MP Assembly Election Result 2023 Live Updates: Chief Minister "aspirant" Kamal Nath adopted ‘Soft Hindutva’ politics to woo voters in Madhya Pradesh. He frequently visited temples and Hindu saints, including some controversial ones, to showcase his Hindu faith.
He even forced the Congress leadership to cancel a scheduled INDIA alliance rally in Bhopal, and also used derogatory language against opposition leaders, including Akhilesh Yadav.
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly result however exposed his miscalculation, and once again established the previously proven notion that Congress can’t defeat the BJP riding on the “Soft Hindutva” politics.
The Congress Party – with Rahul Gandhi at the forefront, challenged the far right and extremist Hindutva politics first in Karnataka and now in Telangana and the result is here for everyone to see.
It was a welcome change. But Kamal Nath reversed it all. It is not any exaggeration to say that Kamal Nath is responsible for the Congress defeat in Madhya Pradesh.
It is high time for the Congress not only to assess its debacle in Madhya Pradesh but also make people like Kamal Nath accountable.
Go get rid of them now.
Madhya Pradesh Final Result: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) retained power in Madhya Pradesh with a thumping victory.
According to the final results announced by the Election Commission, BJP won 163 of the total 230 seats in the state assembly.
The Congress could win just 66 seats whereas Bharat Adivasi Party - BHRTADVSIP won 1 seat.
12:45 PM: The ruling BJP looks set for a landslide victory and retain power in Madhya Pradesh.
As per the trends at 12:45 PM, the BJP is leading on 161 seats whereas the Congress is struggling with a lead on 66 seats. Others are ahead on 03 seats.
09:05 AM: The ruling BJP and opposition Congress are in a neck and neck battle in Madhya Pradesh where counting of votes to elect new assembly is still underway.
As per the trend at 09:05 AM, the Congress and BJP both are leading on 91 seats.
08:40 AM: The Congress looks set to dislodge the BJP from power in Madhya Pradesh where counting of votes to elect new assembly started today morning.
Acccording to the trends at 08:40 am, the Congress is leading in as many as 63 seats whereas the ruling BJP is ahead on 52 seats.
Counting of votes in Madhya Pradesh began amid tight security today morning at 08:00 am. The results are expected to be announced by afternoon.
02:30 AM: Counting of votes for the 2023 Assembly Election in Madhya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh Vidhansabha Chunav 2023) is set to start today i.e. Sunday December 03, 2023 at 08:00 AM, the Election Commission of India said.
The process will start with counting of the Postal Ballots. After the postal votes, counting of votes registered in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will start.
The Election Commission officials have made elaborate arrangements for smooth and transparent counting. Additional deployment of security personnel has also been made by the state police department on all places where counting of votes will take place.
Polling for the all the 230 seats of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, also called as Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, was held in Single Phase on November 17, 2023.
The state’s overall polling percentage was a record 76.22% in the 2023 state assembly polls, up from 74.97% in 2018.
A total of 2,533 candidates are in the fray for the 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh where the main battle is between the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress.
Both the parties have fielded candidates on all the 230 seats.
Other parties contesting Madhya Pradesh Assembly election 2023 are Samajwadi Party (SP) 71 seats, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 66 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 183 seats, while its ally Gondwana Gantantran Party, a tribal outfit, is contesting on some 45 seats.
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM is also contesting the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections on couple of seats including Burhanpur and Jabalpur East.
The Congress, with 115 seats, emerged as the single largest party in Madhya Pradesh after the 2018 polls and formed the government with the help of BSP, SP and independent MLAs under the leadership of Kamal Nath.
However, the Congress government collapsed in March 2020 after a rebellion by now Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Congress MLAs loyal to him, paving the way for the return of the BJP government headed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Key candidates to watch are Congress President and Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath who has been fielded from his home turf Chhindwara.
Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh’s son Jaivardhan Singh has been fielded from Raghogarh seat and his brother Lakshman Singh has been confirmed to contest from Chachoura in Guna. Jaivardhan Singh and Lakshman Singh both are sitting MLAs from their respective seats.
Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Dr Govind Singh, has been fielded from Lahar constituency in Bhind district of the state.
Among the Muslims candidates is Arif Masood of Congress who is contesting from Bhopal Madhya (Bhopal Central) Assembly Constituency of Madhya Pradesh.
From the BJP side prominent candidates are Chief Minister Shivraj Sigh Chouhan, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya from the Indore 1, Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Faggan Singh Kulaste - all Union Ministers.
Other BJP candidates contesting 2023 MP Assembly Elections are Rakesh Singh, the incumbent MP from Jabalpur, from the Jabalpur-West assembly seat and Uday Pratap Singh, the sitting Member of Parliament from Hoshangabad, from Gadarwara.
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