chhattisgarh assembly elections

Vishnu Deo Sai was born in Jashpur and worked in farming before joining politics. He belongs to the Kanwar tribe.

AAP lost deposit on 201 out of 204 seats it contested assembly elections on across the states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Notably, AAP's top leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann actively campaigned for the elections in these states. Delhi CM and party supremo Arvind Kejriwal had even skipped ED's summons for the campaign

RJD celebrated early Congress lead in Chhattisgarh with displaying fish, but after that BJP took the lead and set to wiln

The second phase of Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh is set to take place on November 17 for the remaining 70 seats of the 90-member assembly.

"After the Mahadev app scam, Chhattisgarh CM is hiding his face. If the people involved in Delhi's liquor policy scam were not able to escape, here too, no one would be able to escape. 'Paisa Kamao...Bhupay karo' this continued for 5 years.

"The Chief Minister's close aides are behind bars. These mathematicians of Congress will have to tell how much share the CM has received in this," PM Modi said.

Former Congress leader Arun Tiwari accused the party of selling assembly ticket for Rs 4 crores in Chhattisgarh

Dantewada was retained by the BJP's Bhima Mandavi in 2018. Mandavi and four security officers were murdered days before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as their convoy was attacked in Dantewada district by Naxals. Notably, this time the BJP is represented by Chaitram Atani, a former member of the now-illegal Sulwa Judum movement.

The voting process began at 7 a.m. amid tight security. Polling started at 7 a.m. for ten seats, which include Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta. The other 10 seats started pollling at 8 am.