Chhattisgarh Poll Result 2023: BJP Defies Exit Polls, Secures Majority Ousting Congress Government

Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023: While the Congress ousted the BJP in 2018 after 10 years of rule, the saffron party is keen on making a return to power in the state that went to the polls in two phases.

Chhattisgarh Election Results Updates: Chhattisgarh assembly elections saw an unprecedented turn of events after the BJP, which was trailing in initial trends, bounced back to secure a majority in the state. The BJP has either won/leading on 55 seats while the Congress is limited to 33 seats. The exit polls have predicted a clear majority for Congress, however, the results proved otherwise. 

The campaigning for the 90 seats of the Chhattisgarh assembly seats saw both parties using their star campaigners including senior leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge. While the Congress ousted the BJP in 2018 after 10 years of rule, the saffron party is keen on making a return to power in the state that went to the polls in two phases. 

Exit Poll Prediction

The exit polls have predicted a clear majority for the Congress keeping the BJP on the borderline but just behind the majority mark. According to the Axis My India exit poll, Congress may get 40-50 seats while the BJP will get around 36-46 seats. Polstrat gave 35-45 seats to the BJP and 40-50 to the Congress. Today's Chanakya predicted a clear majority for the Congress by giving it 49-65 seats and just 25-41 seats to the BJP. Matrize exit poll gave 34-42 seats to the BJP and 44-52 to the Congress. According to the C-Voter, the BJP may get a clear majority by bagging 41-53 seats while the Congress is just behind it with 36-48 seats.

CM Candidates

While the Congress is going with incumbent CM Bhupesh Baghel if it wins, the BJP did not declare any CM candidate. However, given his experience and seniority, Dr Raman Singh is among the front runners but one can't be sure if Modi-Shah surprises the people by selecting a dark horse if the party wins the polls.  

03 December 2023

14:05 IST

BJP ahead in 55 constituencies, Congress in 32

Bharatiya Janata Party is leading at 55 constituencies; while Congress, contrary to what the exit polls had said, is only ahead at 32 places.

13:56 IST

Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023 Update:

In the 8th round of counting in the Rajnandgaon Vidhan Sabha constituency (Serial Number 75), BJP candidate Dr. Raman Singh is leading with 25,800 votes.
After the 8th round in the Janjgir-Champa Vidhan Sabha constituency, BJP's Narayan Chandel is ahead by 2,522 votes.
In the city of Durg, BJP's Gajendra Yadav secured 26,204 votes, while Congress candidate Arun Vora received 11,604 votes. Gajendra Yadav is leading by 14,600 votes.