Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly were held on November 28 to elect members of 230 constituencies. While BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan is trying to win a fourth consecutive term, Congress is fighting to win the state after 2003.
Republic-CVoter predicts BJP to lose by a hair with 106 votes. Congress is expected to get 110-126 and others parties will win 6-12 seats.
Seesaw battleBJP is giving Congress a tough fight in Madhya Pradesh, both parties are now locked in a seesaw battle.
Kamal Nath confident of full majorityThese are trends, but I am fully confident that we will get a full majority, says Congress leader Kamal Nath
BJP leaders at party HQ in Bhopal#ResultsWithNDTV | BJP leaders are glued to #AssemblyElection2018 coverage inside party HQ in Bhopal #MadhyaPradeshElections2018
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The BJP is looking for a fourth straight term, while the Congress is eyeing a comeback after 15 years
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#ResultsWithNDTV | Refresher - Out of 2,716 candidates analysed, Congress has highest number of candidates with criminal cases in the #MadhyaPradeshElections2018
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Alok Agarwal, the chief ministerial face of the AAP in Madhya Pradesh, is trailing in Bhopal South West. The party is contesting Madhya Pradesh elections for the first time.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Assembly election resultsHome Minister Rajnath Singh on #AssemblyElections2018 results: These are early trends. We hope to perform well. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/H4jel7L8wg
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#Visuals of celebration from outside Congress office in Delhi. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/4bWIf5EN8I
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Digvijay Singh, Congress: It's too early. Anything can be said only after 12 pm. Leads of only postal ballots have come till now. I am confident that in Madhya Pradesh, Congress will form government. We have favourable situation in Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh also pic.twitter.com/dggoLWlNbF
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP: We'll definitely form government in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. Seeing the early trends coming from Rajasthan, we believe BJP will form a government there as well. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/PUr9gnV4a6
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Firecrackers brought to Congress office in Delhi by party leader Jagdish Sharma as counting is underway for assembly elections in five states pic.twitter.com/vq5dZB2Gta
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Early trends show Congress and BJP leading on 5 seats each. BJP's Gopal Bhargav is leading from Rehli, while Congress' Yadvendra Singh is leading from Nagod.
"Dedicated teams deployed to ensure full security," says Bhopal City SP.Bhopal City SP from outside Old Central Jail counting centre: 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”#MadhyaPradeshElections2018 pic.twitter.com/KJNjPEE7sN
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018