Charandas Mahant

Over 1,200 candidates in fray for Chhattisgarh polls; Jogi-BSP-CPI alliance makes it strong triangular contest

Over 1,200 candidates will fight it out in 90 seats in the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly election where besides the BJP and the Congress, smaller parties are also in the fray.

In battleground Chhattisgarh, BJP hopes to fight anti-incumbency, corruption charges with development agenda

In Chhattisgarh, where the BJP has enjoyed a 15-year rule, the party is faced with a double whammy of anti-incumbency and a likely pre-poll Congress-BSP alliance.

Chhattisgarh polls: BJP, Congress claim victory citing huge turnouts

With a high voter turnout of 75 percent in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls on Tuesday, both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress claimed to secure the popular mandate to rule the state.

Chhattisgarh: Congress likely to drop some of its sitting legislators

The main opposition Congress may deny tickets to some of the sitting legislators in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh.