- In ancient times Chhattisgarh was called Dakshin Kosala.
- The word Chhattisgarh was popularised during the Maratha period.
- The term was first used in an official document in 1795.
- The First war of Independence in 1857 was spearheaded in Chhattisgarh by Vir Narain Singh.
- Of the total population of Chhattisgarh, tribals constitute at least 32.5 per cent.
- In 1998, the BJP-led Union Government drafted a bill for the creation of a separate state of Chhattisgarh from 16 districts of Madhya Pradesh.
- Chhattisgarh formally came into existence on November 1 2000 with Madhya Pradesh's bifurcation.
- There are 20,952 polling stations in Chhattisgarh and 1,056 candidates.
- Chhattisgarh has 90 Assembly seats.
- BJP won 50 seats, Cong 37 and others 3 in the 2003 elections.
- The Congress manifesto promises free electricity to farmers and rice at Rs 2 per kg.
- At least 20 Cong leaders have filed their nominations against the party’s official candidates in Chhattisgarh.
