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Campaigning for 1st phase in Chhattisgarh to end on Saturday, here's Rahul Gandhi's schedule

Elections in Chhattisgarh will be conducted in two phases - on November 12 and November 20. The campaigning for the first phase will end on Saturday.

Campaigning for 1st phase in Chhattisgarh to end on Saturday, here's Rahul Gandhi's schedule PTI photo

Raipur: Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to poll-bound Chhattisgarh, addressed rallies on Friday as part of his leg campaigning.

Here's is Rahul Gandhi's travel programme on November 10:

* 12 pm - Public meeting at PM Ground, Charama, Kanker district

* 2 pm - Public meeting at PM Ground, Kondagaon, Kondagaon district

* 3:45 pm - Booth workers meeting at Lal Bagh Ground, Jagdalpur district

Elections in Chhattisgarh will be conducted in two phases - on November 12 and November 20. The campaigning for the first phase will end on Saturday.

The first phase on November 12 will see 18 seats of eight Naxal-affected districts go to polls. Of these, 12 are Scheduled Tribe seats while one is a Scheduled Caste-reserved seat.

The ruling BJP had lost 12 of the 18 seats in the 2013 Assembly polls.

The remaining 72 constituencies will witness polling on November 20 and counting of votes will be held on December 11.

A total of 1,291 candidates are in the fray for the two-phased state polls. In the 2013 Assembly polls, the BJP had won 49 seats, Congress 39, BSP 1 and Independent 1 in the 90-member House.