Mizoram recorded 69.86 per cent polling while 59.19 per cent voters exercised their franchise in Chhattisgarh in the first phase of polling in 20 assembly seats in the state, according to Election Commission data at 3 pm
Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, Prahlad Patel on Tuesday held a 'Padayatra' in support of party candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu in Chhindwara.
Reacting to the first phase of polling going on in Chhattisgarh, union minister Tomar said, "This time the atmosphere was in the favour of the BJP. The BJP government will be formed with full majority in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan."
The encounter broke out between the Special Task Force (STF) and Naxals in the forest area near Orchha police station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
Nath also requested the youth to suggest the name of the team of the state through a video message which he shared on his official X (formerly twitter) handle on Tuesday.
According to the list, Vedapally Sriram Chakravarthy will contest from the Husnabad assembly seat. Tula Uma has been fielded from the Vemulawada assembly seat.
Coming down heavily on the Congress government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that whenever Congress comes to power, the courage of terrorists and Naxalites increases in the country.
Union Minister Patel made the remark while speaking to ANI in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district on Tuesday in view of how many seats the party would secure in the upcoming state assembly polls. Patel is in fray from Narsinghpur assembly seats for the poll scheduled to be held this mont
Bhupesh Baghel said, "Earlier, big incidents used to happen, now small incidents are happening. I think this will also stop in the future. Naxalism has retreated to a great extent with the work we have done in 5 years. As a result, polling booths have been set up inside villages. People w