Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was leading in the Patan seat by a margin of 187 votes against the Bharatiya Janata Party's Vijay Baghel after the first round of counting of votes for elections to the 90-member state assembly, the Election Commission of India said on Sunday.
State BJP Chief Arun Sao was leading in Lormi seat by a margin of 2,376 votes against Congress' Thaneshwar Sahu after the first round of counting.
Counting of votes for Chhattisgarh Elections 2023 started at 8:00 am on Sunday, with security personnel maintaining a strict vigil in the counting centres in the state's 33 districts, including those affected by extremism.
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