Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results: MP heads for photo finish; Congress seeks Governor appointment

Madhya Pradesh LIVE UPDATES: It is a neck and neck battle between Bharatiya Janta Party and Congress as both the parties are unlikely to attain the majority 116 seats. As the first round of counting Congress is leading in 112 seats and BJP in 102 seats. The counting of votes for the 2018 Assembly Election in Madhya Pradesh began at 8am on Tuesday. The battle is for 230 assembly seats in the state, the voting for which took place across 65,341 polling stations on November 28. The party which is able to bag 116 seats will take over the throne which has been ruled by Bharatiya Janta Party for last three terms. The state assembly has 35 seats reserved for Scheduled castes and 47 for the Scheduled Tribes.

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Madhya Pradesh: The counting of votes for the 2018 Assembly Election in Madhya Pradesh began at 8am on Tuesday. The battle is for 230 assembly seats in the state, the voting for which took place across 65,341 polling stations on November 28. The party which is able to bag 116 seats will take over the throne which has been ruled by Bharatiya Janta Party for last three terms. The state assembly has 35 seats reserved for Scheduled castes and 47 for the Scheduled Tribes. The fight is majorly between ruling BJP and Congress, where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is seeking a fourth straight term in office in the state, and on the other hand Congress is desperately seeking that elusive victory in a direct face-off with the BJP in a renewed bid to come back to power after 15 years; by adopting a pronounced soft-Hindutva approach. It is also a major battle between senior Congress leader Arun Yadav and the incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan as they face off each other in Budhni. The fate of two major political parties in Madhya Pradesh has been decided by 504,95,251 (5.04 crore) voters of which there were 2.63 crore male voters and 2.41 crore female voters. The Bharatiya Janta Party had deployed its full force in the state ahead of the elections as its senior most leaders like PM Modi, party Chief Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath addressed 10, 25 and 15 rallies respectively. Also, Congress President Rahul Gandhi alone addressed 27 rallies in the state. Here’s how various major parties performed in the previous Assembly elections in the state: BJP – 165 seats (44.88 percent vote share) Congress – 58 seats (36.38 percent) BSP – 4 seats (6.29 percent) Independent – 3 seats (5.38 percent)

11/12/2018 22:59:42

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won from his traditional Budhni seat by a margin of 58,999 votes, defeating former Union minister and senior Congress leader Arun Yadav. Chouhan had won the seat in 2013 with a margin of 84,805 votes.

11/12/2018 22:13:57

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won from his traditional Budhni seat by a margin of 58,999 votes, defeating former Union minister and senior Congress leader Arun Yadav. Chouhan had won the seat in 2013 with a margin of 84,805 votes.

11/12/2018 22:13:46

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won from his traditional Budhni seat by a margin of 58,999 votes, defeating former Union minister and senior Congress leader Arun Yadav. Chouhan had won the seat in 2013 with a margin of 84,805 votes.

11/12/2018 22:13:25

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Congress, TRS, MNF for their victory in assembly polls; says BJP accepts people's mandate with humility.

11/12/2018 21:49:07

The NOTA or none of the above option appeared to have outperformed several political parties, including the AAP and Samajwadi Party, which contested the assembly polls in the five states. In Madhya Pradesh, NOTA votes were 1.5 per cent of the total counted votes. Samajwadi Party got 1.01 per cent while AAP got 0.7 per cent votes.

11/12/2018 20:22:02

I learnt a lot from 2014 election defeat. It was the best thing to have happened to me. It taught many things, including humility. Modiji taught me what not to do in politics: Rahul Gandhi

11/12/2018 20:21:46

We are going to provide these states a vision. We are going to provide these states a govt that they can be proud of. BJP has failed to provide a vision for the country going forward: Rahul Gandhi.

11/12/2018 20:12:10

We are going to provide these states a vision. We are going to provide these states a govt that they can be proud of. BJP has failed to provide a vision for the country going forward: Rahul Gandhi.

11/12/2018 20:11:54

We are going to provide these states a vision. We are going to provide these states a govt that they can be proud of. BJP has failed to provide a vision for the country going forward: Rahul Gandhi.

11/12/2018 20:11:43

Rahul Gandhi: Would like to thank all the people who have supported the Congress in states where we have won and in states where we lost. This is a victory of Congress workers, small traders, farmers. This is a big responsibility for party and we will work on this.

11/12/2018 19:33:09

Rahul Gandhi: Would like to thank all the people who have supported the Congress in states where we have won and in states where we lost. This is a victory of Congress workers, small traders, farmers. This is a big responsibility for party and we will work on this.

11/12/2018 18:49:51

An exciting see-saw battle is on in Madhya Pradesh, which the BJP has ruled for 15 long years, with trends from counting centres at times putting the Congress in the lead and at times behind the ruling party, keeping everyone guessing. Now the Congress is leading in 112, BJP in 110.

11/12/2018 18:47:55

The Congress hailed its good showing in assembly polls in three Hindi heartland states and thanked people for choosing "lover over hate". The Congress appeared set to wrest Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the BJP, which was trailing marginally in Madhya Pradesh in a cliffhanger. "Democracy has won! Thank you India, you have chosen love over hate, peace over violence & truth over lies. This victory is yours," read a tweet on the party's official Twitter handle.

11/12/2018 18:47:39

The Congress hailed its good showing in assembly polls in three Hindi heartland states and thanked people for choosing "lover over hate". The Congress appeared set to wrest Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the BJP, which was trailing marginally in Madhya Pradesh in a cliffhanger. "Democracy has won! Thank you India, you have chosen love over hate, peace over violence & truth over lies. This victory is yours," read a tweet on the party's official Twitter handle.

11/12/2018 18:30:25

The MP tally changes once again, now the Congress is leading in 113 seats and the BJP in 109. Others, including the BSP, are ahead in 8 seats. The Congress had just 58 seats in the outgoing Assembly in Madhya Pradesh.

11/12/2018 18:22:58

Jyotiraditya Scindia says the results/trends reflected people's desire for a change in Madhya Pradesh while state Congress chief Kamal Nath exuded confidence they will form the government in the state.

11/12/2018 16:34:29

As per trends, Congress' tally reaches 119 in the 230-member assembly. The BJP leading in 100 seats. Mayawati's BSP ahead in 4 while SP in 2. Independent candidates leading in 4 constituencies.

11/12/2018 16:11:38

Smelling victory over the ruling BJP based on trends for all the 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress has begun contacting leaders of small parties and also independents for mustering a simple majority, party sources said. Congress leaders have contacted the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) and independents who are leading, the sources said.

11/12/2018 15:44:58

Once again, the battle for MP throne swings in favour of the Congress as the party is now leading in 115 seats. The BJP is ahead in 105 constituencies. MP is heading towards a photo finish.

11/12/2018 15:01:39

It's still tough to predict a clear winner in Madhya Pradesh as trends are changing every minute. While the BJP is leading in 110 seats, the Congress is ahead in 109 seats. It seems that Independent candidates and the BSP hold the key to power in the state. BSP supremo Mayawati, however, has announced she won't go with the BJP.

11/12/2018 12:55:04

VIP seats in Madhya Pradesh:
Nirottam Mishra trailing from Dattiya
Digvijaya Singh’s son Jaivardhan Singh leading from Raghogarh
BJP leader Jayant Malaya leading from Damoh
BJP’s Vishwas Sarang leading from Narela
Babulal Gaur’s daughter-in-law Krishna Gaur leading from Govindpura

11/12/2018 12:00:01

As Bharatiya Janta Party approaches majority mark in Madhya Pradesh, party begins attempts to form government in the state. As per party sources, party is in touch with 10 probable winners of other parties.

11/12/2018 11:48:14

There is a seesaw battle in Madhya Pradesh (230 seats) as BJP (110) approaches touches majority mark. Congress dangling at 109. Others get 11

11/12/2018 11:08:29

BJP National General secretary Kailash Vijayvardgiya said that "we committed certain mistakes while distributing tickets in Madhya Pradesh"

11/12/2018 11:03:50

Three-four rounds still left, we will win with comfortable majority, according to data available with me: Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP

11/12/2018 09:35:45

Madhya Pradesh is stepping towards a humdinger as BJP has reduced the margin to 6 seats. Congress is ahead in 104 seats while Others have 5 seats.

11/12/2018 09:30:01

The Congress is now leading in Madhya Pradesh with 104 seats, and is only 12 short of majority; whereas Congress is leading in 98 seats.

11/12/2018 09:22:52

The Bharatiya Janta Party and Congress have become almost neck and neck in the state as Congress is leading 98 seats whereas BJP is leading in 90 seats in the state.

11/12/2018 08:56:25

Faulty EVM reported from Jabalpur. As per reports, the faulty EVM is reported in booth number 2.

11/12/2018 08:52:47

Congress seems to be reaping fruits of the hard work and extensive campaigns party President Rahul Gandhi has done in the state, as the party is ahead of BJP in the state currently and is leading in 49 seats; whereas BJP is leading in 47

11/12/2018 08:37:38

It is a positive news for Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as he is leading from the Budhni seat in Madhya Pradesh. The party is also currently ahead of Congress as it is leading in 34 seats; whereas Congress is leading in 32 seats in the state.

11/12/2018 08:31:24

It's a good news for Congress as it took the lead in Madhya Pradesh as the party is leading in 10 seats in early trends, whereas BJP is leading in 9 seats.

11/12/2018 08:24:46

Bharatiya Janta Party leads from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. The party is leading in 7 seats whereas Congress is currently leading in 4 seats.

11/12/2018 08:22:19

The Bharatiya Janta Party is leading in 5 seats in the state whereas Congress is leading in 3 seats.

11/12/2018 08:16:54

The trends opened in the favour of Congress in Madhya Pradesh, but now BJP has taken the lead with 3 seats; whereas Congress is leading in 2 seats for now.

11/12/2018 08:02:05

The counting of votes for the Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh began at 8am on Tuesday. The first trend is expected shortly.

11/12/2018 06:36:58

Security beefed up at the counting centres ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly election results. Bhopal City SP deployed on duty outside Old Central Jail counting centre; says “Dedicated teams deployed to ensure full security. Diversion points put on roads outside centres. There's a 3-tier security system. Any device that can help communication isn't allowed inside”

11/12/2018 06:37:18

Security beefed up at the counting centres ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly election results. Bhopal City SP deployed on duty outside Old Central Jail counting centre; says “Dedicated teams deployed to ensure full security. Diversion points put on roads outside centres. There's a 3-tier security system. Any device that can help communication isn't allowed inside”

11/12/2018 06:23:29

Counting of votes for the Assembly election in Mdhya Pradesh is set to begin by 8 am.