Chhattisgarh has rejected Congress, says Raman Singh as BJP inches close to victory

Chhattisgarh has rejected Congress, underscored BJP veteran Raman Singh, explaining the Chhattisgarh trends which showed the BJP taking a lead over the ruling Congress. Till about 11 am, the Congress was in the lead. But the BJP sneaked up. At 12:05 pm, four hours into the counting, the BJP was leading in 52 seats, while the Congress was at 36. The turnaround in BJP numbers came in the last hour. The halfway mark for the 90-member assembly of Chhattisgarh is 46.