<p>Raipur: Nine out of 13 ministers in the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh have suffered defeat in the state assembly polls.</p>.<p>They include Deputy Chief Minister T S Singh Deo and home minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, both key leaders who were chief ministerial aspirants after the Congress’ thumping win in the 2018 polls, and state unit chief Deepak Baij.</p>.<p>Singh Deo, who polled 90,686 votes, lost from Ambikapur by 94 votes against BJP’s Rajesh Agrawal (90,780 votes).</p>.Bhupesh Baghel keeps Assembly seat, loses Chhattisgarh.<p>In Durg Rural seat, BJP candidate Lalit Chandrakar defeated Tamradhwaj Sahu by 16,642 votes.</p>.<p>Agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey lost by 5,196 votes in Saja against BJP’s Ishwar Sahu.</p>.<p>In Kawardha seat, BJP’s Vijay Sharma trounced minister Mohammad Akbar, another influential Congress leader, by 39,592 votes.</p>.<p>Other ministers who bit the dust are Shivkumar Dahariya (Arang), Guru Rudra Kumar (Nawagarh), Amarjeet Bhagat (Sitapur), Mohan Markam (Kondgaon) and Jai Singh Agrawal (Korba).</p>.<p>Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel retained his seat Patan, while his cabinet colleagues Umesh Patel (Kharsia), Anila Bhendia (Dondi Lohara) and Kawasi Lakhma (Konta) managed to win their seats.</p>.<p>State Congress chief Deepak Baij lost in Chitrakot by a margin of 8,370 votes against BJP's Vinayak Goyal.</p>.<p>BJP defied exit poll predictions to register a massive victory in Chhattisgarh by winning 54 seats in the 90-member assembly and reducing the Congress to 35. The Gondwana Gantantra Party won one seat. </p>
<p>Raipur: Nine out of 13 ministers in the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh have suffered defeat in the state assembly polls.</p>.<p>They include Deputy Chief Minister T S Singh Deo and home minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, both key leaders who were chief ministerial aspirants after the Congress’ thumping win in the 2018 polls, and state unit chief Deepak Baij.</p>.<p>Singh Deo, who polled 90,686 votes, lost from Ambikapur by 94 votes against BJP’s Rajesh Agrawal (90,780 votes).</p>.Bhupesh Baghel keeps Assembly seat, loses Chhattisgarh.<p>In Durg Rural seat, BJP candidate Lalit Chandrakar defeated Tamradhwaj Sahu by 16,642 votes.</p>.<p>Agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey lost by 5,196 votes in Saja against BJP’s Ishwar Sahu.</p>.<p>In Kawardha seat, BJP’s Vijay Sharma trounced minister Mohammad Akbar, another influential Congress leader, by 39,592 votes.</p>.<p>Other ministers who bit the dust are Shivkumar Dahariya (Arang), Guru Rudra Kumar (Nawagarh), Amarjeet Bhagat (Sitapur), Mohan Markam (Kondgaon) and Jai Singh Agrawal (Korba).</p>.<p>Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel retained his seat Patan, while his cabinet colleagues Umesh Patel (Kharsia), Anila Bhendia (Dondi Lohara) and Kawasi Lakhma (Konta) managed to win their seats.</p>.<p>State Congress chief Deepak Baij lost in Chitrakot by a margin of 8,370 votes against BJP's Vinayak Goyal.</p>.<p>BJP defied exit poll predictions to register a massive victory in Chhattisgarh by winning 54 seats in the 90-member assembly and reducing the Congress to 35. The Gondwana Gantantra Party won one seat. </p>