'Congress Govt looted people in Chhattisgarh, they replied today': BJP's Nitin Nabin

RAIPUR: As Bharatiya Janata Party crosses the halfway mark in Chhattisgarh as per Election Commission's latest trends, BJP co-in-charge in Chhattisgarh, Nitin Nabin took a swipe at the ruling Congress party referring it to be corrupt.

Responding to the latest trends, Nitin Nabin said, "BJP will form the government with a clear majority in Chhattisgarh. The Congress government did the work of looting the people of the state, and the people have replied to this today."

"The people of Chhattisgarh have realised that the Congress government is corrupt and they have cheated the people," he added.

Earlier, while speaking to ANI on the latest trends, former Chief Minister and senior party leader Raman Singh said that there is clear support for the BJP.

"There is a clear support for the BJP in trends. The anger of people has been reflected in voting. BJP will form the government in all three states with an absolute majority," Singh said.

As per the latest trends by the ECI, the BJP has crossed the halfway mark of 46 in the 90-member assembly of Chhattisgarh with the party leading in 55 seats while Congress is leading in 32 seats.

The BJP, all through its high-voltage campaign in the state targeted the Congress government led by CM Baghel on alleged scams, corruption and the 'hawala money funding' related to the Mahadev app.

The Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Communist Party of India, each leading on one seat, namely Pali-Tanakhar, Bilaigarh and Konta respectively, according to the ECI data.

A total of 1,181 candidates contested seeking a mandate to the 90-member assembly.

The polling in the state was held in two phases.

The first phase was held in 20 constituencies on November 7 with 223 candidates in the contest while the polling in the remaining constituencies with 958 candidates were held in the second phase on November 17.

The four main contenders in the Chhattisgarh Elections 2023 were the BJP, Congress, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

Other regional outfits like the Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP), Hamar Raj Party (HRP) and the Left parties were also in the contest.

The results of assembly polls in four states - Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana- are being considered as the semifinal before the Lok Sabha polls which are scheduled for 2024.