Chhattisgarh election results: Cong leaders surprised by margin of victory

Congress was leading in 64 seats, while the BJP was leading in only 17. The Assembly has 90 seats.

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People celebrate the Congress’ win in Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, in Jabalpur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India Raipur

Last Updated : Dec 11 2018 | 10:32 PM IST

The victory margin for the Congress, where it wrested power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after 15 years, surprised even the winning party’s state chief Bhupesh Baghel. “We were not expecting such a big blessing from the people. We were expecting around 60 seats,” he said.

At the time of going to print, the Congress was leading in 64 seats, while the BJP was leading in only 17. The Assembly has 90 seats.

The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) of former chief minister (CM) Ajit Jogi was ahead in five seats while the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Gondwana Gantantra Party