Raipur. General Secretary of the State Congress Committee Shailesh Nitin Trivedi after Congress's major victory in the Chitrakot by election has said that it is the faith of our state that we are now on a score of 12 out of 12 in the aseembly seats of Chhattisgarh. The tribal community has clearly rejected BJP.  

Crediting the victory to Bhupesh Baghel's work in 9 months, Trivedi has said that voters of Chitrakot Assembly voted very strongly and voted for democracy. In Chitrakot assembly by-election, Congress candidate Rajman Benzam's tremendous growth is a victory of the development work done by the Congress government. As a result of the positive initiatives and developmental activities undertaken by the Congress government in Bastar, the common people have further strengthened confidence in democracy and the parliamentary system and in the Congress party.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel visited Chitrakot thrice after coming to power. The state Congress president Mohan Markam was also seen to be highly active in the Chitrakot assembly constituency before the notification of the by-election and reached the booth and joined the workers.

All the MLAs of Bastar campaigned fiercely in favor of Congress candidate Rajman Benzam in the by-election. Congress leaders and activists from across the state and especially from Bastar played a major role in the promotion of Congress candidate Rajman Benzam in Chitrakot. The result of this can be seen in the high turnout of votes for Congress.