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  • ‘Chhattisgarh under eclipse for last five years’, JP Nadda’s attack on Congress

    Political activity has intensified in Chhattisgarh. Voting for the assembly elections is to be held in the state in two phases on 7th and 17th November. In such a situation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Sunday targeted the Congress government of Chhattisgarh and said that the state has been under ‘eclipse’ for five years and now the time has come to remove it. Addressing an election rally in Dongargarh assembly constituency of the state, Nadda alleged that Congress always thinks about the welfare of itself or its family and not about the welfare of the public. He said that people have to decide whether they want to elect a government that serves itself or one that serves the people.

    Dongargarh is one of the 20 assembly constituencies where voting will be held in the first phase of elections on November 7. Voting on the other 70 seats will be held in the second phase on November 17. JP Nadda said that it is a matter of good fortune for him that he started his first election rally in Chhattisgarh from the holy land of Goddess Maa Bamleshwari.

    Dongargarh is famous for Maa Bamleshwari Devi temple situated in the hill. This is the border area of ​​Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. The BJP president said, ‘There is not a single brick or stone laid by the Congress for development in Chhattisgarh. But I can say with confidence that BJP can claim its role on every single brick of development in the state.

    JP Nadda said, ‘Congress never thought about the people, it only thought about itself and its family.. Congress (then Madhya Pradesh) had a long series of Chief Ministers, Arjun Singh, Motilal Vora and Shyama Charan. Shukla. There was also a long series of Prime Ministers (in the previous Congress government at the Centre). But Chhattisgarh was given its name by Bharat Ratna former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

    Targeting the Bhupesh Baghel government over corruption, JP Nadda said, ‘There was a lunar eclipse on Saturday. Chhattisgarh has been under eclipse for five years and the opportunity has come to remove it. He urged people to support BJP candidate Vinod Khandekar from Dongargarh seat and bring BJP to power in next month’s elections.

  • Chattisgarh Election 2023: Rahul Gandhi promises free treatment. Rajnandgaon | Congress

    Rahul Gandhi has made a big announcement in Rajnandgaon. The amount received under Rajiv Gandhi Landless Agricultural Laborer Justice Scheme will be increased from Rs 7000 per year to Rs 10000 per year. Under Dr. Khubchand Baghel Health Assistance Scheme, the poor class will now get free treatment from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, other people will get free treatment from Rs 50 thousand to Rs 5 lakh.

  • NOTA option should be abolished, demands CM Baghel before Chhattisgarh elections

    Before the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, the demand for removing NOTA from EVMs has started rising. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said that NOTA option on electronic voting machines should be abolished for those citizens who are not willing to vote for any candidate. Let us tell you that, after the order of the Supreme Court, in 2013, the Election Commission had added NOTA button in EVMs as the last option on the voting panel. NOTA meaning ‘none of the above’ has its own symbol – a ballot paper with a black cross on it.

    While talking to journalists at Raipur airport on Saturday, Baghel said that it has been seen that sometimes more votes are cast in NOTA than the margin of victory or defeat. When asked why more than 2 lakh voters had supported NOTA in the 2018 state assembly elections and how this option affects the elections, the CM said, “The Election Commission should take cognizance of this.” Viewed several times That NOTA gets more votes than the margin of victory and defeat (between the two candidates).”

    He said that many voters press the NOTA button thinking that they have to press either the top or bottom button. Baghel said that therefore NOTA should be discontinued.

    Voting for the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3. A total of 51 assembly seats in the state are unreserved and 29 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribe category and 10 seats for the Scheduled Caste category.

    It is noteworthy that 76.88 percent voting took place in the 2018 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, in which 1,42,90,497 out of total 1,85,88,520 voters exercised their franchise. NOTA had got 2,82,738 votes. Whereas, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, more than 1.96 lakh NOTA votes were cast in the state, which has 11 parliamentary seats. Then NOTA stood third in five parliamentary constituencies – Bastar, Surguja, Kanker, Mahasamund and Rajnandgaon.

  • The issue of paddy purchase and bonus will be important in Chhattisgarh assembly elections, know the plan of BJP-Cong.

    This time also the issue of paddy purchase and bonus is going to be the most prominent issue in Chhattisgarh assembly elections. There are preparations to include this issue in the manifestos of both BJP and Congress. BJP is first waiting for the manifesto of Congress, so that it can overtake it in promises and maintain its lead. In this, increasing the support price of paddy, bonus on purchase and farmer loan waiver are the main ones. Currently, there is a Congress government in Chhattisgarh and along with claiming to fulfill its previous promises, it is also making new promises. Also, responsibility is being put on the Center for the promises that have not been fulfilled.

    BJP claims that the central government has procured the paddy. Because, the quota for paddy purchase is decided by the Centre. In such a situation, this time also procurement of paddy is going to be a big issue. Both BJP and Congress are talking about increasing the support price of paddy. At present the support price is Rs 2640 per quintal. Both the parties are also claiming that if they come to power, the purchase of paddy will be increased to 20 quintals per acre. At present this figure is 15 quintals per acre. Apart from this, another issue is the bonus on purchase of paddy. That is, additional amount will be given by the state government along with purchase at support price. In 2013, BJP’s Raman Singh government had promised a bonus of Rs 300 per quintal. Whereas, in the last elections, Congress had promised a bonus of Rs 600 per quintal. In such a situation, announcement of bonus can become a big factor in this election also.

    According to sources, BJP may release its election manifesto after Congress, so that it can make announcement ahead of Congress.

    BJP will release manifesto soon

    The first phase of elections in Chhattisgarh is on November 7. Sources say that BJP may release its election manifesto on November 4 or 5. Last month, BJP had issued a charge sheet against the Congress government of Chhattisgarh. Now, in the manifesto, she will go ahead and present her future road map before the public as to how she will provide more benefits to the people if she comes to power.

  • Chhattisgarh Election 2023: Criminal cases registered against 12% candidates contesting elections, who is on top in the list?

    Of the 223 candidates trying their luck in the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, 26 informed that criminal cases have been registered against them. Of these, 16 are facing serious criminal cases. Cases like intentionally causing hurt and threatening are also registered against the candidates. According to the report of Chhattisgarh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), out of 223 candidates in the first phase, 26 (12 percent) candidates have informed the Election Commission about criminal cases registered against them.

    Voting for a total of 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. In the first phase, voting will be held in 20 assembly constituencies and in the remaining constituencies on November 17. According to ADR, out of 20 candidates of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), five (25 percent) have informed about having criminal cases against them. At the same time, two out of 20 (10 percent) candidates of the ruling party Congress, four out of 10 (40 percent) candidates of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and three out of 15 (20 percent) candidates of Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) have declared their candidature. It has been revealed that criminal cases have been registered against him.

    Of the 20 constituencies in the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, five (25 per cent) – Kanker, Chitrakote, Khairagarh, Pandariya and Kawardha – have criminal cases against three or more candidates. According to reports, the BJP candidates who have declared criminal cases against themselves include Vijay Sharma (Kawardha), Vikrant Singh (Khairagarh), Vinayak Goyal (Chitrakot-ST), Asharam Netam (Kanker-ST) and Soyam Mukka (Sukma- ST) are included.

    Whereas, Shankar Dhruva (Kanker-ST) and Neelu Chandravanshi (Pandariya) from Congress, Narendra Bhawani (Jagdalpur), Komal Hupendi (Bhanupratappur), Bomdha Mandavi (Chitrakot) and Khadgaraj Singh (Kawardha) from Aam Aadmi Party and JCC (J). Ravi Chandravanshi (Pandariya), Lucky Mangal Netam (Khairagarh) and Sonsai Kashyap (Bastar) have informed about criminal cases against them.

    In the first phase, voting will be held in Konta, Bijapur, Dantewada, Chitrakote, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Keshkal, Kanker, Bhanupratappur, Antagarh, Mohla-Manpur, Khujji, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, Khairagarh, Kawardha and Pandariya assembly constituencies.

  • ‘Free education from KG to PG’, Rahul Gandhi announced many guarantees in Chhattisgarh

    Chhattisgarh Election 2023: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Chhattisgarh on Saturday as part of a two-day visit. While addressing Kanker Sabha, Rahul Gandhi announced 2 big guarantees for Chhattisgarh. In this, additional Rs 10 will be given on the MSP of minor forest produce. Also, free education will be provided from KG to PG in all government schools and colleges of Chhattisgarh. Tendupatta will get incentive amount of Rs 4000 per standard bag per year.

    Rahul Gandhi further said that the Congress government has fulfilled all the promises. We are poor and BJP helps Adani. The central government is giving everything to Adani. Why is PM Modi afraid of caste census? Modi should release the figures of UPA government.

    In the general meeting, CM Baghel said that the BJP government is continuously working against the farmers. When Congress announced loan waiver, BJP people were feeling stomach ache. Raman government made a lot of ration cards before the elections but after the elections thousands of ration cards were cancelled. Raman government did the work of snatching one lakh acres of land from the tribals. Raman government could not even enact PESA law in 15 years.

    CM Bhupesh Baghel said that the Modi government had promised to give Rs 15 lakh each in everyone’s account, had talked about providing employment, had promised to double the income of farmers but could not fulfill even a single promise. There is no such relative who was not cheated by Raman Singh and the people of Delhi. As soon as the Congress government was formed, we waived the loans of 19 lakh farmers within two hours of taking oath. 1700 tribal farmers were given land lease. Tendu leaves are being purchased at Rs 4000 per standard bag. The highest price of sugarcane and millets is in Chhattisgarh. After the elections, maize processing unit will be started in Bastar.

  • Nine assembly seats of Chhattisgarh where BJP never won, what equations are being created?

    Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election 2023: In Chhattisgarh elections, BJP is focusing more on those nine seats where it has never been able to win after the formation of the state. These assembly seats of Chhattisgarh include Sitapur, Pali-Tanakhar, Marwahi, Mohla-Manpur, Konta, Kharsia, Korba, Kota and Jaijapur. Even after ruling the state for 15 years, BJP could never win these seats. Of these nine assembly seats, Marwahi, Sitapur, Pali-Tanakhar, Mohla-Manpur and Konta are reserved for Scheduled Tribes, while the other four are general.

    Chhattisgarh was formed in 2000

    Let us tell you that in the year 2000, Chhattisgarh state was formed by separating it from Madhya Pradesh. The first assembly elections were held in Chhattisgarh in 2003. At that time BJP had formed the government by defeating Ajit Jogi’s government. Later BJP also won the 2008 and 2013 assembly elections. In the 2018 elections, Congress ended the 15-year rule of Raman Singh by stopping BJP’s victory chariot. Congress had won 68 seats out of 90 member assembly in this election.

    This time special focus on these nine seats

    Now that the election bugle has sounded once again. In this mainly Congress and BJP parties are face to face. Voting for the assembly will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. This time BJP is hopeful that it will definitely win these nine seats. The party has made new faces its candidates on six of these seats. BJP MP and convenor of the party’s election campaign committee, Santosh Pandey, said that the party has paid special attention to the selection of candidates on those nine seats on which it has never won.

    Big challenge on Naxal affected Konta area

    Santosh Pandey said that all the candidates are campaigning with full enthusiasm in their respective areas. He is getting huge support from the people. Among these nine seats, Naxal-affected Konta area of ​​Bastar region is also there from where State Industries Minister Kawasi Lakhma is the MLA. Lakhma is once again contesting from Congress. Lakhma is an influential tribal leader of the region. He has won this seat five consecutive times since 1998. BJP has fielded newcomer Soyam Mukka from this seat. Mukka is a former activist of ‘Salwa Judum’ who had fought against the Maoists.

    Bhupesh’s ministers are beating the drum on Sitapur

    Konta seat has mostly seen a triangular contest between Congress, BJP and Communist Party of India (CPI). In the 2018 assembly elections, Lakhma got 31,933 votes, while BJP’s Dhaniram Barse and CPI’s Manish Kunjam got 25,224 and 24,549 votes respectively. Sitapur seat of Surguja division, northern region of the state, is also a seat from where BJP has never won. Amarjeet Bhagat, another influential tribal leader of Congress and minister in the Bhupesh Baghel government, has been winning from Sitapur seat since the formation of the state.

    New face Ram Kumar Toppo in fray from Sitapur seat

    BJP has fielded newcomer Ram Kumar Toppo (33) from Sitapur seat. Toppo has recently left CRPF job and joined BJP. He said- The people of Sitapur have asked me to contest the elections. I do not see Bhagat as a challenge. I never imagined becoming a leader. I received about 15 thousand letters from the people of Sitapur, in which they sought my help on various issues and asked me to contest the elections.

    Congress is not a challenge- Toppo

    Ram Kumar Toppo further said that one of these letters was written in blood by a woman who was a victim of sexual exploitation. I could not ignore them and resigned from the service recently when I was posted in Delhi. Appreciating the support he has received from the people of his constituency, he said that I do not see the Congress candidate as a challenge because it is not me but the people of Sitapur who are contesting against him (Bhagat).

    Kharsia seat is also a stronghold of Congress

    Similarly, another minister in the Congress government, Umesh Patel, is contesting from Kharsia seat for the third consecutive time. This seat has been a Congress stronghold since it came into existence in 1977. Umesh Patel’s father Nand Kumar Patel was the president of the state Congress. Patel was killed in the Jheeram Valley Naxalite attack in Bastar in 2013. He was elected from this seat five times. BJP has fielded new face Mahesh Sahu from Kharsia seat.

    Marwahi and Kota seats are also Congress strongholds

    Marwahi and Kota seats of Chhattisgarh have also been the stronghold of Congress, before this in 2018, Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) had won both the seats. Ajit Jogi, the first Chief Minister of the Congress government after the formation of the state in 2000, won the by-election from Marwahi in 2001. He later won this seat twice on Congress ticket in the 2003 and 2008 assembly elections. In the year 2013, his son Amit Jogi contested from this seat and won.

    History of Marwahi seat

    In 2018, Ajit Jogi contested and won this seat on the ticket of his newly formed political party JCC (J). Later in 2020, Congress won this seat in the by-election held after the death of Ajit Jogi. Similarly, Ajit Jogi’s wife Renu Jogi had won the by-election from Kota seat in 2006 after the death of Congress MLA Rajendra Prasad Shukla. After this, Renu Jogi won this seat twice in 2008 and 2013 elections as a Congress candidate and in 2018 as a JCC (J) candidate.

    BJP never won Korba, Pali-Tanakhar, Jaijaipur and Mohla-Manpur.

    BJP has fielded new faces Prabal Pratap Singh Judev and Pranav Kumar Marpacchi from Kota and Marwahi seats. Former Yuva Morcha vice-president Judev is the son of veteran BJP leader late Dilip Singh Judev, while Marpacchi has served in the Indian Army. Congress has fielded its current MLA KK Dhruv from Marwahi and Chhattisgarh Tourism Board Chairman Atal Srivastava from Kota. Four other seats, Korba, Pali-Tanakhar, Jaijaipur and Mohla-Manpur, were never won by the BJP, and these seats came into existence after delimitation in 2008.

    Interesting contest on Pali-Tanakhar seat

    An interesting contest is being seen on the Pali-Tanakhar seat of the state. Here BJP has fielded Ram Dayal Uike, who left Congress and returned to BJP before the 2018 assembly elections. Uike was elected MLA from Marwahi seat in 1998 on BJP ticket. Later he joined Congress. When Ajit Jogi became the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Uike vacated his seat for Jogi. Uike, as a Congress candidate, won the Tanakhar (which became Pali Tanakhar after delimitation) seat in 2003 and then the Pali Tanakhar seat in 2008 and 2013.

    Baghel’s minister’s challenge on Pali Tanakhar also

    Uike returned to BJP in 2018 and contested from Pali-Tanakhar. But lost to Congress candidate. BJP has again fielded Uike from Pali Tanakhar, where the Congress has fielded woman Duleshwari Sidar after not giving ticket to its sitting MLA. Jaisingh Aggarwal, another minister of the Baghel government, has been invincible since 2008 on the Korba seat that came into existence after delimitation. BJP has fielded its former MLA Lakhanlal Dewangan against Congress’ Agarwal from Korba.

    BSP captures Jaijaipur

    Jaijaipur (Janjgir-Champa district) seat of Chhattisgarh is currently held by two-time Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Keshav Chandra. Congress has fielded its district Youth Congress chief Baleshwar Sahu and BJP has fielded its district unit chief Krishnakant Chandra. In the Naxal-affected Mohla-Manpur seat of the state, Congress has fielded its current MLA Indrashah Mandavi, while former MLA Sanjeev Shah is the BJP candidate.

    Congress also never won these three seats

    Like BJP, the ruling party Congress also never won three seats in the state, Raipur City South, Vaishali Nagar and Beltara. These three seats came into existence after the formation of the state (after delimitation in 2008). Raipur City South is an urban constituency held by influential BJP leader and former minister Brijmohan Agarwal. Aggarwal has been a seven-time MLA. Congress has fielded its former MLA and Mahant Ram Sundar Das of the famous Doodhadhari Math of Raipur against Agarwal.

    What equations are being created on Vaishali Nagar and Beltara seats?

    Vaishali Nagar seat is vacant after the death of BJP MLA Vidyartan Bhasin. BJP and Congress have fielded Rickesh Sen and Mukesh Chandrakar from this seat. In Beltara, BJP has not given ticket to sitting MLA Rajneesh Singh and has fielded newcomer Sushant Shukla. Whereas from the Congress side, Bilaspur rural unit president Vijay Kesarwani is the party’s candidate. State Congress communication wing president Sushil Anand Shukla claimed that his party will successfully break into some of the so-called strongholds of the BJP this time.

    Congress set a target of winning 75 seats

    Shukla said- Chhattisgarh has always been a stronghold of Congress. There was a BJP government here for some time, but in the last elections the people had completely rejected the BJP. This time the opposition party is struggling even on those seats where it had won last time. Congress had won 68 seats in the 2018 elections and formed the government. BJP had won 15 seats. Whereas JCC (J) got five seats and BSP got two seats. Congress currently has 71 MLAs in the state assembly. According to party leaders, Congress has set a target of winning 75 seats this time.

  • BJP released the list of star campaigners for the 2nd phase of Chhattisgarh elections, who got the place?

    BJP Campaigners list for Chhattisgarh Chunav: BJP has released the list of star campaigners for the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections. BJP has given place to 40 veterans in this list. The name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the top of the list while BJP President JP Nadda has been given the second place. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has been placed at third place, Union Home Minister Amit Shah at fourth place and Nitin Gadkari at fifth place. OP Mathur is at sixth place, Mansukh Mandaviya is at seventh place.

    Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections (Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election 2023) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s name is included at number eight in the list of BJP’s 40 star campaigners for the second phase. Arjun Munda has been ranked ninth while Anurag Singh Thakur has been ranked 10th. Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Devendra Fadnavis, Babulal Marandi, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Raman Singh and Keshav Prasad Maurya, among others, are also in the list.

  • AAP releases fourth list in Chhattisgarh, announces candidates for 12 seats; From whom and where did you take it down?

    Chhattisgarh Polls: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its fourth list of 12 candidates for next month’s Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. With this, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has so far fielded 45 candidates for the elections in the Congress-ruled state. Elections in the state will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17.

    Of the 12 seats for which AAP has fielded candidates in the fourth list, six are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates and one for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates. AAP tried its luck for the first time in the 2018 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh and fielded candidates on 85 out of the total 90 seats, but failed to open its account in the state.

    The candidates declared in the fourth list are – Dev Ganesh Tekam (Samari-ST), Alexander (Lundra-ST), Munna Toppo (Sitapur-ST), Prakash Toppo (Jashpur-ST), Gopal Bapudia (Raigarh), Sobram Singh Saima (Pali -Tanakhar-ST), Parmeshwar Prasad Sandey (Janjgir-Champa), Neelam Dhruv (Khallari), Santosh Yadu (Baloda Bazar), Vijay Gurubaxani (Raipur North), Parmanand Jangde (Arang-SC) and Bhagirathi Manjhi (Bindar Navagarh-) Scheduled. Tribe).

    Congress registered a landslide victory in the 2018 elections by securing 68 seats and comfortably formed the government. BJP was reduced to 15 seats, while JCC(J) and BSP got 5 and 2 seats respectively. The current strength of Congress in the state assembly is 71. This time, AAP is trying to make inroads in the state as the JCC(J) has been almost marginalized after the death of Ajit Jogi in 2020. At the same time, BSP will contest the elections in alliance with Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP).

    The ruling Congress has announced its candidates for all 90 seats, while the opposition BJP has announced its candidates for 86 seats.

  • Farmers’ loans will be waived off if Congress forms government, CM Baghel’s big promise before elections

    Before the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has made a big announcement. Baghel announced that if Congress comes to power in the state, the loans of farmers will be waived off. CM Baghel posted on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) and said that as soon as Congress comes to power, like before, this time too we will waive off the loans of farmers.

    While promising loan waiver, Baghel said in the meeting that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not yet made a single announcement for farmers, laborers, youth and women. During this, CM Baghel also reminded the promise of caste census made by Rahul Gandhi. Reminding Priyanka Gandhi’s promises, Baghel said that poor people will be given houses. We have said that whether the central government gives our share or not, Chhattisgarh government will build houses for the poor.

    Baghel said that we have already announced that we will buy 20 quintals per acre of paddy from the farmers. A lot of guarantees still have to be given. I have come in Shakti, worshipers of Shakti are sitting here. Sakti aims to empower the farmer. He said that I am announcing through the platform that like farmers’ loans were waived off in the past, form the government again and farmers’ loans will be waived off.

    This announcement of the Chief Minister is being considered important before the assembly elections in the state. Even before the 2018 elections in the state, Congress had promised to waive off loans as soon as the government is formed. It is believed that only after this announcement of Congress, the party got the support of the farmers and returned to power in the state after 15 years.

    Voting will be held in the state in two phases on November 7 and 17. The two big political parties of the state, Congress and BJP, have not yet released the manifesto. Congress formed the government in the 2018 assembly elections by winning 68 out of 90 seats. BJP was reduced to 15 seats. JCC (J) had got five seats and BSP two seats in the state. At present Congress has 71 MLAs.