Campaigning for the first phase of Assembly elections gains momentum in Chhattisgarh. Star campaigners of different parties are touring Bastar and Rajnandgaon areas to garner support for their candidates.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, Bharatiya Janata Party National President Amit Shah today addressed election rallies in Khuji, Khairagarh and Kondagaon constituencies of Chhattisgarh.&nbsp; He asked the Congress party to clarify its stand on the issue of Naxalism. BJP president said that Congress sees revolution in Naxalism, while the Bharatiya Janata Party considers development as a revolution.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, while addressing the public meeting in support of her party candidate at Akaltra in Janjgir-Champa district, alleged that Anti schedule caste and anti-tribal governments of the state were responsible to compel the people on the path of Naxalism and violence.<br />'' <br />''On the other hand, while talking to the media in Raipur, Congress star campaigner Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged that the state did not develop in the last fifteen years and the number of people living below the poverty line in Chhattisgarh has increased.<br />''<br />''Tomorrow is the last day for withdrawal of nominations for the second phase of elections in 72 constituencies of the state.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Chhattisgarh has 90 constituencies and here assembly elections are scheduled to be held in two phases on November 12 and 20.</span>
News On AIR | November 4, 2018 8:32 PM
Campaigning picks pace for first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh