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Madhya Pradesh election results 2018: Congress emerges as single largest party with 114 seats, BJP gets 109

Madhya Pradesh election results 2018: Congress emerges as single largest party with 114 seats, BJP gets 109
Key Highlights
  • Congress has begun contacting leaders of small parties and also independents for mustering a simple majority
  • Small parties and independents may play a crucial role in deciding who forms the next government in MP
*The Bahujan Samaj Party won two seats and the Samajwadi Party one. Independents bagged four seats, Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer V L Kantha Rao
*Congress is two short of the simple majority mark, 116 seats, in the 230-member Assembly. The BJP was close behind with 109 seats
Party Seats won
Bahujan Samaj Party 2
Bharatiya Janata Party 109
Indian National Congress 114
Samajwadi Party 1
Independent 4

*Congress has emerged as the single-largest party with 114 seats after the vote count ended on Wednesday morning, according to the State Election Commission Office
*In a major upset in the otherwise upbeat Congress camp, Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh lost from his traditional Churhat seat for the first time in the Assembly polls.
Ajay Singh, son of former Union minister and Congress stalwart late Arjun Singh, lost to Shardendu Tiwari of the BJP by 6,402 votes, Sidhi district's electoral officer Dilip Kumar said
*Congress party seeks an appointment late tonight with the Governor to stake their claims to form the govt in Madhya Pradesh

Candidate Constituency Result
Rustam Singh (BJP) Morena Lost
Anoop Mishra (BJP) Bhitarwar Lost
Dr. Narotttam Mishra (BJP) Datia Won
Yashodhara Raje Scindia (BJP) Shivpuri Won
Jaivardhan Singh (INC) Raghogarh Won
Jayant Malaiya (BJP) Damoh Lost
Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria Baba JI (IND) Damoh Won
Ajay Arjun Singh (INC) Churhat Lost
Sartaj Singh (INC) Hoshangabad Lost
Suresh Pachouri (INC) Bhojpur Lost
Surendra Patwa (BJP) Bhojpur Won
Krishna Gaur (BJP) Govindpura Won
Arun Subhashchandra (INC) Budhni Lost
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP) Budhni Won
Akash Kailash Vijaywargiya (BJP) Indore- 3 Won

*Shivraj Singh Chouhan wins Budhni constituency with a margin of 58,999 votes
*As Madhya Pradesh appeared headed for a cliffhanger with the ruling BJP and Congress locked in a close fight, small parties and independents may play a crucial role in deciding who forms the next government in the state.
*Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of BJP has established a decisive lead of 43,690 votes over his nearest rival Arun Yadav of Congress in Budhni Assembly seat, as per the latest vote count.
*Congress has begun contacting leaders of small parties and also independents for mustering a simple majority
*BSP is leading at four places while SP is ahead in two constituencies
*Thandla: Congress candidate Veer Singh Bhuria won by a margin of 31061 votes
*Petlawad: Congress Candidate Wal Singh Meda leading with 8729 votes
*Congress is heading towards majority in Madhya Pradesh
* BJP minister Rampal Singh trailing in Silwani
* Congress ahead in 6 out of 9 seats in Indore, considered a BJP bastion
* BJP's vote share depletes 55% from 2013, Congress' up by 51%
* Congress does well in northern and southern Madhya Pradesh, BJP emerges strong in East and central regions
* BJP ahead in 111 seats, Congress leads in 109
* Role of BSP (4 leads) and others (6 leads) will be crucial in post-poll understandings
* BJP takes lead in all four seats of Khandwa. Latest figures: C
*Garoth: Congress’ Subhash Sojatia leads by 619 votes
* At 2 pm, trends available for all 230 seats in the state
* BJP marginally ahead, as per latest data
* BJP ahead in 114 seats, Congress in 106
* Majority mark is 116
* It's still anyone's game with Congress leading on 111 seats in the state and BJP leading on 108 seats.
* In Madhya Pradesh, NOTA has so far bagged 1.5 lakh votes, which is roughly 1.5 per cent of the votes counted so far
* Congress seeks GPP's support in Madhya Pradesh, reports Times Now.
* Independent candidates and 'other' parties are leading on 5 seats in Madhya Pradesh and are likely to play crucial role in formation of government in the state. BSP is leading on seven seats.
* After briefly leading in Madhya Pradesh, BJP is now ahead on 103 seats in the state, 12 seats behind Congress.
* BJP is giving Congress a tough fight in Madhya Pradesh, both parties are now locked in a seesaw battle.
* The battle for power in Madhya Pradesh is very close; BJP is now leading on 103 seats while Congress is leading on 115 seats. The majority mark in the state in 116.
* These are trends, but I am fully confident that we will get full majority: Kamal Nath, Congress
* Congress is now leading on 117 seats in Madhya Pradesh, while BJP is leading on 97 seats.
* Shivraj Singh Chouhan leads Congress rival Arun Yadav by 2,121 votes in Budhni.
* Yashodhara Raje Scindia leads in Shivpuri.
* Very close fight in Madhya Pradesh with Congress leading on 105 seats and BJP on 101 seats.
* Star candidates as of 9.40am:
-- BJP's Krishna Gaur is leading in Govindpura
-- Congress's Arun Subhashchandra is trailing in Budhni
-- Congress's Sartaj Singh is trailing in Hoshangabad
-- BJP's Narottam Mishra is trailing in Datia
* It's getting close in Madhya Pradesh, with Congress leading on 56 seats and BJP on 52. BSP is leading on two seats.
* Congress is leading on 44 seats in the state, BJP is not far behind with leads on 34 seats.
* CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leading in Budhni constituency.
* Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is in office since 2005, is seeking re-election from Budhni in Sehore district. He is pitted against Congress candidate Arun Yadav, a former minister.
* Every assembly will be counted on 14 tables at one go.
* Overseer, returning officer and collectors will be present with the candidates before the opening of strong rooms.
* There are 51 counting centres with each district headquarters having one centre.
* Kotma assembly constituency in Anup Pur district has the least number counting rounds: 15, because of the size of the constituency, and the most will be in Indore: 5 constituency with 32 rounds.
* In the 2013 election, Congress party could win only 58 seats in the state, while BJP's Shivraj Singh Chouhan was elected the chief minister for the third consecutive time.
* There are 230 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh.
* Elections in Madhya Pradesh were held in a single phase on November 28, 2018.
Madhya Pradesh Elections Results Table
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