Chhattisgarh Elections

Timelines

18 Apr 2019

Chhattisgarh: Polling official dies of heart attack while on duty

A teacher, who was on election duty at a polling booth in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, died of a heart attack today, an official said.

11 Apr 2019

Chhattisgarh: Amid polling, Naxals trigger IED-blast in Raipur; none hurt

Naxals triggered an IED blast this morning in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Bastar Lok Sabha constituency where voting is underway, a senior police official said.

04 Apr 2019

Chhattisgarh: 4 BSF personnel killed, 2 injured in Kanker encounter

Four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were martyred while two others were injured on Thursday in a gunfight with Naxals in Chattisgarh's Kanker district, according to police.

16 Dec 2018

Bhupesh Baghel is Chhattisgarh's new Chief Minister

On Sunday, Congress announced Bhupesh Baghel will be the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, four days after the party performed exceptionally well in the Assembly elections.

13 Dec 2018

Modi not someone who indulges in vote-bank politics: Ramdev

Yoga guru Ramdev said yesterday that no one raise doubts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and policies, the statement coming a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered losses in the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan Assembly elections.

11 Dec 2018

#IndiaDecidesOnDec11: Congress leads massively in Chhattisgarh

As per early trends, Congress and BJP are fighting a close battle for Chhattisgarh. The state voted for 90 assembly seats in two phases.