Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: Note ban hurt poor, benefited rich, claims Rahul Gandhi

"India's prime minister helped turn the black money of the rich into white. He snatched money of the poor, but ensured benefits for the rich," Gandhi said.

Chhattisgarh polls 2018 | PM Modi in Bilaspur: 'Our opposition still don’t know how to fight the BJP'

PM Modi's Chhattisgarh rally today coincides for the first phase of polling in the state for 18 Assembly constituencies, mostly in Naxal-affected zones.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: BJP to release manifesto on Saturday, focus on farmers and youth

The ‘Sanklap Patar’ will be released by BJP president Amit Shah in Raipur, Agrawal, who heads the BJP’s manifesto drafting committee, said on Friday. 

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: Will Raman Singh secure 4th term or Ajit Jogi pull a 'Kumaraswamy'?

Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls: According to political pundits, the party of the favourite CM candidate is likely to win the polls. This fact becomes even more crucial for Congress as it has failed to field a CM candidate even few days before the polls.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: 1,291 candidates in fray for high-octane polls on 90 seats

In the two-phase elections, voting for 18 seats spread across eight Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts, will be held on November 12 and for the other 72 seats on November 20. The counting of votes will be held on December 11.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: Talks, and not guns, can end Naxal violence, says Congress leader Raj Babbar

The Congress leader said that  grievances of Naxals should be addressed as the "movement" started for the rights of people.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: All 72 BJP candidates file nominations simultaneously for 2nd phase of polls

In the state capital Raipur, the nominees, including two ministers and two sitting MLAs, from all the seven Assembly segments of Raipur district, took out a massive rally from the BJP's city officer Ekatma Parisar to the office of the Raipur collectorate.

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2018: Congress releases final list of candidates

This time the Congress is seeking to oust the BJP, which has been ruling the state since 2003, from power. The assembly election in the state will be held in two phases.

Raipur: Over Rs 1.5 crore cash seized in raids ahead of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections

The agencies concerned including the income tax department are probing the matter to find out if the money was to be used in the upcoming assembly elections.

Chhattisgarh Elections: Nearly 65,000 troops to be deployed for first phase of polling in Naxal-hit state

The number of on-ground security personnel has been kept high, considering the threat perception in 18 constituencies that go to polls in the first phase, officials said.

Watch: Chilling video recorded by journalist in midst of Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

Sensing the immense danger of the situation, a decidedly calm Sharma made a video for his family, wherein he can be heard saying that he may not survive the day.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: BJP releases third list of candidates

The polling in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases to mitigate the risk of violence due to Naxal violence. Chhattisgarh Assembly has 90 seats, in first phase on November 12 only 18 seats, affected by violence will go to polls, while in the second phase on November 20, rest of the 72 constituencies will witness voting.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: History of polling and successive governments in Naxal-hit state

Even as former Congress leader Ajit Jogi has the honour of being Chhattisgarh's first chief minister, Congress has never been elected to power in the state assembly elections. Read on to know the full history of polling in Chhattisgarh.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election: Congress releases list of candidates for 17 seats

In quest to end 15-year wait to rule Chhattisgarh, Congress banks on new faces, old-timers in ticket distribution

The opposition party late Saturday evening put out a list of candidates — its third — for 37 assembly seats going to polls in the second and last phase of voting on November 20. It has renominated 15 sitting MLAs and fielded 11 candidates, who had lost in 2013, besides giving tickets to 11 fresh faces.

Chhattisgarh Elections: Congress releases list of 37 candidates for second phase

The Congress, on October 18 and 22 had announced the candidates for the first phase polling in two lists.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: 190 candidates in fray for 18 seats in first phase

As many as 421 candidates had filed their nominations for the first phase, but papers of only 231 aspirants were found valid in the scrutiny. Of them, 41 candidates withdrew their nominations, leaving 190 in the fray.

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP to retain power in Chhattisgarh; Raman Singh set for record 4th term

In the 90-seat assembly, BJP may win 50 (+/-5) seats, while the main opposition party Congress may win 30 (+/- 5) seats, the survey showed.

Chhattisgarh Elections Opinion Poll: Highlights

Will Raman Singh get a record fourth term as Chhattisgarh CM? What impact will the alliance between Ajit Jogi-Mayawati have? Stay tuned for IndiaTV-CNX Opinion Poll from 6 PM.