New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered a landslide victory in Chhattisgarh's local body elections. The win has reaffirmed people's support for the party.

While Congress has faced a crushing defeat, the BJP has registered a clean sweep across municipal corporations, municipal councils, and nagar panchayats.

"BJP is heading towards a historic victory in the urban body elections of the state. I am grateful to the voters of the state for this unprecedented mandate. The way the hardworking workers of BJP took the achievements of the double engine government to the people, the way the organization participated in this election under an efficient strategy, this decisive lead is theirs," Chief Minister Vishnu Deo ...