In Raipur, BJP chief Amit Shah has claimed that Chief Minister Raman Singh has been successful in containing Naxalism, adding that the CM Singh-led government has changed Chhattisgarh in the past 15 years. "Chhattisgarh used to be a backward state... but the BJP has worked hard to change that... today the state is a power hub, cement hub, aluminum hub, medical hub, etc... the state is progressing. It is on the road to success," he said.