Counting underway in Chhattisgarh: Congress ahead of BJP as per early trends

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Counting underway in Chhattisgarh: Congress ahead of BJP as per early trends

December 03, 2023
Updated: 09:39 am

Counting underway in Chhattisgarh: Congress ahead of BJP as per early trends

Raipur, Dec 3 : Counting of votes for the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls got underway amid tight security at 8 a.m on Sunday with the early trends showing Congress marginally ahead of the BJP. While Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is maintaining a lead in Patan, senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Raman Singh is also leading in Rajnandgaon. The elections in the 90-member Assembly were held in two phases - on November 7 and 17 across 33 districts. A total of 1,181 candidates' fate will be decided in the next few hours. Counting is being carried out under heavy security especially in Naxal-hit districts which witnessed a violence at several places during both phases of elections. /IANS

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