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C’garh: Counterinsurgency strategy set for revamp post-general elections, campaign to free Maoist stronghold Abujhmad to be intensified
6 months, 3 weeks ago

C’garh: Counterinsurgency strategy set for revamp post-general elections, campaign to free Maoist stronghold Abujhmad to be intensified

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The counterinsurgency strategy in the Leftwing extremism-hit Bastar in Chhattisgarh may be completely revamped in the coming days to intensify campaigns by the security forces to push Maoists off their strongholds, particularly Abujhmad. Security brass is mulling strengthening counterinsurgency forces in Bastar further with deployment of additional Central Para Military Forces in the core areas of Maoists, the police …

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Emerging lessons from Bastar to counter Maoists
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Emerging lessons from Bastar to counter Maoists

Hindustan Times  

Bastar division in Chhattisgarh, the ground zero of Maoism, witnessed over 64 percent voter turnout in recently concluded polling on April 19. The defiance of Bastar's people to the Maoist diktat of boycotting elections and ruling dispensation's resolve to make democracy more accessible to the people of Bastar is a step forward towards improving the overall security situation. Also, since …

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Chhattisgarh: 26 Naxalites surrender in Dantewada ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Bastar region on April 19
8 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: 26 Naxalites surrender in Dantewada ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Bastar region on April 19

India TV News  

Ahead of the upcoming general elections in Chhattisgarh, a total of 26 Naxalites surrendered in Dantewada, which falls under the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency. With this, 717 Naxalites, including 176 of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, have so far joined the mainstream in the district under the police's 'Lon Varratu' campaign launched in June 2020, officials said. FIRs …

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Chhattisgarh: Barring Bastar in ’19, 5 reserved seats have always stood by BJP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Barring Bastar in ’19, 5 reserved seats have always stood by BJP

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: In the Lok Sabha elections held in Chhattisgarh so far, the BJP held the sway over the five reserved constituencies, the Election Commission data shows. Of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, four are reserved for the scheduled tribes and one for the scheduled caste. Barring the victory by Congress candidate Deepak Baij from Bastar ST-reserved seat …

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Maoist-hit Bastar navigates rising hostility ahead of polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Maoist-hit Bastar navigates rising hostility ahead of polls

Hindustan Times  

Even as south Chhattisgarh’s Bastar has seen a significant uptick in aggression between security forces and Maoists in the first few months of 2024, with 19 alleged Maoists killed in the last week alone, both political parties and the administration are looking for ways to navigate the increased hostility with the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency scheduled to go to polls …

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Six Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Six Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

The Hindu  

“At least six alleged Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Wednesday morning,” police said. “The deceased include two women cadres and there is a possibility of more Maoists getting injured,” the police added. “The gunfight took place in the forest areas of Chikurbhatti and Pusbaka villages under Basaguda police station area, when a …

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LS polls: FIR against Chhattisgarh Cong candidate Kawasi Lakhma for model code violation
8 months, 3 weeks ago

LS polls: FIR against Chhattisgarh Cong candidate Kawasi Lakhma for model code violation

Deccan Chronicle  

Jagdalpur, Mar 26 A case has been registered against senior Congress MLA and Lok Sabha candidate Kawasi Lakhma in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by “distributing cash” to people, a police official said on Tuesday. The Kotwali police station in Jagdalpur on Monday registered the case against Lakhma and another party leader, Sushil Maurya, …

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LS Polls LIVE: BJP Releases Candidates List For Sikkim Assembly Elections
9 months ago

LS Polls LIVE: BJP Releases Candidates List For Sikkim Assembly Elections

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Please follow this space for all the latest updates and news on the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The grand old party has fielded Digvijay Singh from Rajgarh Lok Sabha Constituency, UP Congress President Ajay Rai from Varanasi, Imran Masood from Saharanpur, Virender Rawat from Haridwar, and Danish Ali from Amroha. The grand old party left Rajasthan's …

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BJP Launches Campaign for LS Polls in C'garh by Holding Workers' Conference in Bastar
11 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Launches Campaign for LS Polls in C'garh by Holding Workers' Conference in Bastar

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: BJP launched the campaign for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, due in May-June this year, in Chhattisgarh by holding a felicitation ceremony for the party workers in Bastar in the state late on Saturday. The Bastar event is part of the party's strategy to hold workers’ conferences in all the five divisions in Chhattisgarh to galvanise the local workers …

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The fading sheen of the Maoist’s election boycott call
1 year ago

The fading sheen of the Maoist’s election boycott call

The Hindu  

Desperate to disrupt the recently held Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the Maoists had to bite the dust in their own guerrilla bases. With the number of polling booths increased and relocated booths decreased in the Bastar range, the challenge for security forces was bigger and that too in the southern districts of Sukma, Dantewada and Bijapur where the Maoists claimed …

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Naxals Fail to Keep Chhattisgarh Voters in Their Homes; Mahadev App Non-Issue for Most People
1 year, 1 month ago

Naxals Fail to Keep Chhattisgarh Voters in Their Homes; Mahadev App Non-Issue for Most People

News 18  

At 6am on Tuesday, inspector GD Srikanth and his team from the D/206 CoBRA battalion of the CRPF set out in the Tondamarka area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh for patrolling and area domination ahead of polling. In Kanker, a DRG jawan was injured in an IED blast, and a joint team of BSF and Chhattisgarh police repulsed a Naxal …

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Chhattisgarh election: Voters turn up at 126 new booths in Maoist-hit region
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh election: Voters turn up at 126 new booths in Maoist-hit region

Hindustan Times  

The villages of Minpa and Elmagunda are ten kilometres apart, and on the ragged road that connects them, on the morning of November 7 when Bastar voted, there was silence. In this rendition of polls in Bastar, the worst left wing extremism hit region in India, 126 new polling booths across 8 districts were set up by the administration. These …

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Mizoram, Chhattisgarh record over 70% polling
1 year, 1 month ago

Mizoram, Chhattisgarh record over 70% polling

The Hindu  

November 07, 2023 11:52 pm | Updated November 08, 2023 02:49 pm IST - NEW DELHI Kick-starting crucial State polls perceived to be semi-finals before the 2024 general election, voting took place in all 40 Assembly seats in Mizoram on Tuesday, as well as in the first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh, which was marred by sporadic violence. While Mizoram …

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Chhattisgarh Assembly election | Amid hostile topography and extremism, a battle of ballot in Bastar region
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Assembly election | Amid hostile topography and extremism, a battle of ballot in Bastar region

The Hindu  

A drive through the villages scattered around the newly completed Palli-Barsur Marg, part of an arterial State Highway in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, exposes the accessibility and security challenges of people in this Naxal heartland. Of the 12 Assembly constituencies in the Bastar region, all of which are going to polls in the first phase on Tuesday, four each have been …

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Chhattisgarh Polls: Around 60,000 security personnel deployed for over 600 polling booths in Naxal-hit Bastar
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Polls: Around 60,000 security personnel deployed for over 600 polling booths in Naxal-hit Bastar

Firstpost  

Naxalites have called upon voters to boycott the polls in Bastar region. More than 600 polling booths in the Naxal-hit Bastar division will be placed under a three-layered security arrangement for the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday, according to police sources. Due to security reasons, 149 polling stations in five assembly constituencies of the division have …

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Three days before polls, Maoists kill BJP worker in Bastar
1 year, 1 month ago

Three days before polls, Maoists kill BJP worker in Bastar

The Hindu  

Alleged Maoists stabbed to death a Bharatiya Janata Party office bearer in Narayanpur on Saturday, three days before the scheduled date for the first phase of polling in the Assembly election-bound State. Ratan Dubey, the poll coordinator for Bharatiya Janata Party as well as vice president of its Narayanpur district unit, became the sixth member of the party to be …

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Chhattisgarh polls: First-time polling booth set up in naxal-affected Bastar village of Chandmeta
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh polls: First-time polling booth set up in naxal-affected Bastar village of Chandmeta

Hindustan Times  

The first phase of voting in Chhattisgarh is going to be held on November 7. A total of 126 polling booths have been built in 40 interior villages of the division where voting is to be held for the first time. Under the alternative system, polling booths were established in safe areas several kilometres away from the village. Now for …

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BJP woos tribals with hope to win high-stakes Chhattisgarh assembly polls
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP woos tribals with hope to win high-stakes Chhattisgarh assembly polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: As Chhattisgarh gears up for the assembly elections next month, the opposition BJP in the state faces an uphill task to win the support of tribal population, that is said to have significantly influenced the poll outcome in the past. The ruling Congress, which won 25 out of 29 ST-reserved seats in the 2018 assembly polls, is hopeful of …

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BJP woos tribals with hope to win high-stakes Chhattisgarh Assembly polls
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP woos tribals with hope to win high-stakes Chhattisgarh Assembly polls

The Hindu  

As Chhattisgarh gears up for the Assembly elections next month, the opposition BJP in the state faces an uphill task to win the support of tribal population, that is said to have significantly influenced the poll outcome in the past. The ruling Congress, which won 25 out of 29 ST-reserved seats in the 2018 Assembly polls, is hopeful of bagging …

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Who will win in South-Bastar, North-Sarguja and Central regions in Chhattisgarh? Know here
1 year, 2 months ago

Who will win in South-Bastar, North-Sarguja and Central regions in Chhattisgarh? Know here

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election-India TV CNX opinion poll : The Congress party may retain power with a reduced majority in the upcoming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh state. In a House of 90 assembly seats, Congress may win 50 seats, compared to 68 seats it had won five years ago in 2018. The main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party may win 38 …

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Chhattisgarh polls: A tight electoral contest plays out on the field of many a bloodbath in Bastar
1 year, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh polls: A tight electoral contest plays out on the field of many a bloodbath in Bastar

Hindustan Times  

Bastar The single-lane tarred road is quiet and lonely, meandering through green foliage, slanting upwards, and then gently downhill. In 2013, in one of India’s deadliest attacks, an ambush on a Congress “parivartan yatra” left 27 people dead, wiping out almost the entire state leadership of the party. Unable to recover in time, the Congress lost the 2013 elections, but …

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'BJP Will Celebrate Diwali Thrice': Amit Shah's Big Declaration in Poll-bound Chhattisgarh
1 year, 2 months ago

'BJP Will Celebrate Diwali Thrice': Amit Shah's Big Declaration in Poll-bound Chhattisgarh

News 18  

Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday addressed a rally in Chhattisgarh where he asserted that the people of the poll-bound state will celebrate Diwali thrice – once on the day of the festival, second when the BJP will be elected to power on December 3, and third when the construction of Ram temple will be …

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Chhattisgarh Assembly polls | Congress retains all Ministers, drops eight MLAs in first list
1 year, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls | Congress retains all Ministers, drops eight MLAs in first list

The Hindu  

The ruling Congress declared its first list of 30 candidates for the Chhattisgarh Assembly election on October 15. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee president Deepak Baij, currently the Lok Sabha MP from Bastar, will now be fielded in the Chitrakot Assembly seat. First-time candidates In Dantewada, Devati Karma — the widow of the late Bastar stalwart Mahendra Karma, who was killed …

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Chhattisgarh: BJP's Dalit outreach gets boost on sect leader's entry
1 year, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh: BJP's Dalit outreach gets boost on sect leader's entry

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The dalit outreach by BJP in Chhattisgarh has received a major boost ahead of the year-end assembly polls with the leading sect leader of Satnami community joining the party. Sant Baldas, an influential leader of the Satnamis, a dalit community in Chhattisgarh, along with four other leaders of the sect joined BJP here late on Tuesday evening after quitting …

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