The state Congress top brass may have been wiped out in a daring Maoist attack in May but that gives no reason for Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to take it easy as a survey has shown that Singh and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party are in for a tough contest in the November Assembly elections.
The BJP is likely to get 46 seats while opposition Congress is just behind with 42 seats, according to a survey conducted by Samay-Hub Pulse. This math is minus four for the BJP as it had won 50 seats in 2008.
However, the Congress gains four seats as it had won 38 seats in the last Assembly elections. The BJP can cheer in the fact that it is ahead of Congress when it comes to vote share.
“41 percent voters are still in favour of BJP while 39 percent electorals have decided to vote for Congress in this election. According to the survey, BJP is expected to get majority but last moment changes ahead of polling may make the contest interesting“.
Although 56 percent of the voters are happy with Singh’s work, the incumbent chief minister faces a threat from former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Ajit Jogi. While 43 percent voters want Raman Singh to continue as chief minister, 31 percent favours the return of Jogi. Chhattisgarh will go for a two-phase poll in 11 and 19 November. The counting of votes will be on 8 December.
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