Huge number of people from Raipur and various other parts of the State turned up to congratulate Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh for the second consecutive day on Monday as he led the party to the third successive victory in the 90-member State Assembly for results were announced on Sunday.
The BJP has bagged 49 seats while the Congress won 39. The Bahujan Samaj Party secured one seat while a BJP rebel too managed to win.
Several newly-elected MlAs and delegations from various organisations visited Chief Minister and congratulated him for the historic victory. Chief Minister also congratulated the newly-elected MlAs and extended his warm wishes to them.
Singh said that we are always keen to serve the public as per their verdict. On Monday afternoon, a number of newly-elected MlAs including Vikram Usendi, Ramsevak Paikra, Bhaiyalal Rajwade, Roshanlal Agrawal, Ramsheela Sahu and Santosh Upadhyay met Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh.
Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar and Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and other senior officials of various departments also met Chief Minister and congratulated him for BJP’s victory.