BJP-Cong fight a see-saw battle in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Dec 8: A see-saw battle is on between BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh with the ruling party having a slight edge.

BJP has won four of the 90 seats in the state Assembly declared till 5 PM and is leading in 41 others, while Congress, putting up a stiff contest to wrest power after a decade, has bagged three and its candidates are ahead in 40.

Bahujan Samaj Party nominees are leading in two seats.

Though Chief Minister Raman Singh won from Rajnandgaon, trouncing his Congress rival Alka Mudliyar by 35,866 votes, some of his ministers were trailing.

In Bastar region, where top state Congress leaders including its president Nand Kumar Patel and tribal strongman Mahendra Karma were killed in an audacious Naxal attack in May, BJP has lost one seat and is trailing in five out of the total 12 seats.

Devti Karma, wife of Mahendra Karma, the man behind anti-Naxal 'Salwa Judum' movement in the tribal regions of the state, defeated BJP's Bheema Mandavi from Dantewada by about 6,000 votes.

Umesh Patel, son of Nand Kumar Patel, is leading his BJP rival Jawaharlal Nayak from Kharsiya in Raigarh district.

Sitting Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma, one of the survivors of the attack that wiped out almost the entire state party leadership, is leading from Konta.

Darbha attack was one of the major issues flagged by Congress during the campaign.

Leader of the Opposition Ravindra Chaubey of Congress is trailing BJP's Labhchand Bafna by around 500 votes in Saja constituency.

Congress candidate and former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit is leading BJP's Sameera Paikra from Marwahi seat in Bilaspur.

Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu lost to Congress' Dhanendra Sahu in Abhanpur by 8,354 votes.

Some ministers in the Raman Singh government are also trailing.

Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Hemchand Yadav is trailing Arun Vora, son of AICC treasurer Motilal Vora, from Durg city seat.

Sports Minister Lata Usendi and Tribal Welfare Minister Kedar Kashyap are also trailing their Congress rivals from Kondagaon and Narayanpur seats respectively in the tribal Bastar region.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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