Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo on Friday said that the Congress party is fighting the assembly elections under the joint leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
While polling is being held in a single phase for the 230-member assembly in Madhya Pradesh, voting for the first phase in Chhattisgarh for 20 seats was held on November 7.
The main battle in the state is between the Congress and the BJP. Prior to the voting, the state witnessed the top leaders of both parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Bhupesh Bahgel, holding extensive campaigns.
In both Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the BJP has not projected anyone as a chief ministerial candidate and has banked heavily on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the election campaign.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday accused the Congress government in Chhattisgarh of making the state an "epicentre of loot".He also exuded confidence in the BJP's win in the upcoming Assembly election in the state on the basis of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "guarantee".
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
"How can someone attack Brijmohan Agarwal? In 2000, he came to Chhattisgarh with Narendra Modi (Prime Minister). Due to the hooliganism that he committed in the BJP's office (Ekatmak Parisar), even Narendra Modi had to hide under a table. Who would attack him? It is all sponsored", Baghel
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.