Raipur: All arrangements have been made for the second and final phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections to be held in 72 seats of 19 districts on Tuesday amid tight security, with the deployment of over one lakh police personnel.
The fate of nine ministers, assembly speaker and some other prominent leaders of the ruling BJP as well as of the Congress will be decide in the polls.
Eyeing a fourth consecutive term, the BJP has set a target of winning 65 plus seats in the 90-member Assembly, while the Congress is seeking to end its 15-year exile from power in the tribal-dominated state.
The coalition between the Mayawati-led BSP, former chief minister Ajit Jogi’s Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) and the CPI has added a twist to the poll battle.
Polling will be held from 8 am to 5 pm in these seats of central and north Chhattisgarh where as many as 1,079 candidates, including 72 each from the BJP and the Congress, are in fray, an election official said. (PTI)
