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India News: The final assembly elections of 2023 are set to take place in Mizoram and Chhattisgarh on November 7. In Chhattisgarh, the ruling Congress will face o

Voting for the first phase of Assembly polls for 20 seats, several of them in Naxal-affected Bastar division, in Chhattisgarh will take place on Tuesday, with poll officials stating that 25,249 personnel have been deployed for the purpose. ��️ Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023: First Phase of Vidhan Sabha Polls on November 7; More Than 25,000 Officials, 60,000 Security Personnel in Place.

Campaigning was low-key in many constituencies, particularly in the Maoist insurgency-hit areas of Bastar, where polling is to be held under a massive

For the first phase, 20 seats, including in Naxal-hit districts, will go to polls in Chhattisgarh while 174 candidates will battle it out for 40 seats for the single phase polling in Mizoram

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023 big battles: Prominent leaders of the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) feature in high-stakes contest for these 13 seats, highlighted by the fight between Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel and BJP Lok Sabha MP and his distant nephew Vijay Baghel.

In 2018, Congress made a spectacular comeback by clinching 67 out of 90 seats, ending the Bharatiya Janata Partys (BJP) two-decade reign. Congress return marked the end of an era, but the 2019 general elections added another twist to the plot, as the BJP managed to secure 9 out of 11 Lok Sabha seats.

Brij Lal, a converted Christian, says his community does not hold Sunday prayers for fear of violence. Last December, Narayanpur, about 250 km from state capital of Raipur, had become the epicentre of violence between tribals and converted Christians or vishwasis (believers), which had a ripple effect in neighbouring Kondagaon, Antagarh and Chitrakote areas.

Tribal-Christian tensions in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh have become a key issue ahead of the states elections on 7 November. Several seats in the Bastar region, including Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Keshkal, Antagarh and Chitrakot, are expected to be influenced by the issue. The ruling Congress party is concerned about losing support from Christian voters who feel abandoned by the government after a clash between tribal and Christian communities. The BJP has capitalized on this anger, wi...

The Congress victory in 2018 ended BJP's reign. 2013 saw the state's tightest result, with 0.75% vote share separating BJP, Congress

Chhattisgarh Election: Chhattisgarh has always witnessed a bipolar politics dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress