Chhattisgarh Assembly Election result 2023: Bhupesh Baghel retains Patan seat
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023: In the Patan constituency, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was contesting against his nephew, Lok Sabha MP Vijay Baghel and defeated him. The Congress had been in the lead in Chhattisgarh in early trends, but the BJP covered up ground by afternoon.
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FollowThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was trailing till mid-morning in Chhattisgarh, has made a stunning comeback in the tribal state as it has taken a comfortable lead in more than 50 out of 90 seats.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel won from his home turf Patan with 91393 votes. He was contesting against his nephew and Lok Sabha MP from BJP Vijay Baghel.
Most of the surveys had predicted that the incumbent Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel-led party would retain power. In the Patan constituency, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel encountered a formidable challenge from his nephew, Lok Sabha MP Vijay Baghel. With both candidates having previously earned triumphs, the Baghel family feud intensified the election contest.
Bhupesh Baghel has been elected five times from this seat since 1993. The BJP has once again fielded Vijay Baghel, currently Lok Sabha MP from Durg, from this rural constituency in Durg district, which borders capital Raipur.
While Vijay Baghel was in the Congress till 2000, after he joined the BJP, the uncle and nephew have taken on each other twice across the Assembly battlefield – in 2008 and 2013 – both winning once each. After losing in 2013, Vijay Baghel moved on to Parliament.
Vijay Baghel's strong young popularity and emotive contact with voters contrast with Bhupesh Baghel's pro-farmer policies and handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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The key players in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections included the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), while smaller parties like Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC), AAP, BSP, and Left have also fielded their candidates in select constituencies. A majority of exit polls predict an edge to the ruling Congress party in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly.
In the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections, Bhupesh Baghel of the Indian National Congress was the winning candidate from the Patan constituency, securing 84352 votes while 56875 votes were polled in favour of Motilal Sahu of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The margin of victory was 27477 votes.
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