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Many of the leaders from the Raman Singh era who party workers blame for the comprehensive defeat of 2018 have staged a return. This is in sharp contrast to the bold BJP strategy in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to drop all 10 of its sitting MPs
The BJP has to put its house in order before the polls. Three-time former chief minister Raman Singh is the most recognisable face of the party but he faces a tough task reconnecting with party cadres and the public. Or will the BJP take a gamble and project a relatively new entrant like the popular ex-IAS officer OP Choudhary?
The Madhya Pradesh CM's tenure, however, has not been unbroken: he was out of power for fifteen months as Congress formed government under Kamal Nath's leadership after the 2018 Assembly polls.
"Mamata Banerjee has broken all political ethics and running her government by creating an atmosphere of fear and threat. Going by the situation in West Bengal, it seems that there are only two people -- Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee -- are leading the government like a private company," Singh told reporters here.
Party president Amit Shah made the appointments on the eve of the BJP's two-day national council meeting, which is expected to set the tone for the Lok Sabha poll campaign.
The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) of former chief minister Ajit Jogi was ahead in two seats in Bilaspur division, they said.
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh said the Telangana election was an opportunity to 'teach a lesson to TRS' and take the message across to K Chandrashekar Rao that elections cannot be won on false promises
In addition to mobilising the backward communities, the party which manages seat-wise equations will end up on the top
As voting got underway across 18 constituencies, Singh embarked on yet another busy day of campaign with public meetings across several constituencies, taking feedback and holding review meetings
It will be a fascinating election as the third axis in the traditionally bipolar state may end up determining the winning horse
The key to retaining or capturing power in Raipur depends largely on who wins in the Bastar division, which also goes by the Maoists’ description as the Red Zone
Singh, who has ruled Chhattisgarh for 15 years, also dismissed any impact of Congress president Rahul Gandhi's promise of farm loan waivers in his state on the upcoming assembly elections, saying farmers here have already been given zero-interest rate loans.
A total of 18 constituencies of eight Naxal-affected districts in the state will go to the polls in the first phase
With the addition of Congress rebel Ajit Jogi’s JCC and Mayawati’s BSP alliance, both catering to the vital SC/ST voter base in the state, things might get complicated
In an interview, the longest-serving BJP chief minister outlined several development-related activities, including those being undertaken in the state's naxal-affected Bastar region.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh at his official residence here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation the Integrated Command and Control Centre set up at Naya Raipur - the upcoming capital city of Chhattisgarh
Modi has his "magic" and the people of the country stand by him, Singh said, stressing that the BJP would do even better in the next general elections than it did in 2014 because of the NDA government's policies.
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh has expressed confidence that his government would pass with "first class" in the coming Assembly elections by winning 65 out of the 90 seats.
Hailing the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, Raman Singh said that country was moving ahead on the path of development due to its strong leadership.
Singh, who is on a 10-day official visit, told a group of investors yesterday that Chhattisgarh was well equipped in terms of investor-friendly policies and availability of resources including low cost power.
The state government had yesterday recommended a CBI probe into the "sex CD" row allegedly involving state PWD minister Rajesh Munat.
Earlier in the day, Gujarat became the first state to announce a reduction it VAT on diesel and petrol. In a move seen as an attempt to lure voters in the poll-bound state, the Vijay Rupani dispensation announced a 4% reduction in VAT.
"The turnover of agriculture and allied business had already touched Rs 44,000 crore in the state and the target is to increase it to Rs 87,000 crore by 2022," Singh said in his monthly radio address programme 'Raman Ke Goth'.
"With a view to woo investors in the mineral-rich Chhattisgarh, a delegation led by Singh is on the official tour of South Korea," a senior public relation officer said today.
