RAIPUR: In the ongoing Chhattisgarh assembly election vote counting, five former ministers who had faced defeat in the 2018 polls but were re-nominated by the BJP this time are currently leading in their respective constituencies, according to data from the Election Commission.
Bhaiyyalal Rajwade (Baikunthpur), Amar Agrawal (Bilaspur), Rajesh Munat (Raipur City West), Kedar Kashyap (Narayanpur), and Dayaldas Baghel (Nawagarh) had served as ministers in the previous BJP government in the state.