"Today is day of sacred festival of Democracy in Chhattisgarh. I request all the voters of the first phase of assembly elections to cast their votes & become participants in this festival." PM said.
According to Sukma Superintendent, "One jawan of CRPF CoBRA 206 Battalion was injured in IED blast triggered by naxals in the Tondamarka area of Sukma. The jawan was deployed for election duty."
Polling for the Mizoram Assembly began on Tuesday, the counting of which is scheduled on December 3. The voting began at 7 a.m. on Tuesday and will continue till 3 p.m.
The state of Chhattisgarh is undergoing elections in two phases, with the second phase scheduled for November 17.
Incumbent Chief Minister Zoramthanga who is also the president of Mizo National Front party is seeking re-election from the Aizawl East I constituency.
In the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly, voting for 20 seats in the state's south will begin on Tuesday.
On October 27, Congress released its second list of candidates, comprising 45 names, for the Telangana state assembly polls scheduled to take place next month.
The North-eastern state of Mizoram is going to polls on Tuesday the counting of which is scheduled on December 3. A total of 174 candidates are in the fray.
A bench comprising Justice A.S. Bopanna and Justice Bela M. Trivedi extended the interim relief granted to Jain while adjourning the hearing of the bail plea till the next date of hearing.
A key issue plaguing the IBC process is the hasty admission of cases into the NCLT and NCLAT.