Chhattisgarh home minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, state Congress chief Baij trailing

Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu is trailing in Durg Rural seat by 1,365 votes against BJP's Lalit Chandrakar. State Congress chief Deepak Baij is behind by 518 votes against BJP's Vinayak Goyal in Chitrakot seat. Chhattisgarh assembly speaker Charan Das Mahant is also trailing in Sakti seat by 897 votes against BJP's Khilawan Sahu. State minister Guru Rudra Kumar, an influential SC community leader, is trailing in Nawagarh seat by 660 votes against BJP's former minister Dayaldas Baghel. In Kawardha seat, minister Mohammad Akbar is trailing by 1,534 votes against BJP's Vijay Sharma