Chhattisgarh Results

Chhattisgarh Election Results 2018: Raman Singh resigns as chief minister, Congress to form government

Congress is leading in 64, while BJP was relegated to a distant second spot with 18 seats, as per the latest trends available in 89 of the 90 seats in the House. "I have submitted my resignation to Chhattisgarh Governor," Raman Singh told reporters.

Chhattisgarh Election Results: After initial scare, Raman Singh leads in Rajnandgaon over Congress' Karuna Shukla by 147 votes

Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh was elected twice from Rajnandgaon, in 2008 and 2013 by a comfortable margin. He had won the Lok Sabha polls from this constituency in 1999.

Chhattisgarh Elections: State headed for possible post-poll alliances as exit polls throw up divided verdict

The lack of clarity indicates an unsure future for the BJP after 15 years of governing Chhattisgarh, where the Congress has steadily increased its vote share in the past three elections.