Chhattisgarh assembly elections: Second phase voting for 70 constituencies to be held on Friday
In the first phase, voting was held for 20 assembly constituencies and a voter turnout of 70.87 per cent was recorded till 5 pm.
In the first phase, voting was held for 20 assembly constituencies and a voter turnout of 70.87 per cent was recorded till 5 pm.
Chhatisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2000 by the then Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
Addressing a rally in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Bhanupratappur assembly constituency, Rahul Gandhi also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "false promises" and the alleged loan waiver of Adani.
With the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections scheduled in the year 2023, the brutal murder of Sanju Tripathi in the middle of road in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur District has triggered a political stir in the state.
A total of 190 candidates are in the fray from the 18 Naxal-affected constituencies; nearly 1 lakh security personnel, 19,079 polling personnel deployed in 4,336 booths
Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured personnel was being evacuated from the forest, an official said, adding that a search operation was underway in the region.
Mayawati had earlier in July warned the Congress leaders of not forming an alliance if not given a respectable number of seats.
