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Victory in Chhattisgarh should be for sacrifices of BJP workers in West Bengal: Amit Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in Chhattisgarh’s assembly elections should pave the way for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, said party president Amit Shah in Bilaspur. “The victory in Chhattisgarh should be for the sacrifices of our workers in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and other states”, SAID Amit Shah while addressing in Chhatisgarh’s Bilaspur. Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases from November 12 this year.

Amit Shah On 2-Day Visit To Poll-Bound Chhattisgarh On Friday

BJP chief Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to poll-bound Chhattisgarh from Friday, during which he will address the booth-level workers of the party at four places.

This will be Mr Shah’s third visit to the state within a month. The Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh are scheduled to be held in two phases next month.

“With an aim to re-energise the booth-level party workers, division-level conventions are being held on October 12 and 13, which will be addressed by Shah,” BJP state general secretary Santosh Pandey told PTI Thursday.

The ruling party had set a target of “Mission 65 plus” in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly and therefore, it was focussing on strengthening its booth-level workers, he said.

Mr Shah will visit Ambikapur and Bilaspur towns on Friday to address the booth-level workers of Surguja and Bilaspur divisions respectively.

“After the programme in Bilaspur, he is scheduled to interact with a group of lawyers,” Mr Pandey said.

On October 13, the BJP chief will address party workers at Jagdalpur under Bastar division.

Subsequently, he will also address the workers of Durg and Raipur divisions in state capital Raipur, he added.

“During his whirlwind tour, Shah will directly interact with the party workers of 23,632 booths,” Mr Pandey said.

According to BJP sources, after Mr Shah’s visit, the aspirants for the upcoming polls will be shortlisted and the party’s Central Election Committee will later announce the names of the candidates.

As per the Election Commission’s (EC’s) poll schedule, the 18 Naxalism-hit constituencies of the state will go to the polls in the first phase on November 12, while polling for the rest of the 72 constituencies will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 11.

 

 

 

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Chhattisgarh election: AAP to have tribal CM candidate

The Chhattisgarh unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday in an apparent political masterstroke took a decision to have a tribal face for the party’s chief ministerial post.

Amid the prevailing perception that the scheduled tribe (ST) with around 32 per cent of the 2.25 crore population in Chhattisgarh holds the key to the state assembly, all political parties are seen desperate to forge their presence and instigate a major influence among the tribal voters.

The state has 29 of the 90 constituencies reserved for the ST.

“The formal announcement would be made on October 10 in the presence of state party incharge and a cabinet minister in Delhi Gopal Rai and member of parliament Sanjay Singh”, the AAP’s chief spokesperson Uchit Sharma told the Express.

AAP is contesting all 90 seats in the state. After its 10-day long Jhadu Chalao-Bhrastachar Bhagao across the 45 assembly segments, a consensus has emerged within the party to have a tribal candidate for the CM post. “AAP pledges to safeguard the interests of 72 lakh Adivasis of the state. So far they have always been deceived and used only as vote bank by both the ruling and opposition”, Sharma said.

Tribals once cited as a traditional supporter for Congress party, the ruling BJP under the leadership of Raman Singh has made inroads in tribal votes after the creation of the Chhattisgarh as a separate state in November 2000.

The political analysts felt the AAP is yet to prove themselves in the tribal belts to mobilise adivasi support and declaring “selecting a tribal as CM face could be their trump card”. Both the BJP and the Congress shrug-off the presence of AAP in poll fray as “insignificant” and will not have any impact by their declaration on their poll prospect.

Dr Somnath, Devlal Narethi, Soni Sori, Komal Upendi are among those tribal leaders of AAP figuring as the front-runner for the AAP chief ministerial candidate.

 

 

 

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Chhattisgarh: 16 Naxals including 2 women arrested from Sukma district

Sixteen Naxals, including two women, were arrested from Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday, five of whom have been suspected to be involved in a deadly attack on a CRPF team last year, killing 25 CRPF personnel, police said on Monday.

The arrests were made by a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF), the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the district police, from a hill near Minpa village under the Chintagufa police station limits, said a senior police official.

The security forces have intensified patrolling in the interior forests of the Naxal-hit districts, in view of Assembly polls in the state next month.

The patrolling is aimed at apprehending the lower-rung cadres, who are instrumental in planting explosives to target the police personnel and putting up Maoist posters and banners, he said.

The cadres who have been arrested were active members of either some militia groups, or the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS), a front organisation of Maoists, he said.

Chhattisgarh will go to the polls in two phases, on November 12 and November 20.

The counting of votes will be done on December 11.

 

 

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Election dates for Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana out, results on Dec 11

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  • Chhattisgarh will go to polls in two phases on November 12 and November 20
  • Telangana and Rajasthan will go to polls together on December 7
  • MP and Mizoram will go to polls together on November 28

The Election Commission of India today announced election dates for assembly elections in five states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.

Chief Election Commissioner, OP Rawat, announced the election dates for the five states.

Election in Chhattisgarh will take place in two phases. Election in phase one (18 seats) will take on November 12. For the second phase (72 seats) voting will be held on November 20.

For Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram voting will be held in a single phase on November 28.

For Rajasthan and Telangana voting will be held in a single phase on December 7.

Results for all the five states will be out on December 11.

These five assembly elections would be crucial for the BJP as it gears up for the Lok Sabha election next year. The BJP is in power in three of these states — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. While the Congress is in power in Mizoram, Telangana Rashtra Samithi was in power in Telangana before the assembly was dissolved.

The election code of conduct comes into play with immediate effect in these states.

Here is the complete schedule for assembly elections in the five states:

 

CHHATTISGARH

Elections will be held in two phases. Phase one includes the left-wing extremism-affected areas with 18 seats and phase two includes 72 seats.

Phase 1

Last date of filing nomination – October 23

Date of scrutiny – October 24

Last date for withdrawal of candidature – October 26

Date of voting – November 12

Counting date – December 11

Phase 2

Last date of filing nomination – November 2

Date of scrutiny – November 3

Last date for withdrawal of candidature – November 5

Date of voting – November 20

Counting date – December 11

 

MADHYA PRADESH and MIZORAM

Election schedule in Madhya Pradesh (230 seats) and Mizoram (40 seats) will be the same. Elections will be held in a single phase in both states.

Last date of filing nomination – November 9

Date of scrutiny – November 12

Last date for withdrawal of candidature – November 14

Date of voting – November 28

Counting date – December 11

 

TELANGANA and RAJASTHAN

Telangana and Rajasthan will go to polls together. Elections will be held in a single phase in both states.

Last date of filing nomination – November 19

Date of scrutiny – November 20

Last date for withdrawal of candidature – November 22

Date of voting – December 7

Counting date – December 11