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IT ISN’T AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE

With the assembly election in Chhattisgarh just around two months away, there has been a noticeable shift in how the contest is being perceived. With each passing day, political observers are convinced that it won’t be a one-sided contest like in 2018—when the ruling Congress unequivocally trumped the BJP. Instead, they are anticipating a return to the 2003, 2008 and 2013 polls that went down to the wire. Most importantly, below the broad

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