Initial trends of Madhya Pradesh election results have started coming. If we look at the trends after 9 am, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be forming the government in Madhya Pradesh. BJP is leading on 129 seats. Whereas Congress is limited to less than 100 seats. These trends are being published by news channels. But senior Congress leader and two-time Chief Minister Digvijay Singh It is expected that Congress will get 130 seats here and will oust BJP. He the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan But sarcastically said that the good days of the BJP leader are now over. Talking about official trends, BJP is leading on 104 seats and Congress on 44 seats.
Digvijay Singh said this
Digvijay Singh, while talking to news agency ANI before the counting of votes, said that the Congress party will get more than 130 seats in Madhya Pradesh. He said, ‘I had said this earlier also and I say it even today, 130 plus. We are getting 130 seats, the rest remains to be seen. Not only is his (Shivraj Singh Chouhan) departure certain, but his ‘good days’ also end here. The counting of votes for the assembly elections held on November 17 in Madhya Pradesh has started at 8 am on Sunday.
Results of 230 seats of MP started coming.
Voting for all 230 seats of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly was held in a single phase on November 17. In Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) are the largest parties. However, Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party (SP) also hold importance on the political scene of the state.
Congress is still confident of victory
Senior Congress leader and two-time CM Digvijay Singh was an integral part of the Kamal Nath-led Congress party campaign. Singh has been in politics since 1977 and has been in the news for his outspoken and controversial views on various issues. He is currently a Rajya Sabha MP and a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC). Most of the exit-poll projections released on Thursday showed the BJP getting the lead. Even in the exit polls, Congress seemed to be lagging behind. However, some exit polls had shown Congress taking the lead.
BJP ahead in trends
But now that the trends have started emerging, Congress has not been able to take advantage of the anti-incumbency wave. Madhya Pradesh has been a stronghold of BJP for the last 20 years. In 2018, Congress ran a brief government under the leadership of Kamal Nath for 15 months. The BJP fought the elections largely under collective leadership, while the Congress projected former chief minister Kamal Nath as its chief ministerial face.
Record voting took place this time
Last time Congress came to power in the assembly elections 2018 and Kamal Nath took oath as the Chief Minister. Later, Jyotiraditya Scindia joined BJP along with 22 MLAs and Shivraj Singh Chouhan again took over as the Chief Minister of the state. This year, the state’s overall turnout for the 230-member assembly reached a record high of 76.22 percent. In 2018, there was more than 74.97 percent voting.