"Congress has witnessed downfall in Chhattisgarh": Raman Singh

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 1 (ANI): Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and BJP leader Raman Singh exuded confidence in the BJP's victory in the Chhattisgarh legislative assembly elections and said on Friday that Congress has witnessed a downfall in the state.
"In the context of Chhattisgarh, it is clear that the Congress has seen a drop in their current position, as 3-4 exit polls have shown their seats falling from 69 to 40-42, which means there has been a major downfall of Congress and its vote percentage," said Raman Singh.
"On the other hand, it is shown (in exit polls) that BJP seats have increased from 15 to 46-48, which means that there has been a rapid growth of the BJP in Chhattisgarh," he added.
The former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister further claimed that the 46-48 number of seats is just the current scenario but the BJP won't stop here and will win at least 52-55 seats on December 3.
"From all the feedback that we have and the numbers seen in exit polls as well, it appears that the Congress government is going and BJP will be forming government in Chhattisgarh with a huge majority," said Raman Singh.
Earlier, on Thursday, exit polls gave varied predictions in the poll-bound states, giving an advantage to the BJP in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a clear edge to Congress in Chhattisgarh and Telangana, and that the ruling MNF was ahead in power sweepstakes in Mizoram.
While the exit polls were almost unanimous in giving an edge to Congress in Telangana, where polling concluded on Thursday, a few predicted a close call in Rajasthan with Congress in the lead, and an exit poll gave an edge to the party in Madhya Pradesh too. A poll predicted that the Zoram People's Movement would win decisively in Mizoram.
The outcome of exit polls was released after the conclusion of polls in Telangana. If Congress can retain Rajasthan along with Chhattisgarh and oust the ruling BRS from Telangana, it will be a major morale booster for the party.
Five states went to the polls this month, with counting slated for December 3. The polling in five states, which are in the northern, eastern, and southern parts of the country, came months before the next Lok Sabha polls. (ANI)