Campaigning for second phase of polling in Chhattisgarh ends

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 21:18

Campaigning for the second phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, to be held on November 19, came to an end on Sunday evening.

`Raman effect will bring BJP back in Chhattisgarh`

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 12:59

The mood at the main office of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in this capital city of poll-bound Chhattisgarh is anything but tense. With the BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addressing his last set of rallies Friday, party strategists are upbeat that the Raman Singh government will be back in power for a third term.

Chhattisgarh has become hotbed of Naxal violence under BJP: Rahul Gandhi

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 18:40

Launching scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Chhattisgarh, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi while addressing rally said that the state was the hotbed of Naxal violence.

Raman Singh`s son keeps low profile working on CM`s hometurf

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 14:54

Maintaining a low-profile unlike offsprings of many prominent leaders here, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh`s son Abhishek who entered the political scene recently feels that the BJP will win for the third consecutive time with a big margin.

Congress seeking `moral victory` on Raman Singh`s hometurf

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 14:06

`If Ram Singh`s party loses in Kawardha, it will be a moral victory for us` --this is the refrain in Congress here, which is hoping to wrest the seat from BJP in Chhattisgarh Chief Minister`s home town but a divided house is making it an uphill task.

Narendra Modi attacks Congress` first family in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 09:44

Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed the Congress for opposing opinion polls, saying fear of losing elections was the reason behind its "nonsensical" demand and "desperate" tactics.

C`garh CM`s relatives among 22 killed in road mishaps in MP

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 16:42

A total of 22 persons, including three relatives of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh, were killed in three road accidents in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.

Chhattisgarh polls: Anti-incumbency may cost BJP Bilha constituency

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 14:11

The slow pace of development in rural areas may cost BJP its seat in Bilha constituency in Chhattisgarh, represented by Legislative Assembly Speaker Dharam Lal Kaushik.

Cop injured in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 14:51

Over ten bombs were recovered and a policeman was injured in a bomb attack by Naxals in Chhattisgarh where voting for first phase of Assembly polls in 18 constituencies is underway Monday.

Over 67 percent polling in Naxal-hit areas of Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 08:34

Defying a boycott call of Maoists, overall 67% voters cast their votes in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections on Monday.

BJP will perform better in Chhattisgarh elections: Raman Singh

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 00:08

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said that voting percentage in the state, including the Bastar region, would increase and BJP would register better results than the previous Assembly polls.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: Stage set for 1st phase amid high security

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 23:53

Marking the beginning of the battle of the ballot in five states considered to be the semi-final to 2014 General Elections, the battleground in Naxal strongholds of Bastar and Rajnandgaon regions are all set for the first phase of Assembly polls which are going to kickstart on Monday in 18 constituencies of Chhattisgarh.