Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha election is a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress.
For Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel, the Lok Sabha election is a shot at redemption, after the loss in the 2023 Assembly election. He is contesting from Rajnandgaon, against incumbent candidate and BJP leader Santosh Pandey. He lost the seat by 44,411 votes. The party’s Jyotsna Charandas Mahant registered a win in Korba.
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In the four General Elections in Chhattisgarh, the Congress’ best performance was in 2019 in which it won two out of the 11 seats in the State. The last time the Congress had won the Rajnandgaon seat was in the 2007 bypoll, about 17 years ago.
BJP had won nine out of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Seats like Bilaspur, Durg, Surguja and Raigarh have been with the BJP for the past couple of decades.
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The recent assembly election victory has boosted BJP’s power and this time around, it seemed more focused on Korba and Bastar (Scheduled Tribe) constituencies, where the Congress won in the last general election.
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