Poonia is pitted against Congress' Prashant Sharma, who is leading with 16,100 votes
Joshi has got 7,262 as against Mewar's 8,416, the Election Commission (EC) website showed
Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia arrives at the residence of incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in Bhopal
BJP's Kedar Kashyap is leading from Narayanpur assembly constituency as per the ECI data
According to the Election Commission of India, Congress candidate Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy is leading from Medchal and Mynampally Rohith from Nalgonda
BJP leading in 7 assembly constituencies and Congress in 1 constituency, as per official trends
"Congress will win more than 70 seats and exit polls also said the same," Manikrao Thackeray, All India Congress Observer added
The fate of 2,290 candidates from 109 parties including the national and regional parties will be revealed as the counting proceeds. A clear picture of the result is likely to emerge by noon
Madhya Pradesh has been a BJP stronghold for the last twenty years, barring the 15-month tenure of the Kamal Nath-led government when Congress came to power in 2018
Rajasthan went to the polls on 199 of 200 assembly seats on November 25. The majority mark in the state is 100
The elections were held in two phases on November 7 and 17. Voter turnout stood at 76.31 per cent, which was slightly lower than the 76.88 per cent recorded in the 2018 polls
The halfway mark for the 90-member assembly of Chhattisgarh is 46. The counting of votes at designated centres will begin at 8 am
Assembly election result 2023: The results for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana will be declared today by the ECI
Dismissing BJP's claim that it was on course to secure an absolute majority in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, Gogoi said grand old party will buck anti-incumbency trend and return to power in state
The polling in five states, straddling the north, east and southern parts of the country, is tipped to set the course of the political headwinds going into the Lok Sabha elections next year
While some parties including the TMC, AAP and SP were keen on having early seat-sharing talks, the Congress delayed the deliberations pending the outcome of assembly polls
At the end of voting, the EVMs and VVPATs are kept in strong rooms, which are opened on the counting day of votes. The process is filmed to ensure transparency
More women in the fray this time round and more candidates with criminal cases against them
The exit poll results for all five states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram -were declared by media outlets on Thursday
The counting of votes in these five states, which is also the last round of Assembly polls before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in April-May, is scheduled for Sunday