Election Results Live: Congress Declares Victory In Madhya Pradesh, Says It Has Majority

BHOPAL: Even as results were being counted in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress declared they had won the state with a clear majority.The Congress is now expected to meet the Governor in the morning.The Congress’ top 3 in the state – Kamal Nath, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh – said they had written a letter to the Governor to invite them so that they can prove their majority.BJP leader and three-time Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan won the Budhni seat but a dozen ministers were trailing behind Congress candidates.PM Modi congratulated the Congress Tuesday on the results of Assembly elections in three states- Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan-where the opposition party is leading over the BJP.Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed the press after results of state Assembly elections showed the party in lead in three states-Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.“Selection of chief ministers in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will be done smoothly,” he added saying.

2018 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Election Results
Live
116 needed for majority
Source: ECI via Nielsen.
Seats:Projections230/230 seats declared
116 needed for majority
Party
Seats

INC
115
50%

BJP
108
47%

BSP
2
0.9%
Other parties
5
2.2%

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