(LiveMint)
The Election Commission of India is declaring the Chhattisgarh election results today, which the exit polls have predicted as a close call between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Counting of votes that begins at 8am in the 90 assembly constituencies will decide the fate of 1269 candidates, including that of BJP CM Raman Singh. Track live updates on assembly election results here.
Around 76.35% turnout was recorded in the two phase polls held on November 12 and 20. It was a little less than the previous 2013 polls when 77.40% of voters had exercised their franchise. In the last Chhattisgarh elections, the BJP had won 49, the Congress 39, while one seat each was bagged by the BSP and an Independent. The two leading parties bagged a close vote share of 41% (BJP) and 40.3% (Congress).
