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Chhattisgarh CM likely to be announced today; state Congress in-charge PL Punia says 'opinion of all MLAs in consideration'
•Chhattisgarh Congress state in-charge, PL Punia on Saturday told the media that the chief minister's name for the state will be announced after a meeting on Sunday.
24 MLAs in newly-elected Chhattisgarh Assembly are facing criminal cases; charges include assault, intimidation
•As many as 24 of the 90 MLAs in the newly-elected Chhattisgarh Assembly have declared that they are facing criminal cases.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2018: 71.93% polling, faulty EVMs and missing names from voter lists mark phase two
Fp Staff •The second and final phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly election 2018 on Tuesday saw a voter turnout of 58.47 percent till 4 pm, amid EVMs malfunctioning and missing names from voters' lists.
Chhattisgarh election phase two voting today: State heads to polls amid heightened security; 1,079 candidates in fray for 72 seats
Fp Staff •In Chhattisgarh, the BJP aims to win a fourth consecutive, while the Congress is seeking to end the saffron party's reign in the state after 15 years.
Chhattisgarh polls: Dantewada, Bastar, Rajnandgaon, Marwahi, Bilaspur constituencies likely to be in spotlight
Fp Staff •Of the 90 Assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh, 51 are general, while 10 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 29 for Scheduled Tribes.
BSP releases first list of candidates for phase one of Chhattisgarh Assembly election; polls to be held on 12 November
•Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday released its first list of six candidates for the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls scheduled to be held on 12 November.
Chhattisgarh Assembly polls 2018: Congress says Raman Singh-led govt has become 'champion in looting' in tribals
•Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said on Wednesday that the Raman Singh-led BJP government in Chhattisgarh has become a "champion" in snatching natural resources away from tribals and handing them over it to businessmen.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2018: Rahul Gandhi to address farmers, NGO officials working in sensitive areas
Fp Staff •Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday confirmed that he will be visiting poll-bound Chhattisgarh to address a public gathering in Raipur.
Create massive BJP wave in Chhattisgarh polls for tsunami in 2019, Amit Shah tells party workers in Bilaspur
•BJP chief Amit Shah told the party workers that a thumping victory for the BJP in Chhattisgarh would avenge the "sacrifices" of their fellow workers in other states.
Opinion polls predict Congress win in Rajasthan elections, say party has edge over BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
•It has predicted 122 seats for the Congress in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly and 47 seats for the Opposition party in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly.