Chhattisgarh Polls 2023

Having sprung two surprises in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is likely to announce the name of the chief minister for Rajasthan today.

The BJP has announced nine observers, including three union ministers, to assist in selecting Chief Ministers for the three states it won on Sunday - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh.

The BJP is holding a meeting of its top leaders to brainstorm the issue of new Chief Ministers for the three heartland states they won this week.

As many as 17 of the 90 MLAs in the newly elected Chhattisgarh assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves, with six facing serious charges like voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.

Ten of 12 BJP MPs who contested and won seats in November's state elections - including union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Patel - resigned from Parliament on Wednesday.

Chhattisgarh assembly election: The number of MLAs with declared assets worth over a crore (crorepati MLAs) has increased from 68 in 2018 to 72 in 2023.

Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh today questioned the reliability of the electronic voting machines (EVMs), following his party's defeat in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh Assembly polls.

TS Singh Deo, former Deputy Chief Minster of Chhattisgarh, agreed that while on the face of it, tribals of the state have shifted allegiance to the BJP, contributing to the Congress's defeat in the state, the fine print indicated something else.

Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah on Monday said that the grand old party lost the assembly elections in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh due to "over confidence".

Mayawati also said that during the election campaign in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana there was a feeling that these states would see a close fight. But the results were completely different, she said.

As it surged to victory in the tribal heartland of Chhattisgarh, the BJP claimed a significant vote share of 46.27 per cent to 42.23 per cent of the incumbent Congress.

The victory in three heartland states has come as a boon for the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections, in which it is hoping for a third straight term.

Congress heavy-weight and Chhattisgarh's outgoing deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo lost the state elections to BJP's Rajesh Agrawal by a margin of 8,367 votes. He was one of the party veterans the Congress was banking on this election.

Chhattisgarh, a state the Congress considered bagged even before the counting started, unravelled by mid-afternoon today. Within an hour, it presented a picture of complete reversal, with the BJP pulling far ahead.

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's success in assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.

Having sprung two surprises in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is likely to announce the name of the chief minister for Rajasthan today.

The BJP has announced nine observers, including three union ministers, to assist in selecting Chief Ministers for the three states it won on Sunday - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh.

The BJP is holding a meeting of its top leaders to brainstorm the issue of new Chief Ministers for the three heartland states they won this week.

As many as 17 of the 90 MLAs in the newly elected Chhattisgarh assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves, with six facing serious charges like voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.

Ten of 12 BJP MPs who contested and won seats in November's state elections - including union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Patel - resigned from Parliament on Wednesday.

Chhattisgarh assembly election: The number of MLAs with declared assets worth over a crore (crorepati MLAs) has increased from 68 in 2018 to 72 in 2023.

Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh today questioned the reliability of the electronic voting machines (EVMs), following his party's defeat in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh Assembly polls.

TS Singh Deo, former Deputy Chief Minster of Chhattisgarh, agreed that while on the face of it, tribals of the state have shifted allegiance to the BJP, contributing to the Congress's defeat in the state, the fine print indicated something else.

Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah on Monday said that the grand old party lost the assembly elections in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh due to "over confidence".

Mayawati also said that during the election campaign in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana there was a feeling that these states would see a close fight. But the results were completely different, she said.

As it surged to victory in the tribal heartland of Chhattisgarh, the BJP claimed a significant vote share of 46.27 per cent to 42.23 per cent of the incumbent Congress.

The victory in three heartland states has come as a boon for the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections, in which it is hoping for a third straight term.

Congress heavy-weight and Chhattisgarh's outgoing deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo lost the state elections to BJP's Rajesh Agrawal by a margin of 8,367 votes. He was one of the party veterans the Congress was banking on this election.

Chhattisgarh, a state the Congress considered bagged even before the counting started, unravelled by mid-afternoon today. Within an hour, it presented a picture of complete reversal, with the BJP pulling far ahead.

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's success in assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.