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Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh. (Photo: Mohd Zakir/HT)

'People wanted change... they now know they ushered in the wrong government'

3 min read . 22 Apr 2019

Baghbana Dev by Venkat Raman Singh Shyam

Lounge Original: ‘Baghbana Dev’ by Pardhan-Gond artist Venkat Raman Singh Shyam

1 min read . 30 Dec 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (2nd L) with newly sworn-in Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel (L), cabinet ministers T.S. Singh Deo and Tamradhwaj Sahu (R), during the oath-taking ceremony in Raipur on Monday. Photo: PTI

Bhupesh Baghel sworn in as Chhattisgarh chief minister

1 min read . 17 Dec 2018

Congress workers in Raipur celebrate the party’s good show in the assembly elections. Photo: PTI

Congress wins Chhattisgarh by a landslide, puts an end to Raman Singh era

2 min read . 12 Dec 2018

Even the Raman Singh factor could not prevent the BJP debacle in Chhattisgarh

2 min read . 12 Dec 2018

Winning 65 seats with a commanding vote share of 42.8% signals resurgence of the Congress in Chhattisgarh.Photo:PTI

Chhattisgarh: Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Congress returns with emphatic win

2 min read . 12 Dec 2018

Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh. Photo: Mint

Farmer discontent, fatigue led to BJP debacle in Chhattisgarh

3 min read . 11 Dec 2018

I take the responsibility of the defeat: Raman Singh. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Chhattisgarh election results 2018: Raman Singh resigns as CM

11 min read . 11 Dec 2018

Exit Poll Results 2018: All you need to know

4 min read . 11 Dec 2018

Change is necessary. If there is one party-rule for a long time, it will act according to its own whims and fancies, say some voters. Photo: PTI

State elections 2018: Different shades of anti-incumbency

5 min read . 29 Nov 2018

Voters at a polling station in Raipur on Tuesday. Polling was peaceful and incident-free in the second phase. Photo: PTI

Chhattisgarh assembly polls: 71.93% voting recorded in second phase

1 min read . 20 Nov 2018

Byari Sahu, a farmer from Durg district, says both Congress and BJP have let their community down. Photo: Abhiram Ghadyalpatil/Mint

Discontent farmers may upset chawal wale baba’s applecart

3 min read . 20 Nov 2018

Graffiti on the walls of a hutment at Borai village in Durg district represents the close battle the BJP and Congress are fighting in Chhattisgarh. Photo: Abhiram Ghadyalpatil/Mint

72 seats go to polls in last phase of Chhattisgarh elections today

3 min read . 20 Nov 2018

Congress party workers put up flags and banners in Sukma district. The party is determined not to give BJP a fourth term. Photo: Vinay Sharma/Mint

After 2013 wipeout, a resilient Congress emerges in Bastar

1 min read . 20 Nov 2018

BJP’s campaign posters in Chhattisgarh contain huge cut-outs of CM Raman Singh with Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the background. Photo: Abhiram Ghadyalpatil/Mint

In Chhattisgarh, BJP’s ‘Atal’ faith in Vajpayee continues to resonate in party’s poll campaigns

2 min read . 15 Nov 2018

The first phase of polls in Chhattisgarh saw a record turnout of 76.28%.

Record turnout in the ‘Red’ zone has BJP, Congress on the edge

2 min read . 15 Nov 2018

In the first phase of polls, Chhattisgarh recorded 70% turnout; in 2013 it had recorded an overall turnout of 67%. Photo: PTI

Chhattisgarh defies poll boycott by Naxals, records 70% turnout

2 min read . 13 Nov 2018

Chhattishgarh chief minister Raman Singh. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Rahul just ‘an entertainment’ for people in Chhattisgarh: Raman Singh

1 min read . 10 Nov 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Modi blasts ‘urban Naxals’; Rahul flays note ban, GST

3 min read . 09 Nov 2018

A Congress rally in Dantewada last week saw low attendance. Photo: Vinay Sharma/Mint

Naxals kill 5 a day before Modi, Rahul’s poll rallies in Chhattisgarh

2 min read . 09 Nov 2018