BJP crosses halfway mark in Chhattisgarh, wins 51 seats; leads in 3

RAIPUR: The BJP on Sunday crossed the halfway mark by winning 51 seats in Chhattisgarh assembly elections and is leading in 3, wresting power from the Congress. Out of the total 90 constituencies, the Congress has won 33 and leading in 2. The Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) bagged one seat, as per the Election Commission. In the 2018 assembly polls, the Congress had won 68 seats and the then ruling BJP 15. The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh had won five segments.