023: Congress approved the constitution of election manifesto committee, election management committee, disciplinary committee, and planning and strategy committee

'Baghel vs Baghel' fight: BJP fields Bhupesh Baghel's nephew on Patan seat

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's nephew Vijay Baghel defeated the CM in the 2008 Assembly elections from the same seat

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: BJP announces first list of 21 candidates

The list was announced a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC)

MP polls 2023: BJP discusses strategy for 'tough seats' ahead of elections

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly: The meeting of the BJP's senior leaders months before the elections are scheduled to be held indicates the significance of these state elections, sources said

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: BJP poll plan labels seats as A, B, C, D

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023: Parameters such as caste, local issues, and the party's past performance in constituencies are likely to be taken into account for choosing candidates