Madhya Pradesh Congress President Kamal Nath with party leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh addresses a press conference after party's defeat in MP Assembly elections, in Bhopal, Sunday, Dec 3, 2023.
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Here is how Madhya Pradesh's political map looked after the 2018 Assembly elections
Constituencies with the lowest win margins in 2018
1. In Gwalior South, Congress candidate Praveen Pathak defeated BJP candidate Narayan Singh Kushwah by a margin of 121 votes.
2. In Suwasra, Congress candidate Dang Hardeepsingh defeated BJP candidate Radheshyam Nanalal Patidar by a margin of 350 votes.
3. In Jaora, BJP candidate Rajendra Pandey 'Raju Bhaiya' defeated Congress candidate K K Sing Kalukheda by a margin of 511 votes.
4. In Jabalpur North, Congress candidate Vinay Saxena defeated BJP candidate Sharad Jain by a margin of 578 votes.
5. In Bina, BJP candidate Mahesh Rai defeated Congress candidate Shashi Kathoria by a margin of 632 votes.
Congress alleges tampering with postal ballot box in Ujjain
Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district on Saturday alleged that the paper seals on a box containing postal ballots were found to be broken, a claim the returning officer denied.
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Chances of BJP forming government in Madhya Pradesh are high, says Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan
Counting of votes for all 230 assembly seats to begin at 8 am on Sunday (December 3) at 52 district headquarters amid tight security, according to a top poll official
BJP is going to form the government with a huge majority, says Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ahead of results
The state saw a record voter turnout of 77.82 per cent, 2.19 per cent more than the 2018 elections
Polling officials queue up at a counting centre in Bhopal
(Counting) officials will not be allowed to take betel leaf, cigarette, tobacco, lighter or even mobile phones inside
Visuals from outside Congress office in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
The kind of chaos BJP has created in the country is about to end: Congress leader Jitu Patwari
Indore, Madhya Pradesh: On the counting of votes, Congress leader Jitu Patwari says, "...The kind of 'Tandav' the BJP had created by tearing apart the dignity of democracy, created a market of MLAs the country has seen. After all these circumstances, people have suffered the pain of inflation, unemployment, and diseases...The kind of chaos they have created in the country is about to end..."
There will be a shower of blessings & BJP government will be formed: BJP candidate Rameshwar Sharma
Congress leader PC Sharma in Bhopal says, "The party will win 135-175 seats in Madhya Pradesh."
PC Sharma
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If there was anyone who stood in the interests of the public it was CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan...Congress makes hollow claims : BJP leader Arvind Singh Bhadoria
Madhya Pradesh: Preparations underway at the counting centre in Bhopal as the counting of votes will begin shortly.
Madhya Pradesh Elections 2023 | MP Medical Education Min Vishwas Sarang says, "...We will win with a great majority. BJP will get more than 150 seats & form government..."
It will be a historic win for us: BJP candidate from Bhopal's Govindpura, Krishna Gaur
"There is no merit in Congress's claims. We will form the government with a massive majority," says BJP minister Vishvas Sarang .
Visuals from outside BJP office in Bhopal.
With the blessings of Baba Mahakal, the 'jungle raaj' in Madhya Pradesh will end this time, and a Kamal Nath-led Congress government will be formed in the state: Congress leader Mahesh Parmar
Congratulatory banners for the Congress candidates put up outside the state party office in Bhopal.
We will win 125-150 seats in the state. BJP will form govt in the state. It is a matter of a few hours now: Narottam Mishra
"It is for sure that the BJP will win (Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls) with a huge margin," says BJP leader Rampal Singh as he arrives at a counting centre in Raisen.
Counting of votes in elections to 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly begins: Official
Boxes for counting of postal ballots opened at a counting centre in Chhatarpur, MP
Brick-wall secured EVM strong room opened at a counting centre in Morena of Madhya Pradesh as counting of votes gets under way
I had said this earlier and I say it today as well - 130 plus. We are getting 130 seats, rest is to be seen: Digvijaya Singh
The Congress will soon take a lead and we will form the government (in Madhya Pradesh): Abbas Hafeez
Madhya Pradesh BJP chief VD Sharma offers prayers as counting of votes in the state is being taken up today.
Morena SP Shailendra Singh Chouhan speaks on security preparations at the counting centre.
Madhya Pradesh elections 2023: Strong room in Indore opened ahead of counting of votes.
Early trends begin to come out as BJP and Congress jostle in Madhya Pardesh
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Media reports show Congress leading in postal ballots
I have not seen the trends yet, but I have faith in the people of Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath
Congress is leading in 48 seats , where as BJP takes a lead in 44 seats
BJP takes lead in 58 seats, Congress in 54
"The BJP has received the blessings of people. Under PM Modi and CM (Shivraj Singh Chouhan), our government has brought an all-out development to the state," says Madhya Pradesh BJP president VD Sharma.
'I have full faith in the people of Madhya Pradesh that they will keep their future secure,' says state Congress chief Kamal Nath as he arrives at party office in Bhopal
BJP leads in 80 seats, Congress takes a lead in 67
Madhya Pradesh minister Mohan Yadav offers prayers at Mahakal Temple in Ujjain.
BJP takes a lead in 93 seats; Congress leads in 75 seats
Madhya Pradesh BJP War Room in Bhopal keeps an eye on initial trends of postal ballots and EVM results on counting day
BJP takes a lead in 106 seats, whereas Congress leads in 88 seats
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath holds meeting at party office in Bhopal as counting of votes in the state is underway.
BJP maintains its lead in Madhya Pradesh as seen in early trends
BJP takes a lead in 122 seats, whereas Congress leads in 96 seats
Visuals from a counting centre in Chhatarpur.
BJP leads in 124 seats and Congress takes a lead in 100 seats after first round of counting
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Madhya Pradesh election results: BJP leads on 37 seats, as per early trends
Scindia speaks to media, confident of winning MP polls
BJP ahead in 85 seats in early trends in Madhya Pradesh
The ruling BJP was ahead in 85 seats and the Congress in 36 seats as the counting of votes in elections to the Madhya Pradesh assembly got underway on Sunday, the Election Commission said.
Counting of votes in elections to the 230-member state assembly held on November 17, began at 8 am on Sunday, a poll official said.
Postal ballots were counted between 8 am and 8.30 am, after which the counting of votes through EVMs began in the presence of officials and political parties' authorised agents, he said.
Congress leader Kamal Nath trails in Chhindwara
BJP leading in 126 of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ahead in 50 as per trends: Election Commission
Shivraj Singh Chouhan hopes full majority in Madhya Pardesh with PM's blessings
BJP leads in 146 seats, whereas Congress leads in 80
Visuals from BJP office in Bhopal as trends suggest lead for BJP in MP
BJP leading in 145 of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ahead in 56 as per trends: Election Commission
I had said BJP will get a comfortable majority and we are now winning: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Kamal Nath back to lead in home ground Chhidwara
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Watch: Shivraj Singh Chouhan plants trees in Bhopal
BJP leading in 150 of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ahead in 61 as per trends: Election Commission
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MP is in PM's heart and PM is in MP's, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP will win 125-150 seats. Not only in Madhya Pradesh but the BJP will also form government in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh: Narottam Mishra
I am proud that with the work of booth-level workers of the BJP, we are fulfilling the resolution of 51% voting in every booth: VD Sharma
As BJP crosses the halfway mark and leads on 133 seats in the state as per official EC trends, Madhya Pradesh BJP president VD Sharma says, "We had said 'Madhya Pradesh ke mann mein Modi aur Modi ke mann mein Madhya Pradesh' - people blessed this drive...I am proud that with the work of booth-level workers of the BJP, we are fulfilling the resolution of 51% voting in every booth. I am proud of BJP workers, people have blessed PM Modi..."
BJP has got a big victory and we were confident about it: Ashwini Vaishnaw
They should have waited for results: Scindia takes a jibe at Congress distributing 'Laddu'
BJP leading in 162 of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ahead in 65
At each of the 52 districts, the counting of votes started on time... Counting is going on peacefully at every place: Chief Election Officer Madhya Pradesh Anupam Rajan
It is a result of Amit Shah's efficient strategy that we are securing more than 51 per cent of vote share: VD Sharma
This is a great victory for BJP in Madhya Pradesh. BJP government has done work, people have faith in the double-engine government: Union Minister Vaishnaw
Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with party leaders Narendra Singh Tomar and Jyotiraditya Scindia observes election results as the counting of votes continues, in Bhopal
'Ladli Behna scheme is a game-changer and full credit goes to Shivraj Singh Chouhan,' says Jyotiraditya Scindia
'Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath are now history,' says Vaishnaw as BJP heads towards comfortable win
A staffer at MP CM's residence gets emotional as she hands a flower to Shivraj Singh Chouhan
'Victory a result of PM Modi's leadership, Amit Shah's planning,' says incumbent CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
MP Home Minister and BJP candidate from Datia, Narottam Mishra trailing by a margin of 2950 votes
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra.
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Union Minister and BJP candidate from Dimani, Narendra Singh Tomar leading by a margin of 635 votes
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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BJP candidate from Indore 1, Kailash Vijayvargiya leading by a margin of 25,921 votes
Kailash Vijayvargiya.
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BJP MP and candidate from Jabalpur West, Rakesh Singh leading by a margin of 15,450 votes
Watch: Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and BJP leaders celebrate
Watch: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw exchange sweets
Watch: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state BJP president VD Sharma exchange sweets and hug each other as the party leads
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with his family greets party workers and supporters in Bhopal
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The exit polls, newspaper reports said that there is a sentiment for change in Madhya Pradesh, but that has not happened: Congress leader Vivek Tankha
BJP supporters and workers hail Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the party leads towards a landslide win in the state, in Bhopal
"I bow down to all my supporters," says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan outside his residence in Bhopal as BJP continues to maintain comfortable lead in Madhya Pradesh
Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeks blessings of party's women workers as the party heads towards a massive victory in the state.
"I dedicate this win to our Ladli Behnas and PM Modi. We will take Madhya Pradesh forward: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
BJP leading in 164 of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ahead in 64 as per trends: Election Commission
This is the win of PM Modi's popularity: Narendra Singh Tomar
BJP workers burst firecrackers at the party office in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as the party heads towards a massive victory in the state.
This victory is historic: Anurag Thakur
BJP leader Usha ThakurMLA responds to a media query on 'who will be the CM of Madhya Pradesh'.
Malwa-Nimar has given maximum number of seats to BJP: Kailash Vijayvargiya
BJP wins 4 seats, leading in 161 of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh; Congress ahead in 63 seats: Election Commission
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Our leaders in Delhi will decide about the CM: BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya.
BJP workers pour milk on a poster portraying Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as Lord Hanuman as the party leads towards a landslide victory in the state
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I had said that 2003 is being repeated in 2023 and today it can be seen in the results: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Narsingpur, Prahlad Singh Patel
No anti-incumbency wave was there in Madhya Pradesh. There is a pro-incumbency wave in Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses the party workers as the party leads towards a landslide victory in the state
"As per the latest trends, 166 is BJP (BJP leading/winning in 166 seats), 63 Congress and 1 Bharat Adivasi Party," says Madhya Pradesh Chief Election Officer Anupam Rajan.
For the first time in 15 years, a party got 2/3rd majority in MP: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad
A clash broke out between BJP and Congress workers in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur; police used lathi charge to disperse them.
Madhya Pradesh: BJP wins 25 seats, leading in 141; Congress wins 8 seats, ahead in 55: Election Commission
The results in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan indicate that the people of India are firmly with politics of good governance and development, which the BJP stands for: PM Modi
On Shajapur clash, Madhya Pradesh Chief Election Officer Anupam Rajan says "In Shajapur, the margin of votes during counting was less...So the process of re-verification of the rejected postal ballots is underway..."
Watch: Mandate should be respected. Playing the role of the Opposition is serving the nation in a democracy, says Congress' Jitu Patwari
We accept the decision of voters of MP: Kamal Nath
Massive win in Madhya Pradesh public's seal of approval on welfare policies, good governance of double engine govt led by PM Modi: Amit Shah
"Counting of votes is at its last phase in most of the places (in Madhya Pradesh) while at few places it is still underway which will be completed and winners will be declared soon," says Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Anupam Rajan.
Jubilation erupts in BJP camp, silence descends over Congress in MP
Rapturous celebrations broke out at the BJP office in Bhopal, while the Congress office here wore a deserted look on Sunday after the saffron party was poised to retain power in Madhya Pradesh with an emphatic win over its rival.
Amid the deafening sound of crackers, jubilant workers were dancing to the beating of drums as joyous scenes prevailed at the BJP office. Party leaders and workers were seen hugging one another and distributing sweets.
MP BJP chief VD Sharma also joined the celebrations. He too was seen dancing with party colleagues.
In stark contrast, the Congress office bore a deserted look. MP Congress president Kamal Nath and senior party leader Digvijaya Singh were in the war room of their state office holding discussions at the time of filing this report.(PTI)
Former MP CM and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that they will sit and analyse Congress party's performance in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan polls
MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan trounces Congress rival and TV actor Vikram Mastal Sharma by 1,04,974 votes from Budhni
This is a historic mandate that the party was able to garner and achieve: Scindia
Scindia lauded the collective leadership of PM Modi, CM Chouhan, state president VD Sharma and agenda/policies which helped the party to scale high. “I bow down to the Maati of Madhya Pradesh and thank people for overwhelming support. Meanwhile I assure the people to work tirelessly for development and growth of state”, Scindia said.
"Under the guidance of central leadership, we will continue to work for the development and progress of state progress. I have no enmity or anger against the congress party and their leader," he added.
Hope BJP will live up to people’s trust: Nath after conceding Cong defeat in MP polls
PCC chief Kamal Nath while conceding the defeat of congress party in assembly election also congratulated BJP for their victory in 2023. In his ‘X’ account Nath said, with all humility we accept people's mandate to sit in the opposition and we will discharge our responsibility. However, the tipping point remains on how to secure the future of youths and farmers' prosperity in the state.
Nath congratulated the BJP and added that he will try to live up to the trust that the public has shown in him.
You all must remember that I never believe in seat projection. I always said that I have faith in the voters of Madhya Pradesh and even today I will say that I have faith in the voters of Madhya Pradesh.
We will take stock of the situation in a meeting with all stakeholders including candidates (winners/losers) after the final vote is counted.
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We did put forward our words but maybe it did not reach voters properly: Madhya Pradesh Congress leader and son of Digvijaya Singh, Jaivardhan Singh
Fireworks lit up the sky as BJP workers celebrate the party's victory in the MP elections
Winning candidates of Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections receive their winning certificates from the Election Officer
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan receives his winning certificates from the Election Officer
Just two more seats left to decide MP's fate in Assembly polls 2023
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Both BJP and Congress are leading in one seat each as counting is under way