Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023: BJP ousts Congress from Chhattisgarh, wins 54 of 90 seats

The BJP on Sunday wrested power from Congress in Chhattisgarh, winning 54 of the 90 seats in the state assembly, while the grand old party got 35 seats, a far cry from the 68 it bagged in the last elections. The elections for the 90-seat state assembly were held in two phases, with the first phase taking place on November 7 and the second phase on November 17. 

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-"The misgovernance of Congress is about to end. The lotus will bloom. Those who have looted the state will not be spared. The (CM) will be decided by the MLAs and the central leadership of the party. Very soon we will form the government in the state," said Arun Sao.

-Former CM Raman Singh wins Rajnandgaon seat by 35000 votes.

-In Antagarh constituency, the BJP is ahead by 21,484 votes with Vikramdev Usendi leading against Congress's Rup Singh Porte.

-BJP leads in 54 of 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh, Congress ahead in 33 seats.

-Deputy Chief Minister T S Singhdeo trailing by 7000 votes. While BJP's Rajesh Agrawal leads by 14537 votes.

#WATCH | BJP leader Sidharth Nath Singh says, "In Chhattisgarh, no one believed that the BJP would form the government there. But things changed when we used the PM Modi 'Guarantee' word. Everyone voted one-sidedly in Madhya Pradesh, and today the BJP is forming the government.… pic.twitter.com/SPP4FbIx9U

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-Chhattisgarh BJP chief Arun Sao is leading in Lormi seat against Congress' Thaneshwar Sahu by 9,106 votes after the fifth round of counting. While former Union minister Vishnu Deo Sai is ahead in the Kunkuri seat against Congress candidate UD Minj by 7,813 votes after the eighth round of counting.

-Senior BJP leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh leads over Congress' Girish Dewangan in Rajnandgaon seat by 13,279 votes after the fourth round of counting of votes.

-After the fifth round, the BJP is ahead on all assembly seats in Raipur.

Arang, 1200 for BJP

Abhanpur, 4547 for BJP

Raipur South, 5000 for BJP

Raipur North, 8000 for BJP

Raipur West, 6376 for BJP

Raipur Rural, 9100 for BJP

Dharasiva, 7653 for BJP

-After the fourth round, CM Bhupesh Baghel leads by 164 votes over his BJP rival Vijay Baghel.

-In Baikunthpur, former BJP Minister Bhaiyalal Rajwade is leading over his Congress rival Ambika Singhdeo by 10,000 votes at the end of the fifth round.

BJP crosses the halfway mark in Chhattisgarh; leads on 50 seats as official ECI trends; Congress - 38 pic.twitter.com/3nwc7kjU8M

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

-BJP secures lead in 48 seats, while Congress is at 38, according to the Election Commission data.

-Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu trailing in Durg Rural seat by 1,365 votes against BJP's Lalit Chandrakar after the first round of counting.

-After the third round of counting, CM Bhupesh Baghel is trailing by 407 votes from Patan.

-In Raipur South, BJP's Brijmohan Agrawal is ahead by 1400 votes.

-In Raipur North, BJP's Purandar Mishra is ahead by 3067 votes.

-In Raipur West, BJP's Rajesh Munat leads by 3100 votes.

-In Raipur North, BJP Purandar Mishra is leading by 450 votes, Congress candidate Kuldeep Juneja left behind.

-In Raigarh, Former IAS officer O P Choudhary (BJP) is leading over his Congress rival Prakash by more than 13,000 votes

-BJP's Dharmjeet Singh leads in the Takhtpur constituency while Congress' Rashmi Ashish Singh is trailing.

-Forest minister Mohammad Akbar trailing behind his BJP opponent Vijay Sharma by 1600 votes in Kawardha.

-Former BJP minister Amar Agrawal is leading against his Congress rival Shailesh Pandey by a margin of 3000 votes.

-Congress leading in 48 seats followed by BJP in 41 seats.

-Close contest unfolds in Chhattisgarh. Congress leads with 46 seats. While BJP is at 31.

-“The Congress party is scared and nervous. Whenever Congress is about to lose or lose, it blames the EVMs and sometimes it blames the Constitution. Congress party is going to lose the elections. The people of Chhattisgarh have rejected them,” said BJP chief in Chhattisgarh, Arun Sao.

-The counting of votes begins. 

आज जनादेश का दिन है.

जनता जनार्दन को प्रणाम.

सभी प्रत्याशियों को शुभकामनाएँ.

— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) December 3, 2023

-Preparations underway at the counting centre in Raipur where the counting of votes for the Assembly Elections will begin shortly. Counting of votes today in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly, BJP leader & former CM Raman Singh says, "BJP will make government with clear majority in the state. We will 42-55 seats in the state."

#WATCH | Chhattisgarh: Preparations underway at the counting centre in Raipur where the counting of votes for the Assembly Elections will begin shortly. pic.twitter.com/nBI8Nkt13f

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023

#WATCH | Counting of votes today in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly, BJP leader & former CM Raman Singh says, "BJP will make government with clear majority in the state. We will 42-55 seats in the state." pic.twitter.com/PuixbxFCzu

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023