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17 women and a man were killed and four others were injured.
During the election campaign, Vishnu Dev shared his vision for Chhattisgarh in a free-wheeling chat with Manorama.
Left-wing extremism-related violence has declined in the country by 52 per cent.
On March 27, six Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Basaguda area of Bijapur.
Kerala have just eight points from five matches and their hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals are almost over.
The hosts were bowled out for 312 shortly before tea, handing Kerala a lead of 38 runs. Kerala finished on 69/2 at close of play, extending the lead to 107.
The hosts were struggling at 100/4 in reply to Kerala's first innings total of 350.
Kerala fought back to reach 219/4 on the opening day of their Elite Group B match against Chhattisgarh.
The exchange of fire occurred near the Tekalgudem village when a joint team of security personnel was out on a search operation.
Last month, Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah had urged voters to elect Sai, promising to make the latter a "big man" if the party comes back to power in the state.