Chhattisgarh election results: How the day unfolded

Raipur: 6:53 pm: BJP is ahead in 48 seats and Congress is ahead in 39 seats.

6:05 pm: BJP is leading in 47 seats while the Congress is leading in 40 seats.

BJP's Kerabai Manhar wins from Sarangarh against Congress's Padma Ghanshyam Manhar by 15,844 votes.

BJP's Rajmahnt Sanwla Ram Dahre wins from Ahiwara against Congress's Ashok Dongre by 31,676 votes.

Congress's Manoj Singh Mandavi wins from Bhanupratappur against BJP's Satish Latiya by 14,896 votes.

Congress's Laljeet Singh Rathia wins from Dharamjaigarh against BJP's OM Prakash Rathia by 19,988 votes.

Congress's Arun Vora wins from Durg City against BJP's Hemchand Yadav by 5,621 votes.

BJP's Vikram Usendi wins from Antagarh against Congress's Manturam Pawar by 5,171 votes.

BJP's Champa Devi Pawle wins from Bharatpur-sonhat against Congress's Gulab Kamro by 4608 votes.

BJP's Prem Prakash Pandey wins from Bhilai Nagar against Congress's Badruddin Qureshi by 17,606 votes.

Congress's Shanker Dhruwa wins from Kanker against BJP's Sanjay Kodopi by 4,625 votes.

BJP's Roshan Lal wins from Raigarh against Congress's Shakrajit Naik by 20,592 votes.

BJP's Santosh Upadhyay wins from Rajim against Congress's Amitesh Shukla by 2,441 votes.

Congress's Brihaspat Singh wins from Ramanujganj against BJP's Ram Vichar Netam by 11,592 votes.

Congress's Dr Preetam Ram wins from Samri against BJP's Siddhnath Paikra by 31,823 votes.

Raman Singh asserted that the BJP will form government for the third time in Chhattisgarh. He also thanked his supporters for putting their weight behind him and the party.

Congress's Daleshwar Sahu wins from Dongargaon. Sahu defeats BJP's Dinesh Gandhi by 1,698 votes.

BJP's Santosh Bafna wins from Jagdalpur. Bafna defeats Congress's Shamu Kashyap by 16,658 votes.

BJP's Mahesh Gagda wins against Congress's Vikram Mandavi from Bijapur by 9,487 votes.

Congress's Kawasi Lakhma wins against BJP's Dhani Ram Barse from Konta by 5,786 votes.

Congress opens its account as Baghel Lakheshwar wins from Naxal dominated Bastar. Lakheshwar won against BJP's Dr Subhaoo Kashyap by a margin of 19,168 votes.

4:00 pm: The BJP is ahead in 45 seats and the Congress is ahead in 43 seats. While others are ahead in 2 seats.

BJP's Bhaiyalal Rajwade wins from Baikunthpur against Congress's Bedanti Tivari. Rajwade has won with a margin of 1,069 votes.

Chief Minister Raman Singh wins from Rajnandgaon. Raman Singh defeats Congress's Alka Uday Mudliyar by a huge margin of 35,866 votes.

3:00 pm: The BJP is leading in 46 seats and the Congress is leading in 44 seats.

2:30 pm: BJP is ahead in 48 seats and the Congress is ahead in 42 seats.

1:57: pm: BJP is leading in 48 seats while the Congress is leading in 41 seats.

1:32: pm The BJP is ahead in 49 seats and the Congress is ahead in 40 seats.

1:00 pm: The BJP is leading in 44 seats and the Congress is leading in 42 seats.

Raman Singh is leading by over 12,000 votes against Alka Mudliar of Congress from Rajnandgaon.

Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi is leading by over 7,000 votes against BJP's Sameera Paikra from Marwari seat in Bilaspur.

Devti Karma is ahead of BJP's Bheema Mandavi from Dantewada.

Sitting Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma, one of the survivors of the audacious Darbha valley attack in Sukma district in May this year that wiped out almost the entire state party leadership, is leading by around 2,000 votes from Konta.

While Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu is trailing his Congress rival and former minister Dhanendra Sahu from Abhanpur, Panchayat and rural development minister Hemchand Yadav is behind Congress' Arun Vora, son of AICC treasurer Motilal Vora, from Durg city seat.

Sports Minister Lata Usendi and Tribal Welfare Minister Kedar Kashyap are also trailing their Congress rivals from Kondagaon and Narayanpur seats respectively in tribal Bastar region.

12:53 pm: The Congress is leading in 45 seats and the BJP is leading in 42 seats.

Congress leader BK Hariprasad expressed that he was hopeful of the party forming the government in Chhattisagarh.

"On the Chief Minister's post decision, the elected members will consult Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi," said Hariprasad.

12:15 pm: The Congress is ahead in 50 seats while the BJP is ahead in 39 seats.

BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that in the last one hour there may be many ups and downs in the counting process in Chhattisgarh.

"Once the final results come, the BJP will cross the half-way mark," asserted Prasad.

The Congress has crossed the half-way mark and is leading in 47 seats. The BJP is leading in 41 seats and Others in 2.

11:11 am: The Congress is leading in 39 seats, while the BJP is leading in 36 seats.

11:00 am: Both the Congress and the BJP are leading in 36 seats each.

Chief Minister Raman Singh is leading over his nearest Congress rival Alka Mudliar by about 3400 votes from Rajnandgaon.

Alka is the wife of Congress leader Uday Mudliar who was killed in the Darbha Naxal attack in May along with several top state party leaders.

Ministers in the Raman Singh government-Brijmohan Agrawal and Chandrashekhar Sahu are ahead of their Congress rivals in Raipur city south and Abhanpur respectively.

Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat is leading in Raipur city west and Forest Minister Vikram Usendi in Bastar.

Congress leader Renu Jogi and wife of former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Ajit Jogi asserted, "We are confident that Congress will form the government in Chhattisgarh."

If we win the decision on CM will be taken by the party, Renu Jogi said.

Renu Jogi who is a member of Chhattisgarh legislative assembly, is seeking mandate for her second term from voters of Kota constituency.

10:00 am: BJP is leading in 27 seats and the Congress is leading in 23 seats.

The constituencies in which Congress is leading include Kharsiya, Kota, Dantewada and Bhanupratappur, as per state election commission office.

The BJP is currently ahead in Raipur city (South), Rajnandgaon, the constituency of Chief Minister Raman Singh and Raipur city (West).

9:40: am: Congress is leading in 22 seats, while the BJP is leading in 18 seats.

9:25 am: Congress is leading in 11 seats, while the BJP is leading in 9 seats. Others are leading in 1 seat.

9:00 am: The BJP is leading in 7 seats and the Congress is leading in 5 seats.

Counting underway, BJP is leading in 7 seats and the Congress is leading in 4 seats.

Devati Karma, wife of slain Congress leader Mahendra Karma is leading from Dantewada.

As per early trends the BJP is leading in 6 seats and the Congress is leading in 3 seats.

The fate of the 985 candidates contesting Chhattisgarh Assembly elections will be decided today as counting for all the 90 seats began at 8 am.

All security arrangements have been made by the officials for smooth conduct of counting of votes today in Chhattisgarh, which went to polls last month.

Tight security measures are in place in Naxal-affected districts of the state, where voting was held on November 11 and 19 to elect a new 90-member Assembly. In all, 22,158 EVMs were used and a total of 985 candidates are in the fray.

According to a CNN-IBN, The Week and CSDS post-poll survey, the Raman Singh-led BJP administration is expected to retain Chhattisgarh in the 2013 Assembly elections. This victory will mean a third straight term for the BJP.

The pro-incumbency, which is stronger than 2008, is most likely to help Raman Singh to a great extent. This time the pro-incumbency percentage has gone up to 55 per cent from 51 per cent in 2008.

If the BJP accomplishes triumph in the battle of Chhattisgarh then it will be a major setback to the Congress's hopes of ousting the incumbent.

Earlier, Director General of Police Ramniwas said around 5,000 security personnel will be on duty. "A three-layer security has been arranged at each counting centre. Additional security forces will be deployed in the Naxal-affected districts," he said.

Singh added 1,375 supervisors, as many counting assistants and 90 general observers appointed by Election Commission have been deployed on duty.

At every counting centre, a data unit has been set up to relay the information in real time to Election Commission in New Delhi, Singh said.

Besides, police have been asked to maintain law and order during celebration by supporters of the winning candidates, the DGP further said.