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Mizoram assembly election results 2023: Counting of votes begins in Mizoram a day after the counting of four states took place on December 3, stay tuned with our updates here

Mizoram assembly election results 2023| ZPM surges ahead, MNF trails

Mizoram assembly election results 2023: Counting of votes begins in Mizoram a day after the counting of four states took place on December 3, stay tuned with our updates here

The counting of votes in Mizoram has finally begun in the state. The elections for the 40 assembly seats in Mizoram took place on November 7 and witnessed a tough competition between key players including the Mizo National Front (MNF), Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), Congress, and BJP.
The counting was supposed to happen on Sunday along with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. However, it was deferred by the Election Commission following appeals by political parties, NGOs, churches and students' bodies as Sunday holds a special significance for the people of Mizoram, a Christian-majority state.
As per the exit polls projection, there is going to be a showdown between the regional heavyweights MNF and ZPM.&nbsp;
Mizoram is a Christian-majority state. Zoramthanga of the MNF became Chief Minister after the 1998 Assembly polls, ending Congress's 10-year rule. The MNF governed for a decade until Congress won in 2008 and 2013. Returning to power in 2018, MNF aims for another victory in the 40-member Assembly this year.

As BJP defeated Congress in Chhattisgarh, nine of the 13 state ministers who contested lost polls. Deputy CM TS Singhdeo lost the election by 94 votes.

Chhattisgarh election results: 9 of 13 ministers defeated, Dy CM TS Singhdeo loses by 94 votes

As BJP defeated Congress in Chhattisgarh, nine of the 13 state ministers who contested lost polls. Deputy CM TS Singhdeo lost the election by 94 votes.

Nine out of 13 ministers in the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh have suffered defeat in the state assembly polls.
They include Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo and home minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, both key leaders who were chief ministerial aspirants after the Congress&rsquo; thumping win in the 2018 polls, and state unit chief Deepak Baij.
Singh Deo, who polled 90,686 votes, lost from Ambikapur by 94 votes against BJP&rsquo;s Rajesh Agrawal (90,780 votes).
In Durg Rural seat, BJP candidate Lalit Chandrakar defeated Tamradhwaj Sahu by 16,642 votes.
Agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey lost by 5,196 votes in Saja against BJP&rsquo;s Ishwar Sahu.
In Kawardha seat, BJP&rsquo;s Vijay Sharma trounced minister Mohammad Akbar, another influential Congress leader, by 39,592 votes.
Other ministers who bit the dust are Shivkumar Dahariya (Arang), Guru Rudra Kumar (Nawagarh), Amarjeet Bhagat (Sitapur), Mohan Markam (Kondgaon) and Jai Singh Agrawal (Korba).
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel retained his seat Patan, while his cabinet colleagues Umesh Patel (Kharsia), Anila Bhendia (Dondi Lohara) and Kawasi Lakhma (Konta) managed to win their seats.
State Congress chief Deepak Baij lost in Chitrakot by a margin of 8,370 votes against BJP's Vinayak Goyal.
BJP defied exit poll predictions to register a massive victory in Chhattisgarh by winning 54 seats in the 90-member assembly and reducing the Congress to 35. The Gondwana Gantantra Party won one seat.
Also Watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/elections/mp-election-2023-decoding-bjp-s-massive-win-congress-poor-show-1701611521619">MP election 2023: decoding BJP&rsquo;s massive win &amp; Congress' poor show</a>

The state's Additional Chief Electoral Officer H Lianzela told PTI that the counting will begin in all 13 centres at 8 am amid tight security.

Mizoram: counting of votes begins, battle between MNF & ZPM

Mizoram: counting of votes from 8 am today

The state's Additional Chief Electoral Officer H Lianzela told PTI that the counting will begin in all 13 centres at 8 am amid tight security.

Elaborate arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for the assembly elections in Mizoram which saw a three-way fight between the ruling MNF, the ZPM and the Congress today.&nbsp;
The counting was supposed to happen on Sunday along with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. However, it was deferred by the Election Commission following appeals by political parties, NGOs, churches and students' bodies as Sunday holds a special significance for the people of Mizoram, a Christian-majority state.
Also Watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/elections/hat-trick-in-three-states-has-guaranteed-a-hat-trick-in-2024-pm-addresses-party-workers-1701614896856">'Hat-trick in three states has guaranteed a hat-trick in 2024', PM addresses party workers</a>

KTR's tweet has gone viral on social media with over 2.8 million views with users appreciating his sense of humour

From 'hattrick loading 3.0' to 'missed the mark', read KTR's viral tweet her

KTR's tweet has gone viral on social media with over 2.8 million views with users appreciating his sense of humour

BRS leader KTR took a dig at himself as he re-shared his less than 24-hour-old post on X after his party Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost the state elections on Sunday.
Predicting his party's victory for the third time, KTR shared a picture of himself aiming with a gun and captioned it, 'Hattrick loading 3.0, Get ready to celebrate guys.'
But as early trends showed Congress edging past his party on Sunday, he reposted his own tweet and wrote, 'This one ain't gonna age well. Missed the mark'.
KTR's tweet has gone viral on social media with over 2.8 million views with users appreciating his sense of humour.&nbsp;

As Congress won the Telangana assembly elections, the spotlight is yet again on Priyanka Gandhi who after Karnataka has delivered another state for her Congress party.

After Karnataka, how Priyanka Gandhi delivered Telangana for Congress | Analysis

As Congress won the Telangana assembly elections, the spotlight is yet again on Priyanka Gandhi who after Karnataka has delivered another state for her Congress party.

&ldquo;...You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.&rdquo; And &lsquo;Indiramma's&rsquo; granddaughter just followed what she had said years ago. Buoyed by the confidence of successfully leading Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh to victories, Priyanka Gandhi got it right in India's newest state, Telangana, as well. The Congress general secretary struck all right cords when she invoked the victory in the neighbouring state, when she wooed women voters, when she claimed that there was nexus between BJP, BRS and the AIMIM. She emerged as the figurehead in Congress' fight in Telangana where K Chandrashekhar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi had a comparatively stronger foothold until six months back. It was her result-yielding lead role in Karnataka that allowed the Telugu people to instill their confidence in her familiarity. When the grand old party's campaign had hit a roadblock in Karnataka after Rahul Gandhi's disqualification following his conviction in a defamation case, it was Priyanka who had brought the party back on track. A senior leader from Congress had described Priyanka's political skills saying, "She doesn't like addressing people from a distance. She doesn't like to be restricted and she is at her best when left amidst women." And rightly so! Whether it be increasing the involvement of women in the organisational set-up or her folk dance performances or getting down from her vehicle to join women on tractors or exhibiting her caring self when facing women in trouble, with her beaming smile she has won the admiration of women voters across the states. It was not just her endearing persona that Telangana banked upon but also her scathing attacks on the rival parties that resonated with the people of the state. From discarding KCR's claims of &lsquo;Bangaru Telangana&rsquo; to raising the issues of &lsquo;land, sand, wine and mine mafias&rsquo;, Priyanka drove the narrative in Telangana that became a new state when the United Progressive Alliance was in the centre in 2014. Apart from her political deftness, her resemblance to her grandmother Indira Gandhi rang a bell. In May, Priyanka had said, "You are calling me the new Indiramma, then trust me. I will not make false promises." Result showed her appeal stuck with locals when they voted on November 30.

He told opposition parties to not support those working against the country's interests at a time when development is taking place at a fast pace. 

Masses will remove anyone who comes between janta and vikas, PM takes a dig at opposition 

He told opposition parties to not support those working against the country's interests at a time when development is taking place at a fast pace.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed BJP's big win in the assembly polls as a victory for his government's agenda of self-reliant India, asserting that its hat-trick in the states is a guarantee of its hat-trick of Lok Sabha poll wins in 2024.
"The results show popular support for our battle against corruption," he told a crowd of cheering supporters at the BJP headquarters here, adding that they have served a lesson to the Congress and the opposition's INDIA bloc that mere collecting some dynasts on dais may make for a good photograph but cannot win people's confidence.
No one should come in between the Centre's development and people, or the masses will remove them, Modi said in a stinging attack on opposition parties.
Some people are already saying our hat-trick in the states is a guarantee of hat-trick in the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, he said.
He told opposition parties to not support those working against the country's interests at a time when development is taking place at a fast pace. Addressing a big gathering of BJP members, including many Union ministers, Modi said these results will ensure the world's belief in India and infuse more confidence into global investors for the country.

'Hat-trick in three states has guaranteed a hat-trick in 2024', PM addresses party workers

In his victory address, PM Modi said wins in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh was a win for the poor, underprivileged, farmers, first-time voters and women.&nbsp;
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Addressing BJP workers after the party's thumping victories in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the party will return to power for the third straight term in 2024.
'The hat-trick in three states has guaranteed a hat-trick in 2024,&rsquo; he said.&nbsp;
These results will echo across the world and assure investors globally about India's development potential he added.&nbsp;
PM Modi took a dig at the Opposition saying that the latter tried to 'divide the country on caste lines during the elections'.

Four weeks before voting in Madhya Pradesh on November 17, the ruling BJP mobilized its cadre at the ground level to counter the Congress, and Amit Shah&rsquo;s ground work helped the saffron party to thwart anti-incumbency.

MP election 2023: decoding BJP’s massive win & Congress' poor show

Four weeks before voting in Madhya Pradesh on November 17, the ruling BJP mobilized its cadre at the ground level to counter the Congress, and Amit Shah&rsquo;s ground work helped the saffron party to thwart anti-incumbency.

With the Bharatiya Janata Party sweeping election in Madhya Pradesh despite the so-called anti-incumbency factor, the saffron party has delivered an unequivocal message that this central Indian state continues to remain a Hindutava fortress. The Congress led by Kamal Nath was hoping to take advantage of the boredom factor against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan administration, but a strong push from the BJP central leadership just a month before the voting day saw the tides turning rampantly. A BJP leader explained to The Indian Express that it was like a surgical strike but with organizational strength and mobilization. While PM Narendra Modi led the campaign, Home Minister Amit Shah took control of the electioneering on the ground. This was clear from the fact that BJP&rsquo;s Jan Ashirwad Yatra was led by the central leadership and Chouhan was pushed in the backdrop. At the same time, the BJP took measures to cash in on his government&rsquo;s schemes which were popular particularly among women. To further counter Chouhan boredom, the BJP move to field several high-profile leaders and sitting MPs gave the electorate an impression that any of them could be BJP&rsquo;s chief ministerial face after the elections. Since 2018, when BJP lost the election and came back to power after a rebellion in the Congress, the saffron party had spent time and resources to rebuild the organisation, infuse fresh blood, and strengthen the process of expansion and consolidation of its support. It was this cadre that was set in motion four weeks before voting on November 17. The Congress failed to sustain its lead till the last minute due to the lack of organizational strength. Sample this, a BJP leader said that on the day of polling, BJP had 90% of its booth committees functioning at 8.30 am while the Congress was scrambling to get their booths set even by 9.30 am. The unnamed BJP politician told The Indian Express that the high percentage of voter turnout in the first half itself happened because of his party&rsquo;s mobilization.

KV Ramana Reddy has defeated BRS top leader and CM KCR and state Congress president Revanth Reddy emerging as a giant-slayer from Kamareddy seat. 

Telangana elections: BJP candidate who defeated KCR and Revanth Reddy 

KV Ramana Reddy has defeated BRS top leader and CM KCR and state Congress president Revanth Reddy emerging as a giant-slayer from Kamareddy seat.&nbsp;

In a surprising turn of events in Telangana, BJP's KV Ramana Reddy has emerged as a giant killer from the Kamareddy constituency.
53-year-old businessman-turned-politican KVR is leading with over 50,000 from Kamareddy seat leaving behind top contenders KCR and Revanth Reddy of Congress.&nbsp;
According to his profile on MyNeta.info, he is a 12th-grade educated and has completed his Intermediate in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry from Govt Junior College in Kamareddy in 1985-1986. His declared assets is worth more than Rs 7 crore.&nbsp;
The former zila parishad chairman was once with BRS but shifted to BJP.&nbsp; &nbsp;

BJP pulled off a stunning victory in Chhattisgarh, defying all predictions to dismantle Congress government. There are many factors that led to the Congress' debacle.

Chhattisgarh polls: as BJP defies predictions, what went wrong for Congress | Explained

BJP pulled off a stunning victory in Chhattisgarh, defying all predictions to dismantle Congress government. There are many factors that led to the Congress' debacle.

BJP has defied all predictions to dismantle Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh. The Congress' debacle can be attributed to various factors, including tensions at the highest level of state leadership as well as the allegations of corruption against the government.
NO TAKERS FOR BAGHEL&rsquo;S MAHADEV APP DEFENCE
Days before the elections, the Enforcement Directorate linked CM Bhupesh Baghel to the alleged Mahadev betting app scam case. BJP used this opportunity to attack the Congress in all rallies.
Apart from the Mahadev app controversy, the ED has is also probing other alleged scams such as those related to the paddy, excise, mining and coal levy.
CONGRESS FACTIONAL FEUD HIT ELECTION PROSPECTS
The rivalry between Baghel and his deputy TS Singhdeo for the top post could not be hidden and the BJP took full advantage of it. BJP's chief campaigner PM Narendra Modi in his rallies frequently took potshots at the Congress leadership. &nbsp; CENTRE&rsquo;S KISAN DOLE A HIT WITH FARMERS
Despite tall promises by the Congress to get farmers excellent value for their crop, it appears that Centre's PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, under which farmers got ₹6,000 yearly, impressed them more.
BJP PROMISE TO WIPE OUT NAXALS RECEIVED WELL
The state has been battling the Naxal problem for a long time. This was true even when BJP's Raman Singh-led government ruled the state for years. However, Home Minister Amit Shah took it upon himself to convince the people that only his party can root out the menace.
CONGRESS&rsquo; FAILURE TO BAN LIQUOR COST DEAR
In the 2018 assembly election, Congress had promised to ban liquor in the state, a move to gain support of the women voters. However, the promise was never realised and the BJP did not miss the opportunity to remind the voters of this failed promise.

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Rahul Gandhi addressed an election rally in Telangana's Mulugu along with his sister Priyanka

Telangana elections: Rahul Gandhi says BJP and BRS are team, gives this example

Rahul Gandhi addressed an election rally in Telangana's Mulugu along with his sister Priyanka

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kickstarted the party's poll campaign in Telangana with a joint attack on the BJP and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. Gandhi accused Telangana's ruling party of working together with the BJP.&nbsp;

Vishnu Deo Sai was named as the chief minister of Chhattisgarh nearly a week after BJP won the assembly elections but a comment by Amit Shah during a rally indicates that he was already high up on the party's probables list &nbsp;

When Amit Shah promised to make new Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai 'big man'

Vishnu Deo Sai was named as the chief minister of Chhattisgarh nearly a week after BJP won the assembly elections but a comment by Amit Shah during a rally indicates that he was already high up on the party's probables list  

Vishnu Deo Sai was named as the chief minister of Chhattisgarh nearly a week after BJP won the assembly elections but a comment by Amit Shah during a rally indicates that he was already high up on the party's probables list &nbsp;

The BJP on Sunday picked Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal leader, as the next chief minister of Chhattisgarh, ending the suspense over who will helm the state which the saffron party wrested from Congress in recent polls.
Sai (59) was elected as the BJP's legislative party leader during a meeting of 54 newly-elected MLAs held at the party's state headquarters here in the afternoon, a party functionary said.
After the meeting, a delegation of BJP MLAs led by Sai met governor Biswabhusan Harichandan to stake a claim to form the next government.
&ldquo;We have handed over a letter to the Governor stating that Sai ji has been elected as the legislative party leader,&rdquo; senior BJP MLA Brijmohan Agrawal told reporters.
He said the date of the swearing-in ceremony would be informed later.
As a chief minister, Sai said he would try to fulfil PM Modi's "guarantees" and sanction 18 lakh houses to the beneficiaries of the PM Awas Yojna, who were deprived of the benefits under the erstwhile Congress government, will be the top priority.
BJP's three observers - Union ministers Arjun Munda and Sarbananda Sonowal and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam - attended the meeting of the MLAs, besides BJP's in-charge for Chhattisgarh Om Mathur, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya and party's co-in-charge for the state Nitin Nabin.
At the meeting, the proposal to elect Sai as the legislative party leader was moved by former chief minister Raman Singh, which was seconded by state BJP president Arun Sao and senior leader Brijmohan Agrawal.
Sai thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and other party leaders for reposing faith in him to hold the top post in Chhattisgarh.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Sai said fulfilling the promises of the BJP mentioned in the poll manifesto would be the priority of his government.
"As chief minister of Chhattisgarh, I will try to fulfil the BJP's pre-poll promises which are PM Modi's guarantees through the government," Sai said.
&ldquo;In the five years (of Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government), 18 lakh beneficiaries of the PM Awas Yojna were deprived of the benefits under this scheme. Sanctioning 18 lakh houses to these beneficiaries will be the first work (to be done) in the state&rdquo;, he said.
On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister (late) Atal Bihari Vajpayee December 25, who was the founder of Chhattisgarh State, a bonus against paddy procurement for two years which was pending during the previous BJP government (2013-2018) will be given to farmers (who had then sold their paddy), Sai said.
"All the guarantees of Modi Ji, BJP's poll promises, will be fulfilled in the next five years," he said.
Sai has become the fourth chief minister of the state. His predecessors included Ajit Jogi (Congress), Raman Singh (BJP) who helmed the state for three consecutive terms starting from 2003 to 2018, and Bhupesh Baghel (Congress) who held the top post from 2018 to December 2023.
Baghel congratulated Sai on being elected as the leader of the BJP&rsquo;s legislative party.
The BJP won 54 out of the total 90 assembly seats in the recently held elections, reducing Congress' tally to 35. The Gondwana Gantantra Party managed to win one seat.
The former Union minister who had also served as Chhattisgarh BJP chief, Sai was elected as an MLA from the Kunkuri seat in the state's Surguja division, swept by the BJP which won all 14 segments in the region.
Overall, the BJP bagged 17 of the 29 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, a feat that added crucial numbers to its winning tally.
This comprehensive win in the tribal turfs contributed to the BJP's resounding victory in the Assembly polls and return to power in the state after a gap of five years.
Sai started his political career as a village sarpanch and rose to become a Union minister and a multiple-time Lok Sabha member besides getting important organisational roles.
The newly-elected MLA from Jashpur district in the Surguja region perfectly fits in the BJP's scheme of things since Adivasis account for nearly 32 per cent of Chhattisgarh's population and are the second most dominant social group after OBCs.
Sai hails from a farming family based in a small village, Bagia, in the tribal-dominated Jashpur district.
He studied in a government school in Kunkuri and went to Ambikapur for graduation but quit studies midway and returned to his village in 1988. In 1989, he was elected as a 'panch' of Bagia village panchayat and the next year became the sarpanch unopposed.
It is believed that BJP stalwart late Dilip Singh Judev encouraged Sai to enter electoral politics in 1990. In the same year, Sai was elected as MLA for the first time on a BJP ticket from Tapkara (in Jashpur district) in undivided Madhya Pradesh. He retained the seat in the 1993 assembly polls.
In 1998, Sai unsuccessfully contested the Assembly polls from the adjoining Pathalgaon seat. Later, he was elected as MP from Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency four times in a row - 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014.
Though the BJP fielded him in the 2003 and 2008 Assembly elections from Pathalgaon in Chhattisgarh, which came into existence as a separate state on November 1, 2000, he lost on both occasions.
After the BJP formed its government at the Centre in 2014 under the leadership of PM Modi, Sai was made Minister of State for Steel and Mines.
The tribal politician served as the BJP's Chhattisgarh chief from 2006 to 2010 and again from January to August 2014.
After the BJP lost power in the state in 2018, he was again given the responsibility to lead the party in Chhattisgarh in 2020.
He was replaced with Arun Sao, an OBC leader, in 2022, just a year ahead of the Assembly polls.
Ahead of the polls in November this year, Sai was named a member of the BJP national executive in July. He was fielded from Kunkuri (Jashpur district) in the elections which he won by defeating Congress' sitting MLA UD Minj by a margin of 25,541 votes.
Notably, addressing a poll rally in the Kunkuri constituency last month, Amit Shah had urged voters to elect Sai, promising to make the latter a "big man" if the party comes back to power in the state.&nbsp;

Vishnu Deo Sai has been elected as the new Chhattisgarh CM by the 54 newly-elected MLAs of the BJP

Vishnu Deo Sai, prominent tribal leader, is new Chhattisgarh CM

Vishnu Deo Sai is new Chhattisgarh CM: reports
Sai is a prominent tribal leader in Chhattisgarh
BJP central leadership proposed Sai's name: reports

Vishnu Deo Sai has been elected as the new Chhattisgarh CM by the 54 newly-elected MLAs of the BJP

Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Chhattisgarh, will be state chief minister after he was elected as leader of BJP's legislative party during a meeting of 54 newly-elected MLAs on Sunday.
Incidentally, addressing a poll rally in the Kunkuri constituency last month, Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah had urged voters to elect Sai, promising to make the latter a "big man" if the party comes back to power in the state.
The BJP won 54 seats in the 90-member Assembly in the recently held polls, while the Congress was reduced to 35 seats from the 68 it won in 2018.
The BJP, which had suffered a huge setback in tribal-dominated seats in 2018, put up a good show this time, winning 17 of the 29 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
The saffron outfit won all the 14 assembly segments in the tribal-dominated Surguja region and eight out of the 12 seats in another Adivasi belt Bastar.
The BJP's comprehensive win in the two tribal turfs contributed in its resounding victory in the Assembly polls and return to power in the state after a gap of five years.
Sai started his political career as a village sarpanch and rose to become a Union minister and multiple-time Lok Sabha MP besides getting important organisational roles.
The newly-elected MLA from Jashpur district in the Surguja region perfectly fits in the BJP's scheme of things since Adivasis account for nearly 32 per cent of the state's population and are the second most dominant social group after OBCs.
Despite inheriting a rich political legacy of his family and holding key portfolios when he was a Union minister, the 59-year-old tribal leader is known for his humility, down to earth nature, dedication to work and determination to achieve goals.
Sai has headed the BJP's Chhattisgarh unit three times, displaying the central leadership's faith in his organisational skills.
Starting his political career as the sarpanch of an obscure village, Sai rose through the ranks and became a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first Council of Ministers after the BJP formed its full majority government at the Centre in 2014.
Though he hails from a farming family based in a small village, Bagia, in the tribal-dominated Jashpur district, politics runs in the blood of the BJP leader.
His grandfather late Budhnath Sai was a nominated MLA from 1947 to 1952. His 'bade pitaji' (elder brother of his father) late Narhari Prasad Sai was a member of the Jan Sangh (BJP's predecessor) and served as a two-term MLA (1962-67 and 1972-77) and was elected as an MP (1977-79) and served as a Minister of State in the Janata Party government.
Another elder brother of his father, late Kedarnath Sai, was also a Jan Sangh member and served as MLA from Tapkara (1967-72).
Vishnu Deo Sai studied in a government school in Kunkuri and went to Ambikapur for graduation but quit studies midway and returned to his village in 1988. In 1989, he was elected as a 'panch' of Bagia village panchayat and next year became the sarpanch unopposed.
It is said it was BJP stalwart late Dilip Singh Judev who encouraged him to enter electoral politics in 1990. In the same year, Sai was elected as MLA for the first time on a BJP ticket from Tapkara (in Jashpur district) in undivided Madhya Pradesh. He retained the seat in the 1993 assembly polls.
In 1998, he unsuccessfully contested the Assembly polls from the adjoining Pathalgaon seat. Later, he was elected as MP from Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency four times in a row - 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014.
Though the BJP fielded him in 2003 and 2008 Assembly elections from Pathalgaon in Chhattisgarh, which came into existence as a separate state on November 1, 2000, he lost on both occasions.
After the BJP formed its government at the Centre in 2014 under the leadership of PM Modi, Sai was made Minister of State for Steel and Mines.
He was among the then 10 sitting BJP MPs in Chhattisgarh who were denied tickets for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
The tribal politician served as the BJP's Chhattisgarh chief from 2006 to 2010 and again from January-August 2014.
After the BJP lost power in the state in 2018, he was again given the responsibility to lead the party in Chhattisgarh in 2020.
He was replaced with Arun Sao, an OBC leader, in 2022, just a year ahead of the Assembly polls.
Ahead of the polls in November this year, Sai was named a member of the BJP national executive in July. He was fielded from Kunkuri (Jashpur district) in the elections which he won by defeating Congress' sitting MLA UD Minj by a margin of 25,541 votes.

Explore the story of Sameena Bi, a Muslim woman facing family backlash for supporting the BJP. Follow her meeting with CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the assurance of safety.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets Muslim woman thrashed by in-laws for supporting BJP

Shivraj Singh Chouhan met the Muslim woman who was thrashed by her in-laws for voting for the BJP in state polls. 

Shivraj Singh Chouhan met the Muslim woman who was thrashed by her in-laws for voting for the BJP in state polls.&nbsp;

A Muslim woman was beaten by her in-laws after she voted for the BJP in the recently held assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh. On Saturday, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Sameena Bi at his official residence.&nbsp;
Chouhan assured her of safety and security after she voiced concerns about the well-being of her two children - a son and a daughter - who had accompanied her to meet the chief minister.&nbsp;
Sameena Bi shared that her brother-in-law had attacked her for supporting the BJP in the election.&nbsp;
"My brother-in-law Javed attacked me when he came to know I voted for the BJP. He asked why did I vote for brother Shivraj Singh Chouhan's party," she said.&nbsp;
In response, the Chief Minister reassured Sameena Bi and promised to safeguard her and her children. She expressed gratitude for the positive meeting, stating that Chouhan emphasised the importance of exercising the right to vote freely as granted by the Constitution.
Sameena Bi affirmed her support for the BJP, citing her belief in Chief Minister Chouhan's integrity. She commended him for his dedication to doing the right thing, which she said influenced her voting decision in favour of the BJP.

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BJP&rsquo;s landslide win in the state elections has solidified its political strongholdbut came as a rude shock to the Congress. Can the Congress and INDIA alliance weather the electoral storm? &nbsp;

BJP&rsquo;s solid three-on-five wins in the state elections have consolidated the party&rsquo;s political position ahead of the 2024 general elections but have left the Congress and the INDIA alliance on the back foot. How are India&rsquo;s opposition parties placed against the BJP after election results? And can the INDIA bloc survive the election loss?
Watch the 2023 poll results analysis with Neerja Chowdhury, political analyst, Shazia Ilmi, spokesperson, BJP, Anshul Avijit, spokesperson, Congress and A Saravanan, spokesperson, DMK.
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The Zoram People's Movement or ZPM looks set to form the government in Mizoram as the party has crossed the halfway mark of 20 seats. MNF has so far won just seven seats and is leading in three others.

Mizoram election results: ZPM wins polls as party crosses halfway mark

The Zoram People's Movement or ZPM looks set to form the government in Mizoram as the party has crossed the halfway mark of 20 seats. MNF has so far won just seven seats and is leading in three others.

The Zoram People's Movement or ZPM looks set to form the government in Mizoram as the party has crossed the halfway mark of 20 seats and is leading in six others.
The ruling MNF is trailing as it has so far won seven seats and is leading in three others.
Chief Minister Zoramthanga is facing a defeat in the Aizawl East-1 seat to ZPM's Lalthansanga, while Deputy CM Tawnluia lost to the Tuichang seat by 909 votes.
BJP has bagged two seats, while Congress is leading in one.
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