High voter enthusiasm marks Chhattisgarh panchayat polls

The first phase of Chhattisgarh’s three-tier Panchayat elections unfolded on Monday across 53 blocks with thousands of voters turning out to cast their ballots for local governance. With over 9,800 polling stations set up to serve remote and urban areas alike, the exercise aims to fill 27,210 panchayat positions and further decentralize administrative power in the state.