It will not be a fourth consecutive term for BJP's Raman Singh. The chief minister has resigned as BJP is destined for a defeat in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. Congress is set for a landslide win in the Chhattisgarh elections. Voting happened in two phases to elect a new government in the state. The Chhattisgarh Assembly, which has 90 members, has a current trend which suggests that the Congress will get 68 seats, up 29 from the 2013 elections. BJP, on the other hand will end around the 16 mark, a massive drop of 33 from the last time. The two phases of polling or voting in Chhattisgarh had happened on November 12 and November 20.
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Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Chief Minister Raman Singh Resigns; Congress Set For Landslide Win
Chhattisgarh Election Result: The current trend suggests that the Congress will get 68 seats, up 29 from the 2013 elections. BJP, on the other hand will end around the 16 mark, a massive drop of 33 from the last time.
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Updated : December 11, 2018 10:39 pm IST
Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Chief Minister Raman Singh resigns, takes ownership for BJP's loss
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With Congress set to form governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and locked in a close fight in Madhya Pradesh, party president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the selection of chief ministers in the three states will be done "smoothly".
Dec 11, 2018 17:59 (IST)
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Resigns
Just In: Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh resigns. He was the chief minister for the last 3 consecutive times.
Dec 11, 2018 17:44 (IST)
Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Chief Minister Raman Singh Addresses The Media As BJP Stare At Defeat
For 15 straight years, people of Chhattisgarh gave me and the BJP a chance to serve them. We did our best, and made a difference to the lives of common man.
This election was fought in my name so I take moral responsibility for the defeat.
We will form a constructive role in the opposition.
Even if I work all my life I will not be able to repay the love and support I have received from the people of Chhattisgarh.
The party will sit together and find out what we could have done better
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These elections were not elections for Delhi, those will be held in 2019.
Why will this have an impact on the 2019 polls? We fought these elections on local issues. The 2019 fight will be about who is up against PM Modi.
This election was fought in my name so I take moral responsibility for the defeat.
We will form a constructive role in the opposition.
Even if I work all my life I will not be able to repay the love and support I have received from the people of Chhattisgarh.
The party will sit together and find out what we could have done better
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These elections were not elections for Delhi, those will be held in 2019.
Why will this have an impact on the 2019 polls? We fought these elections on local issues. The 2019 fight will be about who is up against PM Modi.
Dec 11, 2018 17:25 (IST)
Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Leads At 5:15 PM
Dec 11, 2018 16:17 (IST)
We Were Not Expecting Such A Big Blessing From People: Congress' Chhattisgarh Chief
The Congress was leading in 66 seats, well above the majority mark of 46, while the ruling BJP was a distant second at 14 in the 90-member assembly, according to the Election Commission website.
"We were not expecting such a big blessing from the people. We were expecting around 60 seats," Mr Baghel told new agency PTI.
The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee chief, who is seen as one of the contenders for the chief minister's post along with TS Singhdeo, said it was for the high command to decide who would be chief minister.
"The high command will take a decision on this. The responsibility that was given to me, I have fulfilled that," he said.
"We strengthened the Congress organisation at the basic level under Rahul Gandhi's leadership and through that we fought the battle for the common man," Mr Baghel added.
The party, he asserted, fought for farmers, unemployed youth, women, tribals and traders and won their confidence.
The Congress is set to shatter BJP leader Raman Singh's dream of a consecutive fourth term as Chhattisgarh chief minister.
With the Congress poised to wrest power from the BJP in Chhattisgarh after 15 years, the party's state unit chief Bhupesh Baghel has credited strong party organisation for the impressive showing and said he was "not expecting" such a big margin of victory.
The Congress was leading in 66 seats, well above the majority mark of 46, while the ruling BJP was a distant second at 14 in the 90-member assembly, according to the Election Commission website.
"We were not expecting such a big blessing from the people. We were expecting around 60 seats," Mr Baghel told new agency PTI.
The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee chief, who is seen as one of the contenders for the chief minister's post along with TS Singhdeo, said it was for the high command to decide who would be chief minister.
"The high command will take a decision on this. The responsibility that was given to me, I have fulfilled that," he said.
"We strengthened the Congress organisation at the basic level under Rahul Gandhi's leadership and through that we fought the battle for the common man," Mr Baghel added.
The party, he asserted, fought for farmers, unemployed youth, women, tribals and traders and won their confidence.
The Congress is set to shatter BJP leader Raman Singh's dream of a consecutive fourth term as Chhattisgarh chief minister.
(PTI)
Dec 11, 2018 15:10 (IST)
Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: An Empty BJP Office In Chhattisgarh Says It All
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Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Leads At 3 PM
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Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Celebrations Outside Congress' Office In Raipur
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Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Leads At 2:00 PM
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Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Raman Singh's 15-Year Tenure As Chief Minister Set To End
Five ministers in the BJP government - Brijmohan Agrawal (Raipur City South), Kedar Kashyap (Narayanpur constituency), Mahesh Gagda (Bijapur), Dayaldas Baghel (Nawagarh) and Amar Agrawal (Bilaspur) - were trailing.
However, state presidents of the BJP and the Congress - Dharamlal Kaushik and Bhupesh Baghel - are leading in Bilha and Patan seats respectively.
The Congress has taken a massive lead in Chhattisgarh and looks set to stop BJP leader Raman Singh from a fourth consecutive term as Chhattisgarh chief minister. In the 90-member Assembly, the Congress is leading in 67 seats, up 28 from the 2013 polls, while reducing the BJP's tally to a distant second at 17 - a drop of 32 for the ruling party.
Five ministers in the BJP government - Brijmohan Agrawal (Raipur City South), Kedar Kashyap (Narayanpur constituency), Mahesh Gagda (Bijapur), Dayaldas Baghel (Nawagarh) and Amar Agrawal (Bilaspur) - were trailing.
However, state presidents of the BJP and the Congress - Dharamlal Kaushik and Bhupesh Baghel - are leading in Bilha and Patan seats respectively.
Leader of Opposition TS Singhdeo and Congress MP from Durg Lok Sabha seat Tamradhwaj Sau were leading in Ambikapur and Durg Rural seats, respectively.
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Chhattisgarh Election Result 2018: Key Contest - Rajnandgaon Constituency
All eyes have been on Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon constituency, which is seeing a big battle between chief minister Raman Singh and Congress' Karuna Shukla. Ms Shukla is former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece. Raman Singh had won both the 2008 and 2013 elections by securing margins of over 33,000 votes each time.
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