Bhupesh Baghel was the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2018 to 2023. The Congress leader has represented the Patan Assembly constituency in the Chhattisgarh Assembly since 2013. He won the constituency in a row in the 2013, 2018 and 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates. In the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections, Baghel defeated BJP's Vijay Baghel with a margin of 19,723 votes. He defeated BJP's Motilal Sahu in 2018 by 27,477 votes and became the Chief Minister after the Congress party won a decisive mandate. In the 2013 Chhattisgarh Assembly Election, Baghel defeated BJP's Vijay Baghel by 9,343 votes. The rivalry between the two Baghels is not new as Vijay defeated Bhupesh Baghel once in 2008 from Patan by 7,842 votes. In 2003, Bhupesh defeated Vijay, then the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member, by 6,909 votes. Bhupesh Baghel was the minister in Digvijaya Singh's undivided Madhya Pradesh Cabinet and also in the Ajit Jogi-led first Chhattisgarh government. Baghel also represented the Patan Assembly constituency in the undivided Madhya Pradesh from 1993 to 2003. He was also the president of the Chhattisgarh Congress unit from 2014 to 2019. In the 2009 Lok Sabha Election, Bhupesh Baghel contested against BJP's Ramesh Bais from Raipur but lost by 57,901 votes. Baghel is contesting from the Rajnandgaon constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 against BJP's Santosh Pandey.
Read MoreED recovered an audio clip from accused Asim Das' phone, which reportedly revealed a conversation between him and the Mahadev app's alleged owner Shubham Soni. In the clip, Soni told Asim to leave for India immediately and give Rs 8-10 crore to Baghel.
Mahadev app case witnessed a huge development in election bound-Chhattisgarh after a video surfaced in which an alleged owner of the betting app claimed that he gave Rs 508 crore Rs to CM Baghel. However, the CM promptly reacted and rejected all the allegations.
Chhattisgarh election: The ruling party released the manifesto two days before the first phase of the state polls - November 7. CM Bhaghel asserted that schemes which are currently operational will continue if the Congress retains power in the state.
A another remark, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury had said that the I.N.D.I.A. bloc was not an alliance but an arrangement of non-BJP forces in the country. His statement has come ahead of the Assembly election in five states.
Voting in Chhattisgarh Assembly election will take place in two phases on November 7 and 17. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3 along with the results of four other states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram.
Rajasthan will vote on November 25 while polling in Chhattisgarh is set to take place in two phases on November 7 and 17. The counting of votes will take place on December 3.
The Enforcement Directorate claimed that its probe indicates that Mahadev App promoters paid Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Rs 508 crore.
Earlier, the ED claimed that a forensic analysis and a statement made by a 'cash courier' led to 'startling allegations' that Mahadev betting app promoters paid about Rs 508 crore to the Chhattisgarh chief minister so far, and that 'these are subject matter of investigation'.
The Mahadev App and its promoters are being investigated by the ED under the anti-money laundering law. Chhattisgarh goes to polls in two phases of November 7 and November 17.
Assembly election in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3 along with the results of four other states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Mizoram.
Chhattisgarh Election: The poll fight in Patal is likely to be triangular as BJP fielded Bhupesh Baghel's nephew Vijay Baghel who defeated his uncle in the 2008 assembly election in the same constituency.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also promised that the loans of Self Help Groups and the loans availed by women under the Saksham Yojna will be waived.
With the filing of his nomination papers, Baghel has officially entered the electoral fray in the Patan constituency, which holds its own political significance in the state of Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: CM Baghel said thar his government collected nearly Rs 6,000 crore excise from liquor, whereas, during Raman Singh's rule, only Rs 3,900 crore excise was being collected from liquor.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel accused BJP leaders of making contradictory allegations and then disappearing when asked for evidence, dubbing them "drama queens."
Chunav Manch: Arun Sao criticised the claims made by Congress leaders regarding their return to power and suggested that they were either ignorant of the ground realities or were afraid to accept the truth.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: According to the India TV-CNX Opinion Poll, 49 per cent of Gond voters are likely to vote for the Congress in Chhattisgarh. The BJP is likely to get just 26 per cent of Gond votes. Around 25 per cent of Gond voters in Chhattisgarh may side with other parties.
Chhattisgarh Assembly election will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. The counting of votes is set to take place on December 3 along with the results of MP, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged people to elect the BJP in Chhattisgarh so that a double-engine government can work for its development.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: Congress has announced its candidates for all the 90 Assembly constituencies in the state, which will see voting in two phases on November 7 and 17. Votes will be counted on December 3.
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