Triangular Contest On Cards In Key Bypoll In Chhattisgarh

Khairagarh seat in Rajnandgaon district fell vacant following the death of sitting JCC (J) MLA Devvrat Singh.

A triangular contest is on the cards in the Khairagarh bypoll, which is being dubbed as a semi-final ahead of the next year's assembly poll in Chhattisgarh.

Khairagarh seat in Rajnandgaon district fell vacant following the death of sitting JCC (J) MLA Devvrat Singh.

The three-way contest is between Yashoda Verma from Congress, BJP's Komal Janghel, and Narendra Soni, late Devwrat Singh's brother-in-law, from JCC(J).

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP leader Prahlad Patel have campaigned for the candidate, while former chief minister Raman Singh released a 26-point charge sheet against the Bhupesh Baghel government, accusing it of failure on all fronts.