What explains the politics over paddy prices in the state? Here are four charts that unpack this question.
After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced it will buy paddy at a price of ₹3,100 per quintal in its poll manifesto — this is almost ₹1,000 more than the current nation-wide Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ₹2,183 per quintal — the Congress has outmatched it with a promise of ₹3,200 per quintal.
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In poll season, paddy price wars in Chhattisgarh explained