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BJP's resounding win boosts Chouhan as leadership mulls CM choices

All the talk about the BJP looking at an alternative leadership in Madhya Pradesh receded into the background on a day Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made a strong statement about his popular acceptability as the party appeared set to retain power with a stunning two-thirds majority. The BJP had chosen to head into the assembly polls without naming a chief ministerial face in any of the states. While Chouhan has emerged as a favourite to remain at the helm in MP despite the presence of some challengers, the leadership race is wide open in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, two states where the BJP has snatched power from the Congress. Many possible contenders for the top job across the three Hindi-speaking states have not contested the assembly polls but this may not be a factor as the party has in the past placed its trust in leaders who were not a member of state assemblies, such as Yogi Adityanath in 2017. Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, who contested from Dimani assembly .

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election results 2023: Here's how leaders reacted

MP Assembly election results 2023: Kamal Nath, senior Congress leader and former CM of the state said that the party will analyse the loopholes

Abusing Sanatan Dharma is reason behind Congress' defeat: Political analyst

He attributed talking about the OBC census, especially in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where it was not a factor as the secong reason for Congress' defeat

Modi is in the mind of MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh: Pragya Singh Thakur

Thakur said, "BJP has got votes for the respect of women, the safety of the country, culture, development and prosperity of the nation, national security, religious security and welfare of the nation"

Behind BJP's impressive show in MP are 14 rallies addressed by PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed 14 rallies in Madhya Pradesh during campaigning for polls and reached out to young voters by reminding them of the failures of previous Congress governments on various fronts as he doubled down on development of all sections. Modi's appeal seemingly clicked with voters, including women, in the central state where the ruling BJP has won 33 seats and leading in 131 out of 230 constituencies where results are being declared on Sunday. The prime minister also led a roadshow after elections were announced last month in MP. As BJP devised a strategy to defeat anti-incumbency in Madhya Pradesh which has been under its belt since 2003, barring 18 months from December 2018 to March 2020, Modi reached out to various sections of voters, including women, youngsters, tribals, besides the traditional supporters of the saffron party. The BJP's campaign theme "MP ke mann mein Modi, Modi ke mann mein MP" received wide acceptance during the campaigning. On the

Congress' performance in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan disappointing: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the party's performance in the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh was disappointing and added it would overcome the "temporary setbacks" and prepare fully for the Lok Sabha elections along with INDIA bloc partners. He thanked the people of Telangana, where the party is on course to dislodge the BRS from power and form the government. He said the party put up a spirited campaign in all these four states and acknowledged the efforts of lakhs of Congress workers. "I thank the people of Telangana for the mandate we have received from them. I also thank all those who voted for us in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Our performance in these three states have no doubt been disappointing, but with determination, we reaffirm our strong resolve to rebuild and revive ourselves in these three states," he said in a post on X. "We will overcome temporary setbacks and prepare ourselves fully for the forthcom

Won't be surprised if INDIA blames EVMs for polls outcome: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said he would not be surprised if some people cry foul and put the blame on EVMs for the assembly polls outcome, as counting was underway in four states. The BJP was racing towards power in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and had a distinct edge in Chhattisgarh while the Congress was poised to oust the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana. Speaking to reporters, Pawar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's work was being appreciated by the people. "I will not be surprised if people from the INDIA alliance start blaming the EVMs (electronic voting machines) for the results," he said. It would be like crying foul, he added. When I was in government in the past, my opinion at the time was that tampering with EVMs was impossible. Just one person cannot tamper with the EVMs on such a large scale. You need many people to do it, and when a number of people get involved in such a practice, it would have ..

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election results 2023: Who's leading at 2:30 pm?

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election results 2023: BJP is leading on 162 seats followed by the Congress on 66 seats

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election results 2023: Who's leading at 1:30 pm?

MP Assembly election results 2023: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday credited BJP's performance to BJP's double-engine government and its welfare schemes in the state

MP election results: Scindia credits BJP's 'double-engine' govt for success

MP election results 2023: As per the latest trends available with the Election Commission, the BJP was leading in 161 out of the total 230 seats

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election result 2023: Who is leading at 12:30 pm?

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections results 2023: The counting in the state began at 8 am on Sunday. Here's how the trends look at 12:30 pm

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election result 2023: Who is leading at 11:30 am?

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections results 2023: The counting in the state began at 8 am on Sunday. Here's how the trends look at 11:30 am

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election result 2023: Who is leading at 10:30 am?

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections results 2023: The counting in the state began at 8 am on Sunday. Here's how the trends look at 10:30 am

MP assembly election results: BJP ahead on 73 seats, Congress trails

Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia arrives at the residence of incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh elections: 130 plus seats for Congress, claims Digvijaya

BJP leading in 7 assembly constituencies and Congress in 1 constituency, as per official trends

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections results 2023: Who is leading at 9:30 am?

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections results 2023: The counting in the state began at 8 am on Sunday. Here's how the trends look at 9:30 am

Madhya Pradesh elections: Counting of votes begins for 230 Assembly seats

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

Assembly elections: D-Day looms as counting to begin for 4 states at 8 am

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

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election result 2023: Date, where & where to watch

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Result 2023: Madhya Pradesh went to the polls for all its 230 assembly seats on November 17 and the counting of all 5 poll-bound states will take place on December 3

2023 Election Results: Exit Poll Predictions for MP, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram

India will be heading into a political cliffhanger this Sunday as votes are counted in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Counting of votes in Mizoram has been deferred to Dec 4.