2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election

2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election

12 and 20 November 2018

All 90 seats in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered18,588,520
Turnout76.88% ( 0.57%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Bhupesh Baghel Raman Singh
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since 2014 2003
Leader's seat Patan Rajnandgaon
Last election 39 49
Seats won 68 15
Seat change 29 34
Popular vote 6,136,429 4,701,530
Percentage 43.0% 33.0%
Swing 2.71% 8.04%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Ajit Jogi Mayawati
Party JCC BSP
Alliance CPI + BSP + JCC CPI + BSP + JCC
Leader since 2016 2003
Leader's seat Marwahi Did not contest
Last election new party 1
Seats won 5 2
Seat change 5 1
Popular vote 1,081,760 552,313
Percentage 7.6% 3.9%
Swing 7.6% 0.37%

Seatwise map of the election results

Structure of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly after the election

Chief Minister before election

Raman Singh
BJP

CM After

Bhupesh Baghel
INC

The 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election was held to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian State of Chhattisgarh. The election was held in two phases for a total of 90 seats; the first for 18 seats in South Chhattisgarh on 12 November 2018, and the second for the remaining 72 on 20 November.

The INC got a landslide victory winning 68 seats against the ruling BJP's 15 seats, and consequently formed the government after 15 years as opposition party. Incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh resigned on 11 December, the day of counting and declaration of result, taking the responsibility for the defeat in the elections. Elected to the Assembly from Patan, INC leader Bhupesh Baghel took office on 17 December as the third Chief Minister of the State.