Raipur, Dec 13 (UNI) Tribal stalwart Vishnu Deo Sai, who commenced his political career at panchayat level, was sworn in on Wednesday as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister by Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma took oath as Sai’s deputies – a first in this state by…
Raipur, Dec 10 (UNI) Tribal leader and former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai is set to take over as the new Chattisgarh Chief Minister after being unanimously chosen as the leader of the state BJP Legislature Party at its meeting here on Sunday. Soon after his election, the 59–year-old leader vowed to fulfil Prime Minister…
Raipur, Dec 3 (UNI) In a sequence bringing out the strong anti-incumbency sentiment, no less than nine ministers bit the dust in Chhattisgarh though Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel emerged victorious in the vote count for the Assembly election on Sunday.Assembly Speaker Charan Das Mahant also managed a win from Sakti but his deputy Sant Kumar…
Durg, Dec 3 (UNI) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel (Congress) has been declared elected from this district’s Patan Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Vijay Baghel (BJP) by a margin of approximately 20,000 votes. Though Patan is the Chief Minister’s ‘citadel’, he was trailing in the initial rounds of counting.
Raipur, Dec 3 (UNI) Riding on an anti-incumbency wave, the BJP has pulled ahead in 54 seats, while the ruling Congress leads in 34 constituencies in the vote count for the Chattisgarh Assembly polls on Sunday. Though Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was leading by over 5500 votes in Patan, most ministers of his dispensation are…
Rajnandgaon, Dec 3 (UNI) BJP Vice President and Chhattisgarh’s erstwhile Chief Minister Raman Singh is leading by 20,625 votes over his nearest rival Girish Dewangan (Congress) in Rajnandgaon Assembly constituency during the sixth round of counting.
Mungeli, Dec 3 (UNI) BJP Chhattisgarh unit President Arun Sao is leading by 21,863 votes over his nearest rival Thaneshvar Sahu (Congress) in Mungeli district’s Lormi Assembly constituency during the eighth round of counting.
Raipur, Dec 3 (UNI) The ruling Congress and the principal-opposition BJP are in a close contest as counting of votes progressed for all 90 Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh on Sunday. As per the latest trends, the Congress is leading in 45 seats and the saffron outfit in 44. In this state capital, the BJP is…
Raipur, Dec 3 (UNI) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel (INC) is leading over Vijay Baghel (BJP) by 187 votes.
Raipur, Dec 2 (UNI) Preparations are complete for Sunday’s counting of votes, vis-à-vis all 90 Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh, for revealing the electoral fortunes of 1,181 candidates. The process, which is to be videographed, is scheduled to commence at 8 am amid heavy three-tier security bandobast including the CRPF. “Ninety returning officers; 416 assistant ROs;…
