Corporate issues left untouched as Chhattisgarh poll campaign ends

Villagers were hoping that the Congress and BJP would dwell on returning land acquired for projects that didn't take off

Sitting in a posh chamber in his office in the state capital, the senior vice president of a leading corporate house heaved a sigh of relief as poll campaigning came to an end Sunday evening. For, the high-pitched election trail skipped raking up corporate issues, unlike the state polls that concluded about four months ago.

Of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies that would go to the polls in the third and final phase of election in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, four have a strong bearing on corporate operations. All the major industries are located in these constituencies besides mining operations as