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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: A total of 1,181 candidates across parties pitted themselves against each other for the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly. The polling in the state was held in two phases, with the first on November 7 featuring 223 candidates.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel managed to secure his Patan seat for the sixth time, defeating his nephew Vijay Baghel. Other ministers, Umesh Patel and Kawasi Lakma, retained the Kharsia and Konta seats, respectively.

Ambikapur Assembly Elections Result 2023: Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo loses by 94 votes to Rajesh Agarwal from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

A voter turnout of 78 per cent was recorded in the first phase for 20 assembly constituencies in seven districts of the Naxalite-affected Bastar division and four other districts on November 7, while a 75.88 per cent turnout was registered in the second and final phase for 70 seats on Friday.

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: On being asked about party's strategy against former CM and senior BJP leader Raman Singh, who is contesting from Rajnandgaon, Baghel said the strategy as well as the name of the candidate will be known when the party's list is out.

Recently, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo surprised many by praising the Central government in the presence of PM Modi at a government programme which, later, became the talk of the town in the election season.

Chhattisgarh: This was a rare scene as it is nowadays hardly seen that a state minister from the Congress-ruling state admires the Centre.

The 80-year-old man expressed that people in the region were not satisfied with the civic body despite having a Congress Mayor. He raised issues like bad roads, water shortages in the region.

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.

Chhattisgarh minister TS Singh Deo's skydiving adventure took place in a picturesque location known for its breathtaking views and challenging jumps.

Singh Deo will remain the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Twenty Point Implementation and Commercial Tax (GST) departments.

According to officials, the girl died on Mar 25 at the Community Health Centre at Lakhanpur village in the district, and her father took the body away before a hearse arrived.

Kapil Sibal said the Gandhis -- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra - should step aside and give some other leader a chance to lead the party.

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel informed that he had got in touch with the health minister and took stock of his health.

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday asserted that his state can never become Punjab, and said the two states bear only one similarity - that of having numbers in their names.

Earlier in August, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had met Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence.

Sources said that Baghel has been called to Delhi by Venugopal for further talks to resolve the crisis in the Chhattisgarh Congress.

Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo has gone into quarantine. However, the minister was nowhere to see so far.  

After selecting chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi held hectic parleys with top party leaders on Saturday to decide on the top post for Chhattisgarh.

The party high command summoned senior leaders of state unit including TS Singh Deo, Bhupesh Baghel and Charan Das Mahant to Delhi on Friday.