"Lotus will bloom once again": Chhattisgarh Dy CM Arun Sao on Raipur South assembly bypoll

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 19 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said on Saturday that the lotus (BJP's symbol) will once again bloom in the Raipur South scheduled to go assembly bypoll on November 23.
The bypoll in Chhattisgarh will only be held in the Raipur South Assembly seat. The seat has been represented by the BJP's Brijmohan Agrawal for the last eight times.
The bypolls are spread over 15 states - Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
On Raipur South assembly by-poll, Deputy CM Arun Sao told reporters on Saturday, "...Brijmohan Agrawal has represented Raipur South for 8 consecutive times. BJP has always received the blessings of the people of Raipur South."
He expressed confidence that the BJP will too get the support of the people in this bypoll. "This time too, the BJP will definitely get the blessings of the people of Raipur South. 'Lotus' will ' bloom' in Raipur South once again..."
On October 15, the Election Commission announced bypolls to 48 assembly constituencies including nine seats in Uttar Pradesh and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala.
While polling will be held on 47 assembly seats and Wayanad Lok Sabha seat on Nov 13, it will be held on one assembly constituency in Uttarakhand and Nanded constituency in Maharashtra on November 20
The largest number of bypolls will be held in Uttar Pradesh and seats going to the polls are Meerapur, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Phulpur, Katehari, Majhawan, and Sishamau.
The Assembly polls in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13 and November 20.
In Maharashtra, the assembly polls will be held in a single phase on November 20.
The counting of votes will take place on November 23.
Earlier in October, the Election Commission declared results for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana assembly polls. (ANI)