Chhattisgarh: Second phase of polling underway, security tightened
Raipur, Nov 20 (IBNS): Amid tight security, voting is currently underway in the second round of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections on Tuesday.
More than one lakh personnel, helicopters and drones are currently been used in the state to keep security tight during voting.
During the 18-seat first phase voting, 76.28 percent people had exercised their franchise.
In the second phase, voting is taking place for 72 seats across 19 districts in the state.
Polling commenced at 8 am in the morning and will end at 5 pm.
More than 1.5 crore people are eligible to cast their votes on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted and urged people to exercise their franchise.
छतà¥à¤¤à¥€à¤¸à¤—ढ़ में आज दूसरे और अंतिम चरण का मतदान है। सà¤à¥€ मतदाताओं से मेरा निवेदन है कि वे पूरे उतà¥à¤¸à¤¾à¤¹ के साथ à¤à¤¾à¤°à¥€ संखà¥à¤¯à¤¾ में मतदान कर लोकतंतà¥à¤° के महापरà¥à¤µ को सफल बनाà¤à¤‚।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 20, 2018
The Bharatiya Janata Party has been ruling the state for the past 15 years.
The Congress is eyeing on to wrest power in the state, which is presently ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Chief Minister Raman Singh.
The state polls are crucial for both the incumbent BJP and Congress ahead of the 2019 General Elections, which will be held in few months' time.
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