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Supreme Court declines to intervene in challenge to Bhupesh Baghel's 2023 election victory
✍️ India Today
🗓 28 Sep 2026, 05:01 PM
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The Supreme Court has refused to stay or alter the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election result that saw Bhupesh Baghel re‑elected as chief minister.
The Supreme Court of India declined to entertain a petition seeking to overturn the 2023 Chhattisgarh legislative assembly result that returned Bhupesh Baghel as chief minister.
The bench said it would not interfere with the electoral outcome without a specific legal ground presented by the petitioner.
The petition, filed by an unidentified party, alleged voting irregularities, but the court found no merit to intervene at this stage.
The decision leaves the election result intact, allowing Baghel's government to continue its term.
Legal experts note that any further challenge must be pursued through the appropriate electoral tribunals.
The bench said it would not interfere with the electoral outcome without a specific legal ground presented by the petitioner.
The petition, filed by an unidentified party, alleged voting irregularities, but the court found no merit to intervene at this stage.
The decision leaves the election result intact, allowing Baghel's government to continue its term.
Legal experts note that any further challenge must be pursued through the appropriate electoral tribunals.