Chhattisgarh Election / Counting of votes begins in Chhattisgarh - BJP giving competition to Congress

Chhattisgarh Election: Counting of votes has started in Chhattisgarh. Counting of votes is taking place on all 90 assembly seats. Former Chief Minister Raman Singh claims that BJP will win 42 to 55 seats. Whereas the Congress party is claiming victory on the basis of exit poll results.

View of Delhi Congress headquarters before counting of votes.

Before the results of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana assembly elections, sweets are ready at the Delhi headquarters of Congress. Party workers are playing music.

Visuals of sweets kept outside Congress office in Delhi ahead of counting of votes for Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana today.#AssemblyElectionsWithPTI pic.twitter.com/CVXY6Cxs5i

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 3, 2023

Congress party is scared and nervous: Arun Sao

Chhattisgarh BJP President Arun Sao has said that the Congress party is scared and nervous. Whenever Congress is about to lose or has lost, it makes allegations. Sometimes they raise questions on EVMs, sometimes they talk about changing the Constitution, sometimes they talk about something else. This tells that the Congress party is going to lose the elections. In fact the people of Chhattisgarh have rejected them.

BJP will win 42 to 55 seats in Chhattisgarh: Raman Singh

Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and BJP leader Raman Singh has said that BJP government is going to be formed. We will win 42 to 55 seats.

Voting decreased this time compared to 2018

This time in Chhattisgarh, 76.31 percent voters had exercised their franchise. Whereas in the 2018 assembly elections, there was 76.88 percent voting.

Counting of votes will start at 8 am in 33 district headquarters.

State Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale told a press conference that counting of votes for all 90 seats will begin at 8 am in 33 district headquarters, for which all preparations have been completed. He said that three-tier security arrangements have been made at each counting centre.