New Delhi: Former Chief Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje and Raman Singh were on Thursday appointed BJP’s national vice presidents, a day ahead of the party’s National Council meet here in Delhi. “BJP President Amit Shah has appointed Chouhan, Raje and Singh as the party’s national vice presidents with[Read More…]
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68 out of 90 legislators in newly elected Chhattisgarh Assembly are billionaires
Raipur: Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has published the analysis report of all the 90 newly elected legislators on Friday which showed that 68 out of 90 legislators (76%) in newly elected Chhattisgarh Assembly are billionaires. In 2013, 67 out of 90 MLAs were billionaires. Out of 68, Congress has[Read More…]
All you need to know about Chhattisgarh new Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel
The Congress on Tuesday staged a massive comeback in Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections by winning/leading in 67 of the total 90 seats in the state and wresting the state from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), showcasing its best sign of resurgence in the 2018 assembly elections. However, the victory has posed[Read More…]
Bhupesh Baghel leads the race to become the next CM of Chhattisgarh
The Congress on Tuesday staged a massive comeback in Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections by winning/leading in 67 of the total 90 seats in the state and wresting the state from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), showcasing its best sign of resurgence in the 2018 assembly elections. However, the victory has posed[Read More…]
Eight of 13 BJP Ministers lose seats in Chhattisgarh polls
Raipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s rout in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections took scalps of several party heavy weights, including eight ministers, while Chief Minister Raman Singh won by a narrow margin. The eight ministers who lost their seats are Amar Agarwal, Prem Prakash Pandey, Kedarnath Kashyap, Rajesh Moonat, Ramsewak[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: First phase of campaigning ends, prestigious Rajnandgaon seat heads to battle
Ahead of Chhattisgarh polls, campaigning for the first phase of elections concluded on Saturday. Chhattisgarh, which goes to poll in two phases, voting for 18 seats will be held on November 12 and the remaining 72 constituencies on November 20. Congress and BJP are going alone in polls, while Ajit[Read More…]
ABP News-Lokniti CDSD survey: BJP likely to overcome anti-incumbency in Chhattisgarh with 52-60 seats
Ahead of Chhattisgarh polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state would perform better than 2013 assembly elections, revealed during a survey conducted by the by ABP News-Lokniti CSDS. The incumbent BJP government-led by Chief Minister Raman Singh will get 43 per cent of vote share and Congress will obtain around 36[Read More…]
Congress releases 19 candidates list for Chhattisgarh election
Congress has released a list of 19 candidates on Thursday afternoon for the second phase of polling in the Chhattisgarh assembly election. With the latest list, Tamradhwaj Sahu has replaced Pratima Chandrakar at Durg Rural constituency and the party has announced candidates for all the 90 constituencies of Chhattisgarh, after[Read More…]
Congress demands Raman Singh’s resignation after Maoist attack
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, saying that the government had no moral right to rule as it was not able to protect the security forces from terrorists and Maoists. Congress MP and Spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi attacked the Centre as[Read More…]
Raman Singh and Karuna Shukla, the millionaire contestants in Chhattisgarh election
Ahead of polls, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on October 23 filed his nomination from the Rajnandgaon constituency and Congress candidate Karuna Shukla, who is the niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has also filed her nomination against Raman Singh. Polling will be held on November 12 in[Read More…]
BJP declares 40 star campaigners for Chhattisgarh election
Bharatiya Janata Party released a list of star campaigners for Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018, including big names like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP Chief Amit Shah, along with 10 other Union ministers and four chief ministers. A list of the same was also submitted with the Election Commission of India[Read More…]
Assembly Elections 2018: Is Congress going downhill in Chhattisgarh?
Ahead of assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, the triangular contest between Janta Congress Chhattisgarh, Congress and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) have become more interesting after the recent political developments in the state. According to sources, anti-incumbency is totally evident in BJP ruled state, but Congress has failed to utilize the whole[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Polls: Is Ajit Jogi curating electoral pitch for BJP?
Janta Congress Chhattisgarh chief Ajit Jogi, who parted ways with Congress in 2016 and stated that he is neither with Congress nor BJP. Further Congress alleged that Ajit Jogi is a ‘B Team’ of BJP and he is trying to create a negative image of Congress in tribal regions of[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Ajit Jogi likely to contest from Marwahi, Congress mocks Janta Congress supremo
In a major political development on Sunday, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh supremo Ajit Jogi has decided to contest the upcoming assembly elections from Marwahi. The constituency is the traditional bastion of Jogi family. Earlier there were reports that former Chhattisgarh CM will not contest the election. Ajit Jogi had won from[Read More…]
BJP to announce 90 candidates for Chhattisgarh election soon
Chhattisgarh assembly polls which are near in the state and notification for the first phase has been already issued on Tuesday, but BJP is still puzzled over selecting potential candidates. However, Chief Minister Raman Singh has told that the names of candidates for 90 constituencies in the upcoming elections will[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Polls: Ajit Jogi will not contest assembly election
Chhattisgarh Janata Congress Chief Ajit Jogi will not contest upcoming assembly election and he will focus on campaigning for the grand alliance in the state, his son Amit Jogi told media on Friday. Amit Jogi further said that Chhattisgarh Janata Congress has formed a ‘grand alliance’ with Bahujan Samaj Party[Read More…]
Congress releases first list of candidates for Chhattisgarh
Congress on Thursday finalised list of 12 candidates for the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections. However, the party has not declared candidate for Rajnandgaon, the seat of Chief Minister Raman Singh. The first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh will be held on November 12. The BJP is ruling in the[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Polls: Notification for first phase issued, Chief Minister Raman Singh expected from Rajnandgaon
Election commission on Tuesday issued a notification for the first phase of voting to be held on 12th November for 18 assembly seats including Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma, Kondagaon, Kanker, Narayanpur and Rajnandgaon districts. The assembly elections will take place in two phases in Chhattisgarh on November 12 and 20.[Read More…]
Assembly Polls 2018: Is Ajit Jogi spoiling game for Congress in Chhattisgarh
The poll season has totally arrived in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram, where assembly elections are scheduled for November and December 2018 and several politicians are busy in picking the appropriate group for himself. Earlier, politicians like Padma Joshi, Ghanshyam Tiwari and many more have switched from their[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: State to witness a triangular contest for the first time
Chhattisgarh assembly polls which are scheduled for November 2018, has become a hot spot in political circles. Earlier, in 2013 Congress and BJP both were the main contenders in assembly polls, however, equations have changed this time (2018) and Chhattisgarh is ready to witness a triangular contest, after the formation[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Cold War between CM Raman Singh & Brijmohan Agrawal could cost upcoming election
Chhattisgarh assembly elections are scheduled for the end of 2018, however internal fight within the state BJP has started evolving. Two BJP stalwarts of Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh and Cabinet Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, both are involved in an internal cold war over the Chief Ministerial candidature and experts[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Vajpayee’ image missing from Atal Vikas Yatra campaign
Raipur: BJP president Amit Shah launched ‘Atal Vikas Yatra’ on Wednesday from Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. All the leading newspapers of Chhattisgarh has carried the full front page advertisement. Ironically not a single advertisement has the carried the image of former Prime Minister Vajpayee. Image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and[Read More…]
Vajpayee’s niece alleges Chhattisgarh govt playing politics over former PM’s demise
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece Karuna Shukla has alleged that the Chhattisgarh government is playing politics over the death of the former prime minister as CM Raman Singh never took Vajpayee’s name in the last ten years but is now using his ashes for political gains. Watch:
Why no investigation of CM Raman Singh’s son in Panama Papers, asks Rahul Gandhi in Raipur
Chhattisgarh assembly election is due for December 2018 and the political corridors in the state are becoming active now. Pulling up his socks, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has reached Chhattisgarh for election campaigns. Attacking BJP over its failure in dealing with corruption, Gandhi says former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz[Read More…]
Raman Singh announced to distribute 50L smartphones, Twitterati criticise
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh has declared to distribute total of 50 Lakhs smartphones to the youths and women. This was announced in the ‘Mobile Tihar’ programme held in Raipur under the communications Revolution scheme. He believes this will provide accessibility to the modern means of communication ‘internet’ to[Read More…]