 | Chhattisgarh phase 1 elections: Highest ever voter turnout at 78 per cent in conflict-ridden BastarAmid the poll boycott call given by the Maoists, there were eight encounters with the forces but no casualties were reported but five personnel had sustained injuries. |
 | Chhattisgarh 1st phase polling in Maoist hotbed peacefulPolling centres across the 20 constituencies witnessed long queues of voters since morning, defying the Maoist diktat on the poll boycott. |
 | Chhattisgarh: Security tightened as Maoist hotbed Bastar votes todayBJP leaders made it a point to tell people at rallies that their party’s promises are “Modi’s guarantees”. |
 | Chhattisgarh polls: Naxal-affected Bastar among 20 constituencies to vote in phase-I on TuesdayCongress holds 19 of these 20 seats, including two it won in bypolls. In the 2018 Assembly polls, Congress had won 17 of these 20 seats, BJP two and Janata Congress Chhattisgarh one. |
 | Chhattisgarh: In Maoist-hit Bastar, Rahul woos voters with pledge to offer free educationThe former Congress chief addressed two separate public rallies at tribal-dominated Bhanupratapur and Kondagaon in Bastar zone, where the first phase of polling is due on November 7. |
 | Chhattisgarh polls: 120 villages in Bastar to have own voting booths, first time since IndependenceBastar division, comprising seven districts, has 12 assembly segments which will see voting in the first phase of two-phased elections on November 7. |
 | Congress calls for Bastar bandh against Nagarnar steel plant's 'privatisation' on day of PM's visitChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and state Congress president Deepak Baij accused the Central government of trying to hand over the Nagarnar steel plant in Bastar district to private players. |
 | Improved security situation will ensure high voter turnout in Maoist-hit Bastar zone, hopes CECChhattisgarh is among the five states to have polls later this year. |
 | Rajnath Singh woos tribals in Bastar ahead of polls in Chhattisgarh“Have you ever thought that a daughter from a tribal community can reach the highest constitutional post to become the President. |
 | Makers of 'The Kerala Story' announce next film 'Bastar', to release in 2024According to the makers, ' Bastar', based on a true incident will hit the screens on April 5, 2024. |
 | Cong, BJP vie to win tribal support in BastarWith 11 reserved for the Scheduled Tribe, the ruling Congress to is vying for the support of adivasis to remain with the party. |
