Ahead of the second phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly election on November 17, Friday, BJP national president JP Nadda on Wednesday came down hard on the Congress, saying that it was synonymous with corruption.
"Defying all challenges, the Indian Air Force conducted 404 sorties with Eight MI 17s, securely ferrying 853 polling team members to and fro from 43 locations, enabling a successful electoral process in a tough LWE-affected region. Salute to the Indian Air Force," the Chief Electoral Offi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a coordinated attack on state governments in poll-bound Telangana and Chhattisgarh while training his guns at main opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh.
Ahead of casting his vote for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, former chief minister and BJP leader Raman Singh who is seeking re-election from his seat in Rajnandgaon performed a pooja at his residence this morning.
Chhattisgarh Commerce, Industries and Excise Minister and Congress candidate from Konta Assembly Constituency, Kawasi Lakhma cast their votes for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023 saying that we are fighting on the issue of development, security and peace.
Voting for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections began for the remaining assembly constituencies, which include Pandaria, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon, Khujji, Bastar, Jagdalpur, and Chitrakote.
After casting a vote for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, Congress candidate Mohan Markam from Kondagaon expressed confidence that he will win from Kondagaon for the third time saying that BJP cannot compete with Congress in Chhattisgarh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters to cast their vote and become participants in the festival of Democracy as the voting for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections, involving 20 seats in the state's southern region, began on Tuesday.
According to Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan, "One jawan of CRPF CoBRA Battalion was injured in an IED blast triggered by naxals in the Tondamarka area of Sukma. The jawan was deployed for election duty."
Polling started at 7 a.m. for ten seats, which include Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta.
"Corruption" and the price of paddy have emerged as key issues in the polls, with the BJP targeting the Congress government led by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on alleged scams and the "hawala money funding" related to the Mahadev gaming app.