Elections to all of Chhattisgarh’s 11 seats ended Thursday, but trouble within the Congress party in the state has begun after the polls as its election coordinators have accused at least two dozen legislators of deliberately staying away from the campaign.

According to party insiders, the Congress state election campaign committee members met at a hotel here Saturday and traded charges as several poll coordinators sought disciplinary action against two dozen party legislators, who had either skipped campaigning on the pretext of poor health or had a tacit understanding with the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Read More

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