Raipur: Congress has recorded a big victory in Bastar by – election with a heavy margin of 17862 votes. This not only has clean bolded BJP in the state assembly seats but has also established Congress once again very strongly in Chhattisgarh.

Congress candidate Rajman Benzam has defeated BJP candidate Lachhuram Kashyap by heavy votes.

With the victory in Chitrakoot by-election, the position of Congress-BJP in Bastar division has become 12-0. At the same time, the BJP's seats within the Assembly have reduced to 14 while the Congress's position has increased from 68 to 69.

BJP was successful to acquire the Dantewada seat in Assembly elections with the victory of late MLA Bhima Mandavi. Mandavi was killed in an IED blast by Naxalites. After which this seat was vacant, but in the by-election held here recently , Devati Karma of Congress won the seat BJP candidate and Bhima Mandavi's wife Ojaswi Mandavi.

Deepak Baij who was elected as MLA from Chitrakoot, won the Lok Sabha elections. Due to which this seat was empty. To win this seat, the BJP had put all its strength here but the Congress managed to save this seat in the by-election. CM Bhupesh Baghel very crisply tweeted about the huge victory of Congress saying- Danteshwari Mata ki Jai