Chhattisgarh Elections 2013

Despite a tight security blanket thrown over Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bastar, the region's Sukma district has seen two encounters and an explosion that have left several security personnel injured.

Hours after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel made three key announcements: a huge farm loan waiver, increased minimum support price (MSP) for maize and a special investigation team to probe the Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack in 2013 that wiped out the Congress leadership in the state.

A total of 13 women have been elected to the Chhattisgarh Assembly in 2018, a rise from the 10 and 11 women who became MLAs after the 2013 and 2008 polls respectively, a state election official said today.

The ruling BJP lagged behind the Congress as votes were counted in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Three-term Chief Minister Raman Singh of the BJP was briefly trailing in his constituency, but is now leading. As the Congress widened the gap with the BJP in Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh was locked in a tough fight in Rajnandgaon seat, where his rival is Congr...

Nearly 72 per cent voting was recorded as polling came to a close in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, the Election Commission announced this evening, taking the overall turnout in the two phases to 74.17 per cent so far. However, the number is likely to go up as the second phase figures are provisional. The 2013 electi...

The ruling BJP in Chhattisgarh has claimed the turnout in the first phase polling, which increased marginally from the last assembly election, was a sign that there was no anti-incumbency against its dispensation as propagated the opposition. The turnout in the first phase assembly election in 18 seats on November 12 was recorded at 76.28 per cent,...

The BJP has reposed faith in most of its sitting lawmakers for the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly polls and it has given tickets to 14 leaders who lost the last state elections in 2013. In its first list released on Saturday, 77 candidates were announced out of the total 90 seats in the state. The BJP has given tickets to 32 sitting lawmakers, incl...

As the pathetic performance of the Congress brings out the claws in everybody who's anybody within the party, I thought back to the time last month when I was roaming around the towns of Chhattisgarh covering election rallies.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said the poor show by Congress in the recent Assembly Polls is the defeat of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi because he was the face of the party's poll campaign.

Upset over the defeat of several of sitting MLAs of the Congress in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, state Congress chief Charandas Mahant blamed it on "internal sabotage" yesterday.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday got into a huddle with senior leaders to analyse the poll debacle which the party suffered in four out of the five states where Assembly elections were held.

After swinging all day long, the final tally had the BJP winning 49 seats and the Congress 39.

The BJP has won absolute majority in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and is the single-largest party though shy of a clear majority in Delhi, where Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has ensured, in a stunning debut, that the ruling Congress stands decimated.

The results of the 2013 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are out but those looking for clear pointers towards how the next General Election will play out are likely to be left scratching their heads.

Incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh won a third straight victory on a day that saw an intense see-saw between the ruling BJP and the rival Congress.

Despite a tight security blanket thrown over Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bastar, the region's Sukma district has seen two encounters and an explosion that have left several security personnel injured.

Hours after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel made three key announcements: a huge farm loan waiver, increased minimum support price (MSP) for maize and a special investigation team to probe the Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack in 2013 that wiped out the Congress leadership in the state.

A total of 13 women have been elected to the Chhattisgarh Assembly in 2018, a rise from the 10 and 11 women who became MLAs after the 2013 and 2008 polls respectively, a state election official said today.

The ruling BJP lagged behind the Congress as votes were counted in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Three-term Chief Minister Raman Singh of the BJP was briefly trailing in his constituency, but is now leading. As the Congress widened the gap with the BJP in Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh was locked in a tough fight in Rajnandgaon seat, where his rival is Congr...

Nearly 72 per cent voting was recorded as polling came to a close in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, the Election Commission announced this evening, taking the overall turnout in the two phases to 74.17 per cent so far. However, the number is likely to go up as the second phase figures are provisional. The 2013 electi...

The ruling BJP in Chhattisgarh has claimed the turnout in the first phase polling, which increased marginally from the last assembly election, was a sign that there was no anti-incumbency against its dispensation as propagated the opposition. The turnout in the first phase assembly election in 18 seats on November 12 was recorded at 76.28 per cent,...

The BJP has reposed faith in most of its sitting lawmakers for the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly polls and it has given tickets to 14 leaders who lost the last state elections in 2013. In its first list released on Saturday, 77 candidates were announced out of the total 90 seats in the state. The BJP has given tickets to 32 sitting lawmakers, incl...

As the pathetic performance of the Congress brings out the claws in everybody who's anybody within the party, I thought back to the time last month when I was roaming around the towns of Chhattisgarh covering election rallies.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said the poor show by Congress in the recent Assembly Polls is the defeat of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi because he was the face of the party's poll campaign.

Upset over the defeat of several of sitting MLAs of the Congress in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, state Congress chief Charandas Mahant blamed it on "internal sabotage" yesterday.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday got into a huddle with senior leaders to analyse the poll debacle which the party suffered in four out of the five states where Assembly elections were held.

After swinging all day long, the final tally had the BJP winning 49 seats and the Congress 39.

The BJP has won absolute majority in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and is the single-largest party though shy of a clear majority in Delhi, where Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has ensured, in a stunning debut, that the ruling Congress stands decimated.

The results of the 2013 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are out but those looking for clear pointers towards how the next General Election will play out are likely to be left scratching their heads.

Incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh won a third straight victory on a day that saw an intense see-saw between the ruling BJP and the rival Congress.