Former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh arrives to attend the BJP’s Central Election Committee assembly at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi, on Oct. 1, 2023.
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BJP vp and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on October 18 urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the second phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls scheduled on November 17 in view of the Chhath festival.
He mentioned a big quantity of voters won’t be able to participate within the electoral course of as a result of festival.
Elections to the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly are scheduled in two phases on November 7 and 17.
The Chhath festival can be celebrated from November 17 to 20 this 12 months.
Mr. Singh in a submit on X mentioned the second phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly election is coinciding with the Chhath puja festival on account of which a big quantity of folks won’t be able to participate within the electoral course of.
“I request @ECISVEEP to please postpone the second phase of voting, so that more and more voters can take part in the electoral process and exercise their franchise,” he added.
Earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had made the same demand within the State.
A big quantity of folks from Bihar and japanese Uttar Pradesh who dwell in Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Jagdalpur, Korba and different cities of Chhattisgarh rejoice the Chhath festival in a grand means yearly.
The BJP has fielded incumbent MLA Raman Singh from his conventional seat Rajnandgaon, which is able to go to polls within the first phase together with 19 different constituencies.
Voting within the different 70 seats can be held within the second phase.