In the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, following the elections for 20 seats, the second phase of voting for 70 seats is set to take place on November 17. Similar to the previous elections, a direct contest between the Congress and BJP is anticipated.
However, the exclusion of rebel candidates from ticket nominations has led to discontent within both parties. Notably, while 6 rebel candidates from the BJP are independently contesting, there are 12 rebel candidates from the Congress marking their presence. The scenario involves rebel candidates on the 70 seats scheduled for the second phase.
Rebel Candidates from the Congress
– Pradeep Khare from Jashpur Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Vinay Bhagat.
– Anubhav Tiwari from Sakit Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Dr. Charandas Mahant.
– Tekchand Chandravanshi from Jaijaipur Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Baleshwar Sahu of the Jogis’ Congress.
– Gorelal Barman from Pamgarh Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Sheshraj Harbansh of the Jogis’ Congress.
– Chatrapal Singh from Palitana Khar Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Duleshwari Sidar of the Jogis’ Congress, who was the district president of Congress’s ST Morcha.
– Sagar Singh Bais from Lormi Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Thaneshwar Sahu of the Jogis’ Congress, who was a member of the district panchayat.
– Ruplal Kosre from Mungeli Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Sanjit Banerjee of the Jogis’ Congress, who was the deputy president of the Pradesh SC Morcha.
– MLA Kismatlal Nand from Saraipali is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Chaturi Nand of the Jogis’ Congress
-From Raipur North Vidhan Sabha, Ajit Kukreja is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Kuldeep Juneja, a councilor in Rai pur Municipal Corporation.
– Lokeshwari Sahu from Dhamtari Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Onkar Sahu. She was a councilor in Dhamtari Municipal Corporation.
– Meena Sahu from Balod Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Sangita Sinha, a member of the district panchayat.
– Gorelal Sahu from Kasdol Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the Congress’ official candidate Sandeep Sahu, a member of the district panchayat.
Rebel Candidates from the BJP
– Ram Bai Dewangan from Bhatgaon Vidhan Sabha is contesting against the BJP’s official candidate Lakshmiraajwade, the vice president of BJP’s district unit.
– Shiv Bhagat from Jashpur Vidhan Sabha is contesting against BJP’s official candidate Raymuni Bhagat.
– Gopika Gupta from Raigarh Vidhan Sabha is contesting against BJP’s official candidate OP Choudhary.
– Chandani Bharadwaj from Masturi Vidhan Sabha is contesting against BJP’s official candidate Dr. Krishnamurti Bandhi.
– JP Yadav and Sangeeta Ketan Shah, both BJP’s official candidates from Vaishali Nagar Vidhan Sabha, are contesting against Rakesh Sen.
– RK Rai from Gundardehi Vidhan Sabha is contesting against BJP’s official candidate Veerendra Sahu, who is contesting on the ticket of Jogis’ Congress.