Chhattisgarh Assembly election 2023: Selja said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a convention of youth in Raipur on September 2 (Saturday) and party president Mallikarjun Kharge will attend an event in the state's Rajnandgaon district on September 8.

Kumari Selja has been designated as chairperson of the PAC ahead of the Assembly polls in the state.

The names were decided at the BJP's Central Election Committee meeting on Wednesday which was chaired by party chief JP Nadda and attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah among other senior leaders.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday made several announcements in his speech during an Independence Day event at the Police Parade ground in Raipur.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was speaking at the party's 'Bharose Ka Sammelan' event in Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh.

The visit is viewed as a launch of the Congress' mission for the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, due later this year.

Baghel said that he had written to the railway minister in the past for the smooth operation of passenger trains, but the situation has not improved.

Chhattisgarh news: The chief minister dedicated and laid the foundation stone for various projects worth more than Rs 13,356 crore during an event held at Ghantaghar ground.

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are among key states for Congress and BJP as both engage in a direct fight and they are the perfect poll battlefield to show their electorate might.

Chhattisgarh election 2023: TS Singhdeo also predicted the Congress was likely to bag another resounding mandate in the 90-member assembly, saying some are projecting 75-plus seats for his party but his estimate is anywhere between 60 to 75-plus.

The no-confidence motion was defeated by voice vote in the state assembly.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023: "The Congress president has appointed Deepak Baij, MP, as president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect," an official communication from the party said.

Chhattisgarh: CM Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday took a swipe at BJP and said that the party wants to create militant and cause violence.

Dantewada Naxal attack: CM Bhupesh Baghel lent his shoulder to the mortal remains of one of the jawans on way to a vehicle in which the mortals remains were being shifted to native places of the deceased.

A look at cowardly Naxal attacks in the past five years in the country.

Chhattisharh's Biranpur witnessed communal violence following which BJP called for a 'bandh' against the government. CM Baghel hit back at the saffron party accusing them of doing politics over inter-religion marriage.

The campaign will see participation from senior leaders as well as booth-level workers and they will highlight welfare schemes being run by the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in the state.

'Besharam Rang' controversy: Amid the controversy over the song 'Besharam Rang' from the upcoming Bollywood film 'Pathaan' for its costumes, senior Congress leader and Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel slammed those who have been protesting against the song and called them "Bajrangi goons".

The BJP held protests across the country against Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's "uncivilized and distasteful" personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the party sought to rally support over the issue.

Chhattisgarh Coal levy 'scam': The federal probe agency issued a provisional order for the attachment of some movable and 91 immovable properties on Friday under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).