MP election result highlights: Kamal Nath to be new chief minister

Madhya Pradesh election result 2018 declared. Congress wins 114 seats in Madhya Pradesh.

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Congress picks Kamal Nath as MP chief minister, Scindia loses out

Sources told Business Standard the state party chief Kamal Nath--who has earlier served as a Union minister--would be the next chief minister of the state. Read full story here.

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Jyotiraditya Scindia has proposed Kamal Nath's name for Madhya Pradesh CM's post: Report

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SP to support Congress in Madhya Pradesh: Akhilesh Yadav

"We welcome the mandate. We didn't perform well but we would like to thank the public of Madhya Pradesh for supporting us. We have decided to support Congress in MP. BJP has spread hatred&deceived public, they will be given an answer in LS elections," says Akhilesh Yadav

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Narendra Saluja, Congress after meeting MP Governor: We have met Governor and staked claim to form Govt, we have the support of 121 MLAs, the situation is clear.

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Congress claims it has support of 121 MLAs in Madhya Pradesh.

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Meanwhile, Congress leader Kamal Nath has reached governor's office to stake claim.

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Congress now faces CM post headache. Supporters raise slogans, back Jyotiraditya Scindia.

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Sharad Pawar, NCP: Congress has played an important role in giving alternative to BJP. Congress was receptive towards other small parties. BSP and SP should be a part of our alliance. They aren't yet together with us. People have expressed displeasure on 4.5 years of BJP rule.

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Shobha Oza, Congress: At 1 pm Kamal Nath will meet former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as a courtesy visit. At 4pm we have a meeting of party MLAs and AK Antony is coming as observer and after that we will put in a word with Rahul Gandhi.

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan: We did not get majority, will not stake claim to form Government, I am going to tender my resignation to the Governor.  

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Congress delegation to meet Madhya Pradesh Governor at 12 noon to stake claim to form govt. 

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Results show that people in states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were totally against the BJP and its anti ppl policies and as a result chose Congress due to lack of other major alternatives, says Mayawati

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Meeting of BJP leaders underway at Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence in Bhopal. Kailash Vijayvargiya, Rakesh Singh, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and Narendra Singh Tomar present.

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Madhya Pradesh counting concludes, final ECI results - Congress 114, BJP 109, SP-1, BSP-2 and Independents-4

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Kamal Nath, Congress in Bhopal: With utmost happiness, I wish to inform you that Congress has won clear majority. We have written a letter to the Governor to invite us so that we can prove our majority before him. 

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Madhya Pradesh Election Result 2018

 

Status at 5.30 am

 

Total seats: 230

 

BSP won 1 and leading in 1

 

BJP won 107 and leading in 1

 

Congress won 112 and leading in 3

 

Samajwadi Party 1

 

Independents 4

 

The results of 225 seats have been declared. Five yet to be declared