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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 Assembly elections: Sops cast a shadow on paddy sale

Even as 15 days have passed since the state government started procurement at minimum support price (MSP), just about 400,000 tonnes of paddy has reached the centres

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

MP, Chhattisgarh to go on polls today as BJP, Cong contend for power

While in Madhya Pradesh, the incumbent is the BJP, in Chhattisgarh, it is the Congress that is seeking to retain power

Ahead of polls, Naxalites trigger 2 low-intensity IED blasts in Dhamtari

Naxalites on Thursday triggered two low intensity IED blasts in Dhamtari in Chhattisgarh a day ahead of the second and final phase of Assembly polls in the state, police officials said. No one was hurt in the blasts that took place in the afternoon on Khallari-Gatapur road under Sihawa Assembly seat when security personnel were out on a de-mining exercise in view of polling on Friday, a senior police official said. "The twin blasts took place far away from the patrolling team. No one was hurt in the blasts that were of low intensity. Later, security personnel recovered a 5-kilogram improvised explosive device from the area," he said. "The team for Khallari polling station had reached their destination much before the incident," he added. Sihawa, located some 150 kilometres away from capital Raipur, shares a border with Naxalite-affected Kanker, Kondagaon and Gariaband districts as well as with Odisha. Sihawa is among the 70 seats where polling will be held in the second phase, the

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

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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

Once OBCs, tribals know their actual population, country will change: Rahul

Reiterating his party's demand for a caste census, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the day the Other Backward Classes, Dalits and tribals learn about their actual population, the "country will change forever." Speaking at a rally in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district ahead of the second phase of assembly elections on November 17, he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not taking a clear stand on the issue. Modi ji flies in an aircraft worth Rs 12,000 crore and wears new clothes every day. He was elected using the word OBC (on the promise of acting in their interest), and when the time comes to give rights to the OBCs, he says there is no OBC and the poor are the only caste in India. We will find out how many OBCs are there. Whether Narendra Modi carries out a caste census or not, the day the Congress comes to power again in Chhattisgarh, a caste survey will start here....the day our government comes to power in Delhi, the first signature will be on the (order ...

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

Poll tracker: Assets of Chhattisgarh MLAs rose up to 3,340%, shows ADR data

This is according to an analysis of self-sworn affidavits of 66 re-contesting MLAs in the 90-member assembly by ADR

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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

Chhattisgarh elections: Lotus ready to bloom in state, says Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the lotus is now ready to bloom in the mess spread by the Congress in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Congress' time in state is over, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that some journalist friends of his and even political analysts have informed him that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is going to lose his seat from Patan

Women-run garment manufacturing unit to open in Raipur by early next year

The factory to employ 1,000 women in the first phase will later be expanded to generate employment for over 2,000 women

PM Modi targets Congress, says it didn't implement quota for OBC community

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of not implementing reservation for the OBC community despite the party ruling from "panchayat to Parliament" for so many years after Independence. Addressing a public rally in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, Modi said the Congress' only target is to loot Chhattisgarh and fill its own coffers. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's son, his (CM's) relatives and officers close to him looted and destroyed Chhattisgarh in five years, he alleged. Modi also said he can challenge that no official social media platforms of the Congress have appealed to the people to buy local products. Polling in 20 out of the total 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh was held on November 7. Voting in the remaining 70 seats will be held on November 17. Modi said the first phase of voting in Chhattisgarh has busted the Congress' "balloon of lies" and now people have decided to teach a lesson to the party. The BJP-led Centre built 4 cror

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