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"Alliance With Mayawati Decided Few Hours After Meeting Her": Ajit Jogi

Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 06, 2018, Raipur

The alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) took shape after just a few hours of discussion, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi said, adding that he wants it to continue till the 2019 general elections by projecting Mayawati as the prime ministerial candidate.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Confident Of Securing 4th Term

Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 06, 2018, Raipur

Confident of winning his fourth term as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Raman Singh has said the state polls might have some impact on 2019, but they should not be referendum on PM Modi's government.

In This Chhattisgarh Village, There Are Only 4 Voters

ANI | Wednesday November 07, 2018, Koriya, Chhattisgarh

The Election Commission is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that every eligible citizen votes in the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, even if the number of voters is in single digits. In polling booth number 143 in Sherandandh village, there are only four voters, out of which three are from the same family.

Chhattisgarh Polls: In Raman Singh's Turf, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Key For Both BJP, Congress

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 08, 2018, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

What's in a name? A lot, if the name to bank upon is Atal Bihari Vajpayee in this assembly constituency of Chhattisgarh where Chief Minister Raman Singh of the BJP is pitted against Congress candidate Karuna Shukla, niece of the late former prime minister.

Fighting Maoists: An Area In Dantewada Will Vote For First Time In 20 Years

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 08, 2018, Dantewada/Sukma

As a pitched political battle unfolds between the ruling BJP and its main challenger Congress in Chhattisgarh, another war is literally on display between the Maoists and the election authorities on walls and hoardings across the state's Maoist-hit areas.

"<i>Achche Din</i> Won't Come": PM Lookalike Who Ditched BJP Ally For Congress

"Achche Din Won't Come": PM Lookalike Who Ditched BJP Ally For Congress

Press Trust of India | Friday November 09, 2018, Bacheli, Dantewada

He looks like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dresses and speaks like him and begins his speech with 'Mitron', but their similarities end there -- He is Abhinandan Pathak, a Congress campaigner in the Naxal-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh who says "achche din nahin ayenge".

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi To Campaign For Chhattisgarh Elections On Friday

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 08, 2018, Raipur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be in Chhattisgarh on Friday to campaign for the first phase of the Assembly elections in the state.

BJP's Manifesto For Chhattisgarh To Focus On Farmers, Youth

Press Trust of India | Friday November 09, 2018, Raipur

In a last attempt to woo voters ahead of the first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh, the ruling BJP will release its "game changer" manifesto on Saturday with special focus on farmers and youth, state Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said.

"Congress Backing Urban Maoists Driving Big Cars," Says PM: 10 Points

Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday November 09, 2018, Raipur/New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit the campaign trail today in Chhattisgarh, where people will vote for the assembly elections in two phases on November 12 and 20. Mr Gandhi attacked the BJP government over alleged inaction against insolvent businessmen who have "fled the country". "You have heard about Nirav Modi. That person met the finance minister before leaving for London," Mr Gandhi said. PM Modi, after introducing a group of BJP candidates and asking people to vote for them, said, "We have put an end to discrimination and lived by sabka sath, sabka vikas (development for all)."

To Rahul Gandhi's Attack Over Notes Ban Queues, BJP's Sarcastic Reply

Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday November 09, 2018, New Delhi

Roasted by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's at an election rally in Chhattisgarh over, the BJP hit back today with a biting retort of its own. "Today Rahul ji in Chhattisgarh asked 'did anyone see any rich black money-holder get out of a big car and stand in the line during demonetisation'? I would like to tell him yes we saw you get out of your 4 crore car and stand in line," BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said.

"Mayawati For PM, I Will Be Chief Minister Of Chhattisgarh": Ajit Jogi

Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday November 09, 2018, Raipur/New Delhi

King in Chhattisgarh, kingmaker in 2019. Congress rebel Ajit Jogi has no doubt about his role in the coming election in Chhattisgarh and the national polls early next year. "We have made an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Left. It has decided that I will be chief minister," said Ajit Jogi, who served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh after it was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2000.

Rahul Gandhi Holds Show In Raman Singh's Home Turf, Slams PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 10, 2018, Rajnandgaon

Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a mega road show yesterday in Rajnandgaon, the constituency of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, three days ahead of the first phase of assembly polls on November 12.

Citing Maoism, Amit Shah Explains Why Congress Not Good For Chhattisgarh

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday November 10, 2018, Raipur

The Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh has made the state "almost free" of Maoists and developed it as a hub of power and cement production, BJP president Amit Shah said today as he released the party's manifesto for the state where the BJP has been in power for three terms.

PM Modi Waived Loans For 15 Richest People, But Not Farmers: Rahul Gandhi

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 10, 2018, Charama, Chhattisgarh

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of 15 select industrialists during his tenure.

Amit Shah Releases BJP Manifesto For Chhattisgarh Polls: Live Updates

Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Saturday November 10, 2018, New Delhi

Chhattisgarh Election 2018: With only two days left for the assembly elections to be held in Chhattisgarh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah will both campaign in the state today. While the Congress released its manifesto yesterday, the BJP released its election manifesto in Chhattisgarh's Raipur today. Election campaign for the first phase of Chhattisgarh polls will end tonight, 48 hours before the voting on November 12. Chhattisgarh polls will be held in two phases, November 12 and November 20.