Polling concluded in the high-stakes electoral battle in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Friday, with both the Congress and the BJP hoping for victory in the two Hindi heartland states.
Expressing his confidence of party's victory in the Assembly election in Chhattisgarh, former Chief Minister Raman Singh said that the BJP will win atleast 14 out of 20 seats in the first phase.
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.
A Bharatiya Janata Party worker was killed allegedly by unknown gunmen in the maoist-affected district of Mohla Manpur in Chhattisgarh, a top police official said on Saturday.
"Kunded, a highly Naxal-affected village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, got access to electricity after 20 years. The area is dominated by Naxalites," Sukma SP Kiran Chauhan said.
"Congress has lost all its willpower. The grassroots leaders of Congress have been sitting quietly with their mouths locked. First, Congress was ruined, then they became bankrupt and now they have given their contract to someone else. The party is no longer being run by its leaders. Now i
Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with police personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Tuesday, Sukma police said. A Joint operation was conducted by the District Reserve Group (DRG) Sukma and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 223 Corps.
"The way security camps have started in the forested interior areas of Bastar in the last four years, the safe zone of Naxalites is continuously shrinking. This has led to increasing pressure on their supply network," Inspector General (IG) of Police in Bastar Range Sundarraj P said.
In a significant stride towards bolstering anti-maoist endeavors, Sujoy Lal Thaosen, Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), embarked on a two-day visit to Jharkhand, officials said on Saturday.