Raipur Campaigning has come to a halt since the evening of November 15th, setting the stage for a pivotal electoral showdown on Friday as voting for 70 seats in the second phase of the Assembly elections looms large. Preceding this phase, voting took place on 20 seats on November 7th. Among the upcoming 70 seats, almost half are considered high-profile, with the destiny of influential personalities hanging in the balance. This high-stakes battleground involves prominent figures such as Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy CM T S Singh Deo, Assembly speaker Charan Das Mahant, BJP state president Arun Sao, Narayan Chandel, Amarjeet Bhagat, Shiv Kumar Dahariya, Renu Jogi, and Amit Jogi, among a pool of 30 candidates. Notably, in the prior phase on November 7th, 10 out of 20 Assembly seats were deemed VIP. The high-profile battle\ Ambikapur: Congress candidate T S Singhdeo will face BJP candidate Rajesh Agrawal. Seetapur: Congress candidate Amarjeet Bhagat will face BJP candidate Ramkumar Toppo. Kunkuri: Congress candidate Yudhi Minj will face Vishnudev Sai. Pathalgaon: Congress candidate Ram Pukar Singh will face BJP candidate Gomtee Sai. Ramanujganj: Congress candidate Ajay Tirkey will face BJP candidate Ram Vichar Netam. Bharatpur-Sonahat: Congress candidate Gulab Singh Kamro will face BJP candidate MP Renuka Singh. Bilaspur: Congress candidate Shailesh Pandey will face BJP candidate Amar Agrawal. Kota: Congress candidates Atal Shrivastav and Renu Jogi (wife of JCCJ founder Ajit Jogi) will face BJP candidate Prabal Pratap Singh Judeo. Takhatpur: Congress candidate Rashmi Singh will face BJP candidate Dharamjeet Singh. Bilha: Congress candidate Siyaram Kaushik will face BJP candidate Dharamlal Kaushik. Mungeli: Congress candidate Sanjeet Banerjee will face BJP candidate Punnulal Mohle. Lormi: Congress candidate Thaneshwar Sahu will face BJP candidate Arun Sao. Janjgir-Champa: Congress candidate Vyas Kashyap will face BJP candidate Narayan Chandel. Sakti: Congress candidate Dr. Charan Das Mahant will face BJP candidate Khilawan Sahu. Chandrapur: Congress candidate Ramkumar Yadav will face BJP candidate Sanyogita Singh Judeo. Raigarh: Congress candidate Prakash Nayak will face BJP candidate OP Choudhary. Kharsia: Congress candidate Umesh Patel will face BJP candidate Mahesh Sahu. Korba: Congress candidate Jay Singh Agrawal will face BJP candidate Lakhn Lal Dewangan. Rampur: Congress candidate Phool Singh Rathia will face BJP candidate Nanaki Ramkawar. Raipur Dakshin: Congress candidate Mahant Ramsunder Das will face BJP candidate Brijmohan Agrawal. Raipur West: Congress candidate Vikas Upadhyay will face BJP candidate Rajesh Munat. Raipur Rural: Congress candidate Pankaj Sharma will face BJP candidate Motilal Sahu. Dharasiwa: Congress candidate Chhaya Verma will face BJP candidate Anuj Sharma. Abhanpur: Congress candidate Dhanendra Sahu will face BJP candidate Indra Kumar Sahu. Arang: Congress candidate Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya will face BJP candidate Gurukushwant Singh. Rajim: Congress candidate Amitesh Shukla will face BJP candidate Rohit Sahu. Dondilohara: Congress candidate Anila Bhedia will face BJP candidate Devalal Halwa Thakur. Durg City: Congress candidate Arun Vora will face BJP candidate Gajendra Yadav. Durg Rural: Congress candidate Tamradhwaj Sahu will face BJP candidate Lalit Chandrakar. Bhilai Nagar: Congress candidate Devendra Yadav will face BJP candidate Prem Prakash Pandey. Patan: Congress candidate Bhupesh Baghel and JCCJ state president Amit Jogi will face BJP candidate Vijay Baghel. Saja: Congress candidate Ravindra Chaube will face BJP candidate Ishwar Sahu. Navagarh: Congress candidate Guru Rudra Kumar will face BJP candidate Dayal Das Baghel. Kurud: Congress candidate Tarini Chandrakar will face BJP candidate Ajay Chandrakar. Campaigning has come to a halt since the evening of November 15th, setting the stage for a pivotal electoral showdown on Friday as voting for 70 seats in the second phase of the Assembly elections looms large. Preceding this phase, voting took place on 20 seats on November 7th. Among the upcoming 70 seats, almost half are considered high-profile, with the destiny of influential personalities hanging in the balance. This high-stakes battleground involves prominent figures such as Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy CM T S Singh Deo, Assembly speaker Charan Das Mahant, BJP state president Arun Sao, Narayan Chandel, Amarjeet Bhagat, Shiv Kumar Dahariya, Renu Jogi, and Amit Jogi, among a pool of 30 candidates. Notably, in the prior phase on November 7th, 10 out of 20 Assembly seats were deemed VIP.
