Assembly Elections 2013

By pretending to be secular, BJP fooling people: PM in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 17:54

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh batted for UPA government`s inclusive growth model as he drummed up support for Congress` Ajit Jogi at a rally ahead of Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls – BJP manifesto

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 13:02

Rice at one rupee a kilogramme will be provided to 42 lakh poor families.

Explosive device recovered in Dantewada ahead of polling

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 12:36

An improvised explosive device was recovered from Maoist-hit Dantewada district of south Chhattisgarh, two days ahead of the first phase of Assembly Elections in the state.

Chhattisgarh Assembly election – State Profile

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 00:54

Chhattisgarh consists of 27 districts which were carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000.

No Narendra Modi factor in Chhattisgarh: Mahant

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 12:29

Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress chief Charan Das Mahant hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Chhattisgarh polls: LK Advani to woo voters today

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 16:06

In a bid to woo electorate, Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch LK Advani will address rallies in poll-bound Chhattisgarh.

Ajit Jogi – The Mr indispensible

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 21:03

Long considered one of the few Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh with a mass following, Ajit Jogi is the single biggest challenge to Chief Minister Raman Singh in his efforts to score a hat trick in the upcoming Assembly election.

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls - Congress manifesto

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 13:00

Farmers will be provided Rs 2000 per quintal for their paddy and of the total payment Rs 500 will be paid to woman members of their family.

Raman Singh: The silent performer

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 19:55

There is something about this ayurvedic doctor that sets Dr Raman Singh apart from others of his ilk in politics.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: Charan Das Mahant’s big test

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 01:11

In November 01, 2000, the ‘heart of India’ Madhya Pradesh was bifurcated and Chhattisgarh was carved out of it. After the formation of this new state the top brass of Congress preferred Ajit Jogi, then an Arjun Singh protégé. The decision to anoint Jogi as the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh triggered a political rivalry within the party which continues till today.

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls – State issues

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 16:37

The dastardly Darbha attack is an emotive issue which the Congress hopes will earn it sympathy in Chhattisgarh, especially in the crucial Bastar which sends 12 MLAs to the Assembly.

98 face criminal cases in Chhattisgarh phase-two polls

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 16:18

Twelve percent of the candidates - 98 in number - contesting in the second phase of the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh have criminal charges against them, while 22 percent are billionaires.

Congress to give tough fight to BJP in MP, Chhattisgarh: Zee Media survey

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 13:53

With elections approaching fast in Madhya Pradesh, a Zee Media-C fore survey has found that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress are engaged in a neck-to-neck fight.

Suspected `bomb` at C`garh MLA`s house creates panic

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 19:30

Amid the enhanced security for the visits by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the Naxal-affected Bastar region, a report of suspected bomb at a BJP MLA`s house in Dantewda sent police into a tizzy today.

Congress` spirited campaign to stop BJP in Bastar

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 11:13

A divided house until recently, Congress is putting up a spirited campaign to checkmate BJP in its erstwhile stronghold of Naxal-dominated Bastar region of Chhattisgarh where the ruling party hopes to cash on its developmental agenda coupled with Chief Minister Raman Singh`s clean image in the Assembly Elections.