The 230-seat Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections results saw BJP registering a landslide victory against Congress. The counting of votes commenced at 8 am on Sunday, December 3, across 52 district headquarters. Assembly elections were held in Madhya Pradesh in a single phase on November 17 for all 230 seats.
The BJP, aiming to emulate its victorious run in Gujarat since 1998, looks to secure a win in Madhya Pradesh with four-time chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan eyeing a return to power.
| PARTY | WON |
| BJP | 163 |
| Congress | 66 |
| BSP | 0 |
| Others | 1 |
A total of 2,533 candidates are in contention, including key figures such as chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his predecessor and rival Kamal Nath. The election largely shaped up as a two-way battle between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress.
Union ministers in fray
Apart from CM Chouhan, who contested and won contesting from Budhni, three BJP Union ministers – Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Patel, and Faggan Singh Kulaste – were also in fray.
State Congress president Kamal Nath contested and won from Chhindwara.
BJP general secretary Kailash Vijaywargiya, who vied for the Indore-1 seat, has also won. Three Lok Sabha MPs from the saffron party – Rakesh Singh, Ganesh Singh, and Riti Pathak – were also in fray.
Live updates:
6:30 pm: We humbly accept mandate of MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, says Rahul Gandhi.
5:10 pm: Minister of State for Rural Development of India Faggan Singh Kulaste loses by 9,723 votes to Congress’ Chainsingh Warkade in Niwas in MP.
5:00 pm: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wins Budhni. He got 1,64,951 votes, defeating Congress candidate Vikram Mastal Sharma by a margin of 1,04,974 votes.
4:00 pm: Congress’ performance in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan assembly polls disappointing, says Kharge.
3:15 pm: Bharat Adivasi Party candidate Kamleshwar Dodiyar wins Sailana.
2:40 pm: First win announced! BJP candidate Manju Rajendra Dadu wins from Nepanagar constituency with 113400, defeating Congress’ Gendu Bai by a margin of 44805 votes.
2:30 pm: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes to social media to thank friends and supporters in a video message.
2:15 pm: Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s wife dances in joy.
2:00 pm: Supporters gather outside CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence in Bhopal as BJP continues to lead in Madhya Pradesh.
1:30 pm: Union minister & BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and party leaders celebrate as the party leads in Madhya Pradesh.
1:15 pm: Trends show several ministers from Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s cabinet, including Narottam Mishra, the high-profile home minister, are trailing in initial rounds of counting:
- Narottam Mishra trails by 2,243 votes against Congress’ Rajeandr Bharti in Datia after the second round.
- Arvind Bhadoria is behind by 6,170 votes against Congress’ Hemant Katare in Ater after the third round.
- Rajyavardhan Singh Dattigaon is trailing by 2,025 votes against Congress’ Chetan Yadav in Badnawar after three rounds.
- Vishwas Sarang is behind by 1,049 votes from Narela, where Congress’ Manoj Shukla leads after round two of counting.
12:40 pm: BJP is leading in all seats of Indore. Kailash Vijayvargiya leads by 20k votes in Indore-1, Ramesh Mendola by 33k votes in Indore-2, Golu Rakesh Shukla is ahead by 4,779 votes in Indore-3, Malini Gaur leads by 14k in Indore-4, and Mahendra Hardia of BJP is leading by 12k votes in Indore-5.
12:30 pm: Counting peaceful in Madhya Pradesh, says Chief Election Officer Anupam Rajan.
12:14 pm: Congress takes the lead in 2 out of 3 seats in Bhopal region. Atif Arif Aqueel leads in Bhopal Uttar and Arif Masood leads in Bhopal Madhya. BJP’s Bhagwandas Sabnani leads in Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim.
12:07 pm: People of the state have “immense faith” in Modi, says CM Chouhan.
11:45 am: Kamal Nath leads from Chhindwara by 10k votes.
11:30 am: Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia arrives at the residence of incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in Bhopal.
11:00 am: Tulsi Silawat, a BJP candidate and a staunch ally of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, is currently leading in Sanwer. In 2020, Silawat resigned as a Congress MLA and minister in the Kamal Nath government, thereafter aligning himself with the BJP alongside Scindia.
10:30 am: BJP widens gaps, leads in 150 seats. Congress trails far behind with lead in 64.
9:52 am: Both current chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan from Bidhni and former CM Kamal Nath are leading from Chhindwara.
9:30 am: BJP leads in over 100 seats.
8:30 am: BJP leads in 50 seats, Congress follows closely.
8:00 am: Counting begins.
