Congress reveals first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Chhatisgarh

Congress reveals first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Chhatisgarh

Bhupesh Baghel. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The Congress’ first of six Lok Sabha candidates for Chhattisgarh includes two ex-ministers, and a sitting MP, apart from former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.  While it announced the candidatures of Bhupesh Baghel (Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha), Vikas Upadhyay (Raipur), Tamradhwaj Sahu (Mahasamund), Rajendra Sahu (Durg), Jyotsna Mahant (Korba) and … Read more

How important was the Chhattisgarhi identity for voters?

How important was the Chhattisgarhi identity for voters?

BJP workers during celebrations after the party’s victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: PTI One of the ways Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel sought to counter the BJP was by trying to forge a distinct ‘Chhattisgarhi identity’ among voters in the State. The State government crafted a range … Read more

Mahadev betting app case registered in Mumbai transferred to crime branch

Mahadev betting app case registered in Mumbai transferred to crime branch

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted search operations against the money laundering networks linked with the alleged Mahadev Book Online Betting APP, which led to the recovery of cash of ₹5.39 crore and a bank balance of ₹15.59 crore, on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI An FIR registered here pertaining to alleged illegal gambling and cyber … Read more

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls November 17 Phase 2 LIVE updates: Voting to begin

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls November 17 Phase 2 LIVE updates: Voting to begin

The second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections for the remaining 70 seats will be held on Friday and decide the electoral fate of political heavyweights like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his deputy T.S. Singh Deo, eight State Ministers and four members of Parliament. A total of 958 candidates — 827 men, 130 women … Read more

Morning Digest | At least 128 dead as strong quake rocks Nepal; ED probing alleged payment to Chhattisgarh CM by Mahadev app promoters, and more

Morning Digest | At least 128 dead as strong quake rocks Nepal; ED probing alleged payment to Chhattisgarh CM by Mahadev app promoters, and more

Survivors are seen at the Jajarkot district hospital in the aftermath of an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal on November 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Probing alleged payment of ₹508 cr. to Baghel by Mahadev app promoters: ED  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it was probing an alleged payment of about ₹508 crore … Read more

BJP shares picture claiming Chhattisgarh CM played mobile game during Congress meeting; Bhupesh Baghel hits back

BJP shares picture claiming Chhattisgarh CM played mobile game during Congress meeting; Bhupesh Baghel hits back

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. File | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP on October 11 claimed that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was busy playing a game on his mobile phone during a Congress meeting over selection of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls as he knows his party will not retain power in the … Read more

BJP’s first list of nominations seeks to win an uncle-nephew electoral battle in Chhattisgarh

BJP’s first list of nominations seeks to win an uncle-nephew electoral battle in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. | Photo Credit: PTI In Chhattisgarh, the highlight of the BJP’s first list of nominations for the forthcoming State Assembly elections is its attempt to corner Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel by fielding sitting Durg MP and former Congress leader Vijay Baghel from Patan in Durg, which the … Read more

PM comparing Chhattisgarh to Manipur because of elections: Baghel

PM comparing Chhattisgarh to Manipur because of elections: Baghel

Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan in his statement on sexual violence in Manipur, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday (July 20) said the comparison was made with elections in mind.  Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are among the five States where Assembly polls are due later this year.  … Read more

Congress objects to Jhiram Valley Naxal attack report being submitted to Chhattisgarh Governor

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The Chhattisgarh Congress on Sunday objected to a judicial commission set up to probe the May, 2013 Naxal attack in Jhiram Valley, in which several leaders of the party were killed, submitting its report to Governor Anusuiya Uikey instead of the Bhupesh Baghel-led state government. The Jhiram Ghati Inquiry Commission’s secretary and registrar (judicial) of … Read more

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel likens RSS to Naxals; BJP hits back at him

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Equating the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with Naxals, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said the way the outlaws active in his state were being dictated by their senior cadres sitting in other states, the local RSS workers were being controlled from Nagpur. The RSS headquarters is located in Nagpur city of neighbouring Maharashtra. Hitting … Read more