Summary:
* Counting of votes for 90 assembly constituencies has begun in Chhattisgarh today morning to decide the fate of 1269 candidates in the state. * Postal votes: Third Front candidates leading in three constituencies in Chhattisgarh* BJP and Congress are leading at one seat each in Chhattisgarh as counting of votes of postal ballots is underway* Counting for all 90 seats started at 8 am at the 27 district headquarters. A three-layer security is in place at all counting centres* Counting of postal ballots began at 8 am and the process to count votes from the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin at 8.30 am* In every counting hall, 14 tables have been arranged in rows of seven tables each, apart from separate tables for the returning officer and for counting of postal ballots* Chief minister Raman Singh, his 11 cabinet colleagues, senior leaders of Congress and former chief minister Ajit Jogi are prominent among the candidates whose fate will be decided as counting takes place in 27 district headquarters across the state..