Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023: Close fight between BJP-Congress in early trends

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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023: Counting of votes in elections to the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly got underway Sunday morning, with security personnel maintaining a strict vigil in counting centres in the states 33 districts, including those affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), a poll official said...

As per early trends, it seems a close fight between BJP-Congress.The elections were held in two phases on November 7 and 17. Voter turnout stood at 76.31 per cent, which was slightly lower than the 76.88 per cent recorded in the 2018 polls...

Although the likely contenders for the Chief Minister position from Congress and BJP are Bhupesh Baghel and Raman Singh, respectively, official announcements from either party are yet to be made.. Key candidates in Chhattisgarh include Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, contesting from his hometown Patan; former Chief Minister Raman Singh, running from Rajnandgaon; Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo, in the fray from Ambikapur; and BJPs Vijay Baghel, challenging Bhupesh Baghel in Patan..

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