Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal face of the saffron party, became the new chief minister in December, while first-time BJP MLAs Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma were appointed as deputy CMs.
Polling across 70 constituencies in the state was held from 8 am to 5 pm, but in nine polling booths in the Maoist-affected Bindranawagarh constituency in Gariaband district, voting was held from 7 am to 3 pm for security reasons.
ITBP head constable Joginder Singh, 45, from J&K's Samba district, died while providing security cover to a polling party which was on its way back to the district headquarters after the voting in a remote village in the district.
Voting has begun in Chhattisgarh and Mizoram in the northeast to pick their next government an election that holds high stakes for the Congress and BJP. For Chhattisgarh, it will be the first phase the second is due 10 days.
Despite a tight security blanket thrown over Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bastar, the region's Sukma district has seen two encounters and an explosion that have left several security personnel injured.