Raipur, Feb. 17 -- Voting for the first phase of the three tier panchayat elections is being held in 53 blocks of Chhattisgarh on Monday.

Visuals from a polling station of Nimora village showed people casting their votes.

In January, the Chhattisgarh Election Commission announced that the three-tier panchayat elections will take place in three phases on February 17, 20, and 23, with results to be announced on February 18, 21, and 24, respectively.

On February 15, the Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda congratulated the CM Vishnu Deo Sai and the workers of the party on their victory in the Chhattisgarh civic polls.

BJP won mayoral posts in all ten municipal corporations and the post of chairperson in 35 municipal counci...