Congress nominee and legislator Satyanarayan Sharma and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Minister Ramesh Bais, on Tuesday, filed their nominations for Raipur lok Sabha seat.
The leaders arrived in rallies alongwith their supporters and filed their nominations at the District Collectorate here. The supporters raised slogans and waived party flags in favour of their candidates.The BJP has fielded Bais for Raipur lok Sabha seat for the seventh time. He arrived at the Collectorate, with several senior leaders of the party including minister Brijmohan Agrawal, legislator Srichand Sundarani, former RDA Chairman Sunil Soni, District Panchayat Chairman laxmi Baghel, and Raipur Municipal Corporation Chairman Sanjay Srivastava.
On the other hand, the Congress has fielded Sharma after lot of hue and cry. He arrived at the Collectorate alongwith several senior Congress leaders and supporters including legislator Dhanendra Sahu, Mayor Kiranmayee Nayak, former Urban District Chairman Indar chandra Dhadiwal. Supporters of both Sharma and Bais claimed victory and shouted slogans. The Raipur seat is likely to witness tough fight between both the candidates.