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MP Assembly election results 2023 Highlights: Saffron wave sweeps state

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election LIVE: The state voted for 230 Assembly seats on 25 November. Catch all the latest updates on results here

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

MP CM wins from Budhni for 6th time, defeats Cong's Mastal by 104,000 votes

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan won from Budhni seat for a sixth time by defeating Congress' actor-turned-politician Vikram Mastal by a margin of 1,04,974 votes. Chouhan, the longest serving CM of MP, first won from Budhni Assembly seat in 1990, before winning a bypoll in 2006 and retaining the seat in 2008,2013 and 2018. Chouhan was also Lok Sabha MP from Vidisha in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004. Fondly called 'mama' by his supporters, Chouhan was not projected as the party's CM face this time. He and several BJP leaders have routinely claimed his 'Ladli Behana Yojana', under which eligible women get Rs 1,250 per month, is a game changer.

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 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

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 Assembly election 2023: All you must know before exit polls

On November 17, Madhya Pradesh voted to elect its next government, and now all eyes are on exit polls. Read on to find out all the details

CM banks on Ladli Behna scheme, says BJP will form govt for 5th time in MP

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will form government for the fifth time in the state, where the assembly elections were held earlier this month. Referring to his government's flagship 'Ladli Behna Yojana' for women, Chouhan on Monday night said the BJP workers have made sincere efforts and "ladli behnas" (beneficiaries of the scheme) have removed all hurdles to ensure the party's victory. He was addressing the party workers at his home turf Budhni in Sehore district. The state assembly polls were held on November 17 and votes will be counted on December 3. The Chouhan-led state BJP government first announced the Ladli Behna Yojana, under which eligible women are now given Rs 1,250 per month, in March this year and started disbursement of the financial aid from June. Initially, a financial aid of Rs 1,000 was being provided to women under this scheme and it was increased to Rs 1,250 in August. The BJP ear

Madhya Pradesh polls: Ladli Behna Yojana game changer for BJP, says Shivraj

'The Ladli Behna Yojana in Madhya Pradesh will see an increase in the monthly payout if the BJP forms the government,' said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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Madhya Pradesh election LIVE: Voter turnout of 71.11% recorded till 5:00 pm

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Madhya Pradesh polls: 28.18% voter turnout till 11 am, says official

There are 2,533 candidates in the fray including political heavyweights like Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his predecessor and rival Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh polls LIVE: Complete faith in voters of MP, says Kamal Nath

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MP polls: Caste equations may be behind Shivraj's campaign comeback

According to political analyst Girija Shankar, the perceived anti-incumbency against Chouhan is being overstated

MP polls LIVE: Congress' agenda is only loot, corruption & lies: PM Modi

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Fake promises of Congress don't stand chance against Modi guarantees: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this election is to stop the palm of Congress's corruption and loot from touching Madhya Pradesh's locker

Congress govt is a government of entertainment, MP CM Chouhan takes a dig

Chouhan made the remark while addressing a public meeting in Suwasra assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district on Tuesday