<br/>The BJP candidate Mr.Jageswar Sahoo is leading in the assembly bye election in Chhattisgarh. He is ahead of his nearest rival of Congress Mr. Bhajansingh Nirankari by 1278 votes at the end of the 6th round of counting. While the BJP has got 18134 votes the Congress has secured 16856 votes at the end of the 6th round of counting. There are a total of 15 candidates in the fray.<br/>