The Bhartiya Janata Party on Saturday released election manifesto for Chhattisgarh where election is scheduled to he held on November 12 and 20. The manifesto, released by BJP President Amit Shah in the presence of chief minister Raman Singh, promises to build a film city in the state and journalist welfare board.

BJP promises interest-free loan to women in Chhattisgarh election manifesto

Congress president on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh and said that the BJP leader did not act against his son despite his name appeared in Panama papers.

Modi says he's fighting corruption but is mum on corrupt Raman Singh: Rahul Gandhi 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday accused the Congress of backing ‘urban Maoists’ who he said have ruined the lives of poor Adivasi youth. Addressing his first election rally for the state Assembly polls scheduled later this month, Modi also said Congress makes “fun” of adivasis (tribals).

Chhattisgarh assembly polls 2018: PM accuses Congress of supporting 'urban Naxals'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Congress saying that the party supports the urban Maoists "who have ruined the lives of poor Adivasi youth".

Chhattisgarh polls: Congress supports urban Maoists, says PM Modi

In a last attempt to woo voters ahead of the first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh, the ruling BJP will release its "game changer" manifesto on Saturday with a special focus on farmers and youth, state Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said.

BJP to release manifesto for Chhattisgarh on Saturday, focus on farmers and youth

Four civilians and a CISF jawan were killed when suspected Naxals detonated a bus with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Thursday, four days ahead of the first phase of elections in the state, police said.

Four civilians, one CISF jawan killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that every eligible citizen casts their vote in the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, even if the number of electors is in single digits.

This Chhattisgarh village has only 4 voters

With just over a week for the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, the battlefield has been set and the political parties have also blown the election bugle.

Know why first phase of Chhattisgarh polls is special

After remaining in power for 15-years, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is confronted with double anti-incumbency in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, whereas the major opposition Congress, which was ready to forge an alliance with both the BSP and Samajwadi Party in the midst of the hype generated recently over the prospects of a grand alliance to take on the BJP in the 2019 parliamentary election, has been left alone in the two central Indian states now in the grip of poll fever.

Anti-incumbency stares BJP in the face in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

The Congress on Thursday released its fifth and final list of 19 candidates for this month's Chhattisgarh Assembly election. Party MLA Gurmukh Singh Hora, Lok Sabha MP Tamradhwaj Sahu and popular Chhattisgarhi singer Mamta Chandrakar feature in the list.

Congress releases final list of 19 candidates for Chhattisgarh polls

With assembly elections in the state inching closer, the political battle has intensified, not only among political rivals but within the parties as well. On Thursday, Congress party workers created ruckus at the district party office in Bilaspur and protested against an alleged anomaly in ticket distribution for the upcoming assembly polls.

Chhattisgarh: Congress workers create ruckus over ticket distribution

Video journalist dies in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

A Doordarshan cameraman has been killed in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Bastar. The attack took place in Aranpur in Dantewada district. The cameraman was identified as Achutyanand Sahu.

Doordarshan cameraman killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Bastar

The Congress released late Sunday evening a list of 17 candidates for the second phase of polling in the Chhattisgarh assembly election. With the latest list, the party has so far announced candidates for 72 constituencies out of 90 which are going to the two-phased polls next month.

Congress releases list of 17 candidates for Chhattisgarh assembly polls

Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans lost their lives in an encounter with Naxals in the poll-bound district Bijapur of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. Two jawans sustained injuries after Naxals blew up the anti-landmine vehicle.

Chhattisgarh: 4 CRPF personnel killed, 2 injured as Naxals blow up anti-landmine vehicle

Releasing its first list of 77 candidates for assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the BJP Saturday fielded Chief Minister Raman Singh from his traditional Rajnandgaon seat and dropped 14 incumbent MLAs in its bid to capture power in the state for a fourth straight term.

BJP announces first list of 77 candidates for Chhattisgarh polls

The BJP Saturday released its first list of 77 candidates for the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls, fielding Chief Minister Raman Singh from the Rajnandgaon seat. Among the 77 candidates announced out of a total of 90 Assembly segments, 14 are women candidates and 14 sitting MLAs have been replaced with new names, Union minister J P Nadda said.

The Congress on Thursday released its first list of 12 candidates for the first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh on November 12. Seven sitting MLAs figure in the party's list for these 12 seats which lie in the Naxal-affected Bastar region.

Congress releases first list of 12 candidate for first phase of Chhattisgarh polls

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has said that the names of candidates contesting in 90 assembly constituencies in the upcoming elections will be announced on October 19 and 20.

Chhattisgarh polls: Candidates for 90 assembly constituencies to be announced this week

Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, the worst Naxal-hit place in the country, is likely to hold the key to the Assembly poll outcome, with the BJP pulling out all stops to reverse its fortunes here, as the Congress had got the better of it in 2013.

Naxal-hit Bastar region key to Chhattisgarh poll outcome: Report

Bhilai Steel Plant CEO, two senior officials, have been suspended after Tuesday's blast that claimed 11 lives, news agency PTI reported. According to reports, a team of four doctors from AIIMS was despatched on Wednesday by the Centre to treat the patients who suffered burn injuries in an explosion at the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) in Chhattisgarh, officials said.

Bhilai Steel Plant blast: CEO, 2 senior officials suspended 

A blast at the Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday has killed at least nine people, and wounded over 14. The company said an "incident" had taken place at the factory but had no details on the number of casualties.

Chhattisgarh: Nine dead, 14 injured in blast at Bhilai Steel Plant

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PM Modi's address followed after he inaugurated a slew of projects in the state including the modern extension of the Bhilai project

Answer to violence is 'development': PM Modi in Bhilai

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