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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

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: BJP complains to state poll authority

The opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh has filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Raipur seeking action against 83 Congress candidates, claiming they have not furnished their criminal record details to the Election Commission within 48 hours of their selection. The Congress, however, claimed the BJP was levelling false allegations against the ruling party candidates. A Congress spokesperson said they have not given tickets to people with "criminal tendencies" and that they will fulfil the criteria laid down by the Election Commission. The Congress has so far declared candidates for 83 out of the total 90 seats in the state which will go to polls in two phases on November 7 and 17. In the complaint submitted to the CEO on Saturday, the BJP has cited the Supreme Court's order, according to which political parties must submit to the Election Commission the criminal antecedents of candidates within 48 hours of their selection, BJP's state legal cell convener Jaiprakash

ED files chargesheet in Mahadev betting case that surfaced in Chhattisgarh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed its first chargesheet in connection with its money laundering investigation into the Mahadev betting app case that surfaced in Chhattisgarh recently, sources said. The prosecution complaint was filed by the federal probe agency before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Raipur on Friday, official sources said. The ED has named 14 persons in the prosecution complaint, including alleged main promoters of the Mahadev Book app Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal besides Vikas Chhapariya, Chandrabhushan Verma, Satish Chandrakar, Anil Dammani, Sunil Dammani, Vishal Ahuja, Dheeraj Ahuja, Srijan Associates through Punaram Verma, Shiv Kumar Verma, Punaram Verma Shiv Kumar Verma, Yashoda Verma, Pawan Nathani, they said. Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal had denied any wrongdoing. The operative part of the chargesheet runs into 197 pages, while the annexures add about 8,800 more pages. The projected proceeds of the alleged c

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 ...

Chhattisgarh: BJP worker shot dead in Naxal-affected Chowki district

A BJP worker was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a remote village in Naxal-affected Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, police said. The incident took place around 7:30 pm in Sarkheda village under Aundhi police station limits when victim Birju Taram was out walking, said district Superintendent of Police Ratna Singh. Asked whether Naxalites were involved in the incident, she said it was too early to come to a conclusion and a probe is underway. As per eyewitnesses, Taram, who was in his early sixties, was accosted by two-three people who fired at him, leaving him dead on the spot, Singh said. Mohla-Manpur is among the twenty constituencies which will go to polls in the first phase of two-phase assembly elections on November 7. State BJP president Arun Sao termed the incident as a targeted killing". His party workers will not be scared by such incidents and they will oust the Congress from power, he said. The murder of BJP worker Birju Taram i

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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

One killed, 34 injured as bus overturns in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district

A passenger was killed and at least 34 others injured when a private bus carrying them overturned in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district on Friday, the police said. The incident took place around 6 am when the driver of the bus, which was heading to Durg from Prayagraj, lost control of the vehicle at Kenda Banjari ghat under Belgahna police chowki, a local police official said. The bus overturned resulting in the death of one passenger on the spot, the official said. At least 34 others sustained injuries, he said. Soon after being alerted, a police team reached the spot and launched a rescue exercise, he said. The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals, he said, adding that further details are awaited.

Airtel gains 4.8 mn unique 5G customers in 3 states within 1 year of launch

Airtel 5G Plus has expanded its network within all districts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan

Gandhi family biggest supporter of dynasty politics: BJP's dig at Congress

Earlier after the 2018 assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, the Congress witnessed a landslide victory winning 68 seats out of 90 of those against the then ruling-BJP, which acquired 15 seats

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

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Congress releases second list of 53 candidates

The Congress had announced the first list containing names of 30 candidates on Sunday, which included Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel who will contest from Patan assembly constituency

A tale of three economic models: Congress bets on tried and tested schemes

The party's Madhya Pradesh manifesto combines schemes tested in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh polls: Over Rs 5.5 cr worth of cash, liquor seized in state

The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that unaccounted cash, liquor, and other goods worth over Rs 5.5 crore have been seized in the state between October 9 and 16

Raman Singh asks for change in date of 2nd phase of Chhattisgarh polls

BJP vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls scheduled on November 17 in view of the Chhath festival. He said a large number of voters will not be able to take part in the electoral process due to the festival. Elections to the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly are scheduled in two phases on November 7 and 17. The Chhath festival will be celebrated from November 17 to 20 this year. Singh in a post on X said the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly election is coinciding with Chhath puja festival due to which a large number of people will not be able to take part in the electoral process. I request @ECISVEEP to please postpone the second phase of voting, so that more and more voters can take part in the electoral process and exercise their franchise, he added. Earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had made a similar demand in the state. A large numb

Congress responsible for 'appeasement politics' in Chhattisgarh: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah blamed the Congress for 'appeasement politics' for the lynching of a young man in Chhattisgarh's Biranpur village in April

Congress to EC: Book Amit Shah for 'provocative' comments in Chhattisgarh

Amit Shah accused the Bhupesh Baghel government of lynching Bhuneshwar Sahu for 'appeasement and vote bank politics' during a rally in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

Naxalite killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, rifle seized

A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday morning, a senior police official said. The face off took place at around 6 am in a forest near Bandepara village under Madded police station limits, when a joint team of personnel from different security forces was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P told PTI. The operation was launched by personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard, Bastar Fighter, both units of state police, Special Task Force and the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 170th battalion. They had inputs about the presence of senior Naxalites, including Madded area committee of Maoists in-charge Nagesh, its secretary Buchanna, member Vishwanath along with 15-20 armed cadres, in Koranjed-Bandepara forests, the official said. After the exchange of fire stopped, the body of a Naxalite and an AK-47 rifle were recovered from the spot, he said. The identi

Baghel slams BJP, says 'divide and rule' plan will not work in Chhattisgarh

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said the BJP's plan of "divide and rule" will not work in Chhattisgarh and hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his statement accusing the Congress of doing "appeasement" politics for votes in the poll-bound state. Talking to reporters at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur in the evening, he said the opposition BJP was left with no issues to raise in the state, where assembly polls will be held in two phases next month. Speaking at an election rally earlier in the day in Rajnandgaon, Shah attacked the Baghel government over communal violence in Biranpur village of Bemetara district in April and said the ruling party will continue doing "appeasement" politics for votes if it returns to power in Chhattisgarh after the polls. Asked about Shah's statement, the Congress CM said, Action was taken in the (Biranpur) incident and the accused were arrested. Police have also submitted a chargesheet in the court and compensation has been ..