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Chhattisgarh polls: Voting begins in first phase amid high security

Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with PTI inputs) | Monday November 11, 2013, Kondagaon/Raipur

Amid heavy security, 18 constituencies in the Naxal strongholds of Bastar and Rajnandgaon will go to polls today in Chhattisgarh.

BJP will perform better in Chhattisgarh elections: Chief Minister Raman Singh

Press Trust of India | Monday November 11, 2013, Raipur

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said that the voting percentage in the state, including the Bastar region, would increase.

Chhattisgarh polls: bombs, unprecedented security and voting in the shadow of Maoist violence

Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 11, 2013, Bastar

Four people including a Congress candidate were injured in clashes and live bombs were found at a polling station as the Maoist-hit districts of Chhattisgarh went to polls today under extraordinary security, marking the start of state polls seen as a semi-final before next year's national election.

Congress complains to poll panel over Narendra Modi's 'khooni panja', 'jalim haath' barb

Press Trust of India | Monday November 11, 2013, New Delhi

Congress has approached the poll watchdog seeking stern action against Narendra Modi for his "khooni panja" barb against the party.

Chhattisgarh polls: 10 per cent polling in initial hours

Press Trust of India | Monday November 11, 2013, Raipur

Voting, however, failed to kick start in two hyper sensitive polling booths - Chhote Pakhanjore and Sitaramaiyya - of Kanker.

Chhattisgarh polls: three bombs found, unprecedented security as Maoist violence shadows voting

Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 11, 2013, Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Thousands of people defied threats and came out to vote as the Maoist affected constituencies of Chhattisgarh went to polls today under extraordinary security. Today's voting kicked off state polls seen as a semi-final before next year's national election and the first major test for BJP's Narendra Modi, who is running for Prime Minister. The rest of the state will vote on November 19.

Chhattisgarh polls: 28 per cent polling till 11 am, explosives found

Press Trust of India | Monday November 11, 2013, Raipur

Voting failed to kick start in two hyper sensitive polling booths - Durgapur and Sitaram - of Kanker.

Chhattisgarh polls: BJP faces tough fight from Congress in Bilaspur area

Press Trust of India | Monday November 11, 2013, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur, one of the major cities of Chhattisgarh, which will go to polls on November 19.

Chhattisgarh polls: 67% polling in the shadow of Maoist violence

Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 11, 2013, Bastar

Maoist-affected districts of Chhattisgarh voted today on the first day of two-phase polling which saw a turnout of 67% despite incidents of violence in which a jawan was killed and a Congress candidate injured. This was the first of state polls seen as a semi-final before next year's national election and the first major test for BJP's Narendra Modi, who is running for Prime Minister. The rest of the state will vote on November 19.

Chhattisgarh votes: 67% polling in the shadow of Maoist violence

Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 11, 2013, Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Maoist-affected districts of Chhattisgarh voted today on the first day of two-phase polling which saw a turnout of 67% despite incidents of violence in which a jawan was killed and a Congress candidate injured. This was the first of state polls seen as a semi-final before next year's national election and the first major test for BJP's Narendra Modi, who is running for Prime Minister.

BJP, Congress engaged in a poster war in Chhattisgarh

Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 12, 2013, Pendra/Kota

A poster war has been unleashed in Chhattisgarh where Narendra Modi is at the centre of BJP poll campaign while Congress has prominently projected cut outs of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

Lack of development forcing people in Chhattisgarh into Naxalism: Sonia Gandhi

Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 12, 2013, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said lack of development in Chhattisgarh has forced some people to adopt the wrong path of Naxalism.

Coming soon: Narendra Modi to Delhi on a special request

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt (With inputs from PTI) | Tuesday November 12, 2013, New Delhi

Narendra Modi, who had kept aside just one day to campaign in election-bound Delhi, has agreed to extend his campaign in the capital and other states where assembly polls are being held after requests from the local BJP units that the party's prime ministerial candidate hold more rallies.

Election Commission issues notice to Narendra Modi for 'khooni panja' remarks

Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday November 13, 2013, New Delhi

The Congress' election symbol is the hand; the party had complained to the Election Commission seeking stern action against Mr Modi.

Poll panel sends notice to Congress' Ajit Jogi for 'shocking' remark

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 14, 2013, Raigarh

Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi has been served a notice for allegedly violating the poll code by misleading tribal voters over the functioning of EVMs when they cast their vote.