Madhya Pradesh: Congress leads in 113, BJP in 110 seats

Madhya Pradesh: Too close to call

The Congress (69) has won more seats than the BJP (66), accordind to the latest trends and results for the MP elections. The BJP is leading in 110 seats, while the Congress is leading in 113 seats.

 

TRS wins big in Telangana

The elections in Telangana this time around was centred around the TRS. KC Rao, the TRS chief and the Chief Minister of Telangana, took a gamble and dissolved the house well before the end of his term and his move payed off. He is projected to win 88 seats out of total 119 seats. His party has won 88 seats and is leading in one seat. The TRS has also dominating the vote share, having the approval of nearly 47% of the voters.

The Congress is in the second place, having won 19 seats. The AIMIM is a distant third, having won 6 seats. 

 

Rajasthan: Congress shy of majority

Rajasthan has held on to its reputation as being a state that has not voted an incumbent government back to power in over two decades. This time, the people have voted out the Vasundhara Raje led BJP government and have given the Congress a resounding victory.

The Congress party has won 98 seats out of a total of 200 seats. It is also leading in one constituency. The BJP has won 73 seats. The BSP has won 6 seats and the independents have won 12 seats.

 

Chhattisgarh: Who is winning?

The Congress is projected to win a total of 68 seats according to the latest trends. Of these seats, it has won 34 seats and is leading in another 34. The BJP is projected to win 16 seats, out of which the party has won 7 seats and is leading in 9. The BJP has conceded defeat and its Chief Minister Raman Singh resigned earlier today

 

Mizoram: MNF sweeps the polls

Here is the final tally of all the winners in the Mizoram elections:

 

Vasundhara Raje resigns

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje handed over her resignation to Governor Kalyan Singh.

“Raje handed over the resignation to the Governor tonight,” a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said.

Chief Minister selection will go smoothly, says Rahul

 

With Congress set to form governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and was locked in a close fight in Madhya Pradesh, party president Rahul Gandhi said the selection of Chief Ministers in the three states will be done “smoothly“. “We have defeated the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh...There will be no issue over (selection of) Chief Minister. It will be done smoothly,” he said.

While senior party leader Ashok Gehlot and state Congress chief Sachin Pilot were in the race for the post of Chief Minister in Rajasthan, the contenders for the top post in Chhattisgarh are T S Singh Deo, state party president Bhupesh Baghel and OBC leader Tamradhwaj Sahu.

In Madhya Pradesh, state Congress chief Kamal Nath and senior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia are vying for chief ministership.

“This victory is of the Congress party’s workers, farmers and the youth and small traders. There is a big responsibility on the Congress party now,” he said.

Results shows the mood of the nation: Patnaik

 

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accused the BJP-led central government of “ignoring” interests of farmers and said the assembly elections in five states show mood of the nation. He congratulated the Congress, the TRS and MNF for their performance in the polls. “This (election results) shows the mood of the nation,” Patnaik told reporters here.

He claimed that the BJP suffered in all the five states due to the government’s “anti-farmer” policies. “The central government has done very little for the farmers,” Patnaik said.

Mizoram CM resigns

Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla resigned following the debacle by Congress in the assembly election and admitted that he had “underestimated” the opposition strength. The five-time chief minister said he also underestimated the “extent of the anti-incumbency wave“.

Thanhawla had been at the helm of the government in the Northeastern state for two consecutive terms since 2008.

His resignation was accepted by Governor K Rajasekharan who asked him to continue in office till alternative arrangements were made.

As Madhya Pradesh appeared headed for a cliffhanger with the ruling BJP and Congress locked in a close fight, small parties and independents may play a crucial role in deciding who forms the next government in the state.

As per the results and trends, the Congress tally in the 230-member House is 111 (won 27 and leading in 84 seats), while BJP is a close second with 111 (won 27 seats and leading in 84constituencies).

In the 2013 poll, the BJP had won 165 seats, securing a comfortable majority in the Assembly, while confining the Congress to 58 seats.

This time, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) are leading in two seats each while a tribal political outfit, Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP), is leading in one seat and independents are ahead in three segments.

These smaller parties and independents might play a crucial role if the elections throw up a hung House.

Sweet anniversary

On December 11, 2017, Rahul Gandhi was elected unopposed as Congress president. A year later, he leads the party to big victories in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh. Here are the details

MP: Close race gets closer

The Congress (21) has won more seats than the BJP (17), accordind to the latest trends and results for the MP elections. The BJP is leading in 94 seats, while the Congress is leading in 90seats. The tally of both national parties are now dead even, with each of the claiming 111 seats to themselves.

 

Rajasthan election

The Indian National Congress is just shy of majority, having won 71 seats. It is currently leading in 28 seats. The incumbent BJP has won 58 seats and is leading in 15, taking its total tally to 73.

 

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to retain his seat

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of BJP has established a decisive lead of over 53,000 votes over his nearest rival Arun Yadav of Congress in Budhni Assembly seat, as per the latest vote count. Chouhan is seeking a fifth term as an MLA from the seat in Sehore district.

 

Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, Ajay Singh of the Congress, is trailing Shardendu Tiwari of the BJP by a margin of over 7,000 votes from his traditional Churhat seat.

 

The big loss

 

With the BJP suffering losses in three key states, its vote share has taken a sharp dip in Chattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh since the last assembly elections in 2013, but all these votes do not seem to have gone to the Congress alone as other players have also reaped the gains. Read more

As the counting continues in MP, no clear winner has emerged, The Congress has won 12 seats and leads in 100, The BJP has won 15 seats and is leading in 94. With the results this close, all eyes are on this election.

 

'BJP is losing its influence'

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth Tuesday said the BJP losing elections in the Hindi heartland states of Chattisgarh and Rajasthan and a close contest with arch rival Congress in Madhya Pradesh showed it has “lost its influence.” The electoral reverses for the saffron party were also a “setback” for it, he added.

Who is the man behind Congress' Rajasthan victory?

Known to be affable and approachable, Pilot’s hands-on approach as the state unit chief has won him several supporters both within the party and outside, said Congress workers. Read more

Congress holds on to the gains in MP

The tight race between the BJP and the Congress continues in Madhya Pradesh. The Congress has managed to hold its lead in the state, having won 7 seats and it is currently leading in 107 seats, taking its total to 114 . The BJP has won 10 seats and is leading in 98 seats.

Raman Singh resigns

The Congress forming the next government in Chhattisgarh became a mere formality on Tuesday as Chief Minister Raman Singh of BJP resigned, after his party’s disappointing performance in the state Assembly polls. Read more

Congress thanks voters

 

KCR eyes a bigger role in national politics

 

“We are going to play a very crucial role in the national politics...and we will show...we will give a new definition to the national political scenario,” he said, as TRS workers broke into celebrations.

“Today’s results...Telangana has shown the way to the whole nation. Today, Telangana stands (as) a non-Congress,non-BJP state,” Rao added.

NOTA outperforms SP, AAP, NCP in five states

 

The NOTA or None of The Above option appeared to have outperformed several political parties, including AAP and Samajwadi Party, which contested the assembly polls in the five states.

According to the Election Commission’s website at 5.45 pm on Tuesday, the NOTA votes ranged as high as 2.1 per cent in Chhattisgarh to 0.5 per cent in Mizoram.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which fielded its candidates on 85 seats out of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh, got 0.9 per cent of votes while NOTA votes were 2.1 per cent of the counted votes in the state. Similarly, Samajwadi Party and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) got 0.2 per cent and 0.2 per cent votes respectively in Chhattisgarh. The Communist Party of India (CPI) got 0.4 per cent votes in the state.

In Madhya Pradesh, NOTA votes were 1.5 per cent of the total counted votes. Samajwadi Party got one per cent while AAP got 0.7 per cent votes. The NOTA votes in Rajasthan elections were 1.3 per cent. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and SP got 1.3 per cent and 0.2 per cent votes respectively. The AAP and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) received 0.4 per cent votes each in the state.

In Telangana assembly polls, NOTA got 1.1 per cent of votes while NCP got 0.2 per cent of votes. The CPI(M) polled 0.4 per cent votes while CPI received 0.4 per cent votes.

In Mizoram, NOTA got 0.5 per cent of votes while People’s Represent for Identity and Status of Mizoram (PRISM) got 0.2 per cent of votes.

Rajasthan: Congress legislature party meets Wednesday

 

The Congress Legislature Party in Rajasthan will meet Wednesday morning to discuss its leader, who will go on to be the chief minister. The two front runners are Rajasthan Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot and two-time Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Read more

Congress wins big in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is looking as a no contest as the Congress sweeps the state, with the party winning a seat and leading in 65 seats. The incumbent BJP is leading in 16 seats in the state.

 

 

 

Telangana: TRS wins two-thirds majority

The ruling TRS secured a two thirds majority, has won 36 seats and is leading in 51 seats, bringing its total tally to 87, as per the latest vote count in the Telangana assembly elections Tuesday.

The TRS, which will form its second government in the youngest state in the country, was leading in six others, leaving the others way behind.

According to the latest results and trends, the Congress won 10 seats and  its ally TDP bagged one seat.

 

We will take along other parties: Gehlot

“The Congress will form the government. This is the mandate of public, which is in favour of the Congress party. We will get a clear majority and will also take along other parties or candidates who quit the BJP,” Ashok Gehlot told reporters as trends indicated a victory for his party.

 

Rajasthan: CPI(M) leads in 2 seats

 

After drawing a blank in the last election in Rajasthan, the CPI(M) is all set to win two seats, both of which were held by the BJP.

The Left party’s Balwan Poonia is leading with 73,725 votes in Bhadra constituency of Hanumangarh district. His nearest rival is BJP’s Sanjeev Kumar.

In Shree Dungargarh constituency of Bikaner district, the CPI(M)’s Giridharilal Mahiya is leading with 72,361 votes. Congress candidate Mangalram is at the second position in this seat.

In the 2013 elections, the CPI(M) or the Communist Party of India (Marxist) had failed to win any seat. It won three in 2008 elections.

The CPI(M)’s Rajasthan in-charge Hannan Mollah said the trend of election results in the three Hindi-heartland states has ended the myth of the BJP’s invincibility. “In the last two-three years of electoral politics, Modi-Shah combine emerged as invincible. It seemed no party could defeat the BJP under their leadership. This myth has been broken in this election,” said Mollah.

Mollah, who is also the general secretary of the CPI(M)’s farmers’ wing All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), said that farmers’ issues were crucial in the elections for the five states.

“BJP loss in the Hindi-heartland was due to farmers’ distress in rural areas. The saffron party has been turned down by farmers and those living in rural areas,” he claimed.

The CPI(M) leader added that in the next year’s Lok Sabha election, farmers and rural distress would be one of the key poll issues.

CPI(M) fought in Rajasthan on 28 seats as part of a seven-party alliance called the Loktantrik Morcha. The alliance also include Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), Marxist Communist Party of India (United), Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal and Janata Dal (Secular).

As per latest trends, Congress is heading to form government in the state.

Thackeray lauds voters for rejecting “those they did not want"

 

“They (voters) did not think about EVMs, distribution of money, hooliganism or who would be the alternative to all of this, but rejected those they did not want. True courage is not worrying about future. The courage of voters has shown the country the way forward,” Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said.

Call for introspection

 

“I am of the opinion that the BJP should stick to development agenda and not to caste (mobilisation), changing names of cities or a (Ram) temple. We need to revert to the track of development,” Sanjay Kakade, a Pune-based builder and Rajya Sabha MP said.

In MP, the BJP wins its first seat. It is leading in 104 seats, taking its tally up to 105. However, the Congress is pole position with 115 leads to its name.

The fight to win the state looks to be a photo finish, with both the national parties having a vote share of 41.4 per cent.

 

 

The latest trends show that TRS dominates the Telangana elections. Out of the total 119 seats, results are declared for 94 seats. Of these seats, the TRS is projected to win 87 seats, having won in 15 seats and with leads in 72 seats.

The Congress has already won 3 seats and are leading in 17 seats. Chandrababu Naidu's TDP is leading in 2 seats. The BJP and the independents are leading in one seat each.

Sachin Pilot wins Tonk

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Sachin Pilot has won the Tonk assembly constituency, defeating BJP’s only Muslim candidate in the state and Transport Minister Yoonus Khan.

It was the first assembly elections for 41-year old Pilot, a two-time Member of Parliament, and he defeated Khan with a margin of 54,179 votes in the Muslim-dominated seat.

 

MNF bags Mizoram

The Mizo National Front returned to power in Mizoram after 10 years on Tuesday, capturing 21 seats in the 40-member Assembly and inflicting a humiliating defeat on the Congress. MNF is ahead in five other seats, Election Commission (EC) sources said. Read more

 

Congress seeks allies in Madhya Pradesh

Smelling victory over the ruling BJP based on trends for all the 230 Assembly seats in the state of Madhya Pradesh, the Congress has begun contacting leaders of BSP, SP, GGP and independents for mustering a simple majority, party sources said Tuesday.

The Congress is leading in 115 seats and BJP in 105 seats, as per the latest trends, while the BSP is leading at four places and the SP is ahead in two constituencies.

 

Congress legislative party in Rajasthan to meet Wednesday morning, says Sachin Pilot.

The TRS looks set to form its second successive government in Telangana with a thumping majority after taking an unassailable lead in 86 seats, a ringing endorsement of party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s populist policies.

 

Rajasthan trends

Congress won three seats and leading on 99 seats while BJP won four seats and leading on 66 seats in Rajasthan assembly polls.

BSP is leading on 6, CPM 2, independents 12, and other party candidates on 7, according to the election commission’s website.

Congress candidates Madan Prajapapat (Pachpadra), Johri Lal (Rajgarh-Laxmangarh) and Zahida (Kaman) won while BJP’s Santosh Bawri (Anupgarh), Kaluram (Dug), Samaram (Pindwara), Jagsiram (Reodar) won.

AAP on poll trends

India will be “BJP Mukt” in the year 2019, the Aam Aadmi Party claimed, as assembly election trends indicated that the saffron party was trailing in two of the three states it ruled.

Lok Sabha elections are due next year and the assembly polls were billed as a semi-final before the general elections. “2019 will be BJP Mukt Bharat (BJP-free India),” senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said. “The results of assembly polls indicate that people are fed up with jumla (rhetoric).”

Singh said the BJP should seek votes for the work it has done and not in the name of building Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The AAP leader said farmers, youths, traders and women are “not happy” with BJP’s policies due to which the party seems loosing ground in the states it ruled.

On AAP’s performance in the assembly polls, Singh said his party fought elections with limited resources and its leadership. “It is a start for us. Our local leadership with limited resources fought the elections and worked hard,” he said.

The AAP had fielded candidates in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.

 

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is leading in Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur with a margin of 37,470 in 15th out of total 18 rounds of counting.

 

Congress candidates in Telangana

 

Telangana: AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi wins from Chandrayangutta

Thumping victory for TRS

 

The TRS Legislature Party is meeting in the evening to formally elect K Chandrasekhar Rao as its leader. The swearing-in is expected to be held on Wednesday. Read more

Congress inches towards majority in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarb

Voters had clearly rejected the BJP in what was an indication of things to come in 2019, Congress leaders said as trends showed the party ahead in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and locked in a tantalising, see-saw battle in Madhya Pradesh.

The party is likely to get an absolute majority in Chhattisgarh and is reaching the simple majority mark in Rajasthan while going neck-and-neck in Madhya Pradesh, according to trends on the Election Commission website.

The BJP is in power in all three Hindi heartland states. “This is a clear indication of things to come in 2019. The BJP made tall promises, but could not fulfil them. The ‘Achhe Din’ they spoke about never came,” Ashok Gehlot told reporters in Jaipur.

The former Rajasthan chief minister said the way Gandhi led the campaign in Gujarat, taking on PM Modi on his home turf, spoke a lot. He said the public is suffering under the BJP rule and Gandhi raised key issues concerning the people because of which Modi’s “graph came down“.

“We are moving towards a full majority and I am sure it will be clear once final numbers are in, but still we welcome all like-minded and anti-BJP parties to support us and we are in touch...I am certain that we will come to power in Rajasthan. I am hopeful that like minded parties against the BJP will come together,” Sachin Pilot told reporters in Jaipur.

Pilot recalled that exactly a year ago Gandhi became the chief of the party. “What could be a better gift to him than victory in these states,” he said.

In Madhya Pradesh, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said trends reflect people’s desire for change, while state Congress chief Kamal Nath exuded confidence that they will form the government in the state.

The initial vote count suggested the Congress and the BJP were neck and neck in Madhya Pradesh, while Gandhi’s party had taken the lead in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

Scindia, who spearheaded the Congress campaign in Madhya Pradesh, said he was very confident that the Congress would form the government in the state. Asked about posters being put up that Kamal Nath would be CM, Scindia said, “Let us not put the cart before the horse. Let us wait for the verdict”.

Congress-led alliance needs introspection: TDP

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) said the Congresss-led alliance, of which it is a part, needs to analyse and introspect on the grouping’s “failure” in the Telangana Assembly elections.

“We have to analyse the factors that contributed to the success of TRS and failure of our alliance,” said Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy, senior leader of TDP, led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. “We were expecting to get more number of seats. The results are not to our expectations,” Reddy told.

The alliance which also comprised the Telangana Jana Samithi and the Communist Party of India, did not fare well, and “we have to analyse and introspect where it went wrong, and we have to work together”, he said.

“We have to respect people’s verdict”, Reddy said, adding the alliance would now strive hard to see to it that the TRS government implements the “tall promises” made by the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led party.

Mizoram CM loses both seats

Mizoram Chief Minister and Congress candidate Lal Thanhawla lost from both his home turf Serchhip and Champhai South seat Tuesday, Election Commission sources said.

Lal Thanhawla was defeated in Serchhip by the Zoram People’s Movement’s (ZPM) chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma by a margin of 410 votes, they said. He also lost to T J Lalnuntluanga, a political novice and Mizo National Front (MNF) nominee, by a margin of 1,049 votes in Champhai South constituency near the Myanmar border.

 

TRS set to form government with huge majority

The TRS looked set to form its second successive government in Telangana with a thumping majority after taking an unassailable lead in 90 seats, according to the latest vote count Tuesday, a clear vindication of party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s popularity.

Soon after the vote count began at 8 am, it became clear that Rao’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi party will sweep back to power with almost three-fourths majority. Read more

Shiv Sena on poll trends

 

As votes were counted, Shiv Sena said the outcome of the elections in the five states is a clear message to the BJP and there is a need for the ruling coalition to introspect. Shiv Sena spokesperson and the party’s Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sanjay Raut said the trends reflect that the BJP’s victory chariot has been halted. “This is a clear message and it is the time for us to introspect,” Raut told reporters in Parliament Complex.

Mizoram CM loses

Mizoram CM Lal Thanhawla loses in his home turf Serchhip and Champhai South: EC sources.

Raman reign to end in Chhattisgarh?

The Congress appeared all set to shatter BJP leader Raman Singh’s dream of a consecutive fourth term as Chhattisgarh chief minister, as per early trends for the state Assembly elections. Congress was leading in 58 seats, while the ruling BJP was a distant second at 17. Read more

Results in Telangana unexpected: CPI

The Communist Party of India alleged that the TRS resorted to “huge distribution of money and liquor” to influence voters, and described the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led party’s performance in the assembly polls as a “technical victory and not a moral one“.

“It’s not expected”, CPI General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy told PTI on the Congress-led alliance of which his party, TDP and the Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) were a part, coming a cropper in the December 7 polls.

 

“Huge distribution of money, particularly on the last day (before the election)...purchasing votes..this must have resulted in this victory for TRS,” Reddy alleged. “He (TRS chief Chandrasekhar Rao) played the Telangana sentiment card once again,” he said.

“Most important: this election was not free and fair. Distribution of money and liquor... I don’t think it’s a moral victory for him (Rao), it’s only a technical victory for TRS,” Reddy said. The opposition alliance should have arrived at the seat-sharing deal earlier than they actually did, adding it would have give the grouping more time for campaigning, he added

MNF likely to win poll in Mizoram

The Mizo National Front (MNF) is likely to bounce back to power after 10 years in Mizoram winning 7 seats and establishing leads in 15 other constituencies in the 40-member assembly, according to results and trends available at 12.30 pm. More here

 

Chattisgarh trends: Raman Singh leads, five ministers trail

Raman Singh leads, five ministers trail Raipur, Dec 11 (PTI) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh was leading by 1,200 votes over Congress nominee and former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece Karuna Shukla in Rajnandgaon Assembly seat, as per the latest poll trends.

However, five ministers in Singh’s cabinet were trailing after the end of fourth round of counting, a poll official said. Three ministers were leading, he added.

State minister Rajesh Munat was behind Congress’ Vikas Upadhyay in Raipur City West Assembly seat, Amar Agarwal was trailing behind Shailesh Pande of the Congress in Bilaspur segment, while Brij Mohan Agarwal was behind Congress’ Kanhaiyya Agrawal in Raipur city south segment.

Besides, minister Kedarnath Kashyap was closely behind Narayan Kashyap of the Congress in Narayanpur segment while Dayal Das Baghel was trailing behind Congress’ Gurudayal Singh Banjare in Navagarh segment.

Another minister Mahesh Gagdha was also trailing behind Congress’ Vikram Mandavi in Bijapur segment.

Minister Prem Prakash Pandey was ahead of Congress candidate Devendra Yadav in Bhilainagar seat, while Lal Rajwade was leading over Ambika Singh Dev of the Congress in Bainkuthpur.

BJP minister Ajay Chandrakar was also leading over Laxmikanta Sahu of the Congress in Kurud seat, as per the latest trends.

Following is the party-wise position in the outgoing Assembly: BJP-49, Congress-39, BSP-one and Independent-one.

Celebrations at TRS headquarters

Celebrations broke out Tuesday at the Telangana Bhavan, the headquarters of ruling TRS, as the party appeared on course return to power in the assembly elections.

The Telangana Bhavan wore a festive look with a large number of TRS activists dancing to drum-beats, bursting crackers and distributing sweets, hailing the ‘victory’ of the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led outfit.

 

Close fight in MP

The BJP and the Congress are in a close fight in Madhya Pradesh as trends in all 230 Assembly seats show the opposition party having a slight edge over the ruling faction. More on this

Akhilesh Yadav's jibe at BJP

Taking a jibe at BJP’s for its performance in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram assembly elections, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday said when “one and one come together, it makes 11.”

 

Nine ministers in Chouhan cabinet trailing

Nine ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh are trailing in the Assembly polls as per the latest trends.

 

State minister Narottam Mishra was trailing by a margin of 3,114 votes from Datia seat while Rustam Singh was at the third position in Morena constituency.

Besides, Balkrishna Patidar was trailing in Khargone by a margin of 44 votes, while Lal Singh Arya was lagging behind by a margin 3,039 votes from Gohad seat in Bhind district.

Minister Om Prakash Dhurve was at the third place in Shahpura seat of Dindori district while Antar Singh Arya was trailing by 3,626 votes in Sendhwa seat in Barwani district.

Minister Deepak Joshi was behind by 4,219 votes in Hatpipliya seat in Dewas district, while Vijay Shah was also trailing by a margin of 1,304 votes in Harsud seat in Khandwa.

Minister Rampal Singh was trailing by 1,193 votes in Silvani seat in Raisen district.

Former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s nephew Anoop Mishra, who contested the election on the BJP’s ticket, was trailing from Bhitarwar seat in Gwalior district by 502 votes, an election official said.

Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh was trailing Churhat seat in Satna district.

Trends from Rajasthan

Chief minister Vasundhara Raje is leading in Jhalrapatan constituency with a margin of over 17,327 votes. Congress candidate and veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s son Manvendra Singh is trailing. Read more

Harish Rao clinches Siddipet

 

Congress to look for allies in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh

The Congress has indicated that it is ready to reach out to other parties in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as none seems to be getting comfortable majority in both the States.

Party general secretary and a contender for the Chief Minister's post in Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot said a final decision will be taken by party president Rahul Gandhi. He, however, was confident that the final result will be in Congress's favour.

In Madhya Pradesh , when trends and results of all 230 seats are available, the Congress was leading in 114 seats and the BJP was leading in 103 seats. Other parties, including the BSP, were leading in 13 seats, indicating that they could be the kingmakers in the State.

In Rajasthan , trends of 199 of the 199 seats that have gone to polls are available and the Congress was leading in 94 seats. The ruling BJP has an edge in 80 seats while other parties such as the CPI(M) and the BSP were leading in 25 seats.

In Chhattisgarh , the BJP is staring at a defeat. The Congress was leading in 65 out of the 90 seats while the BJP was leading in just 17 seats. The alliance of Janata Congress Chhattisgarh of Ajit Jogi, BSP and CPI were leading in eight seats.

In Telangana , TRS is all set to retain power. The party was leading in 89 seats while the Congress-TDP alliance was leading in 22 seats. The BJP was leading in two seats and other parties were leading in five seats.

In Mizoram , the Congress is out of power. The Opposition MNF was leading in 29 seats while Congress was leading in just five seats. The BJP was leading in one seat and other parties are leading in five States. - Delhi Bureau

Setback for TDP

 

Results based on State governments' performances: Rajnath Singh

With election trends showing reverses for the BJP, senior party leader and Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said the polls were fought on the basis of the performance of state governments, rejecting the notion that the results would be a reflection of the Modi government.

He also pointed out the Congress-led grand alliance was heading to a “huge defeat” in Telangana, where the TRS appears set to retain to power with a big majority.

 

Close fight in MP

The BJP and the Congress are in a close fight in Madhya Pradesh as trends in 226 out of the total 230 Assembly seats showed the opposition party having a slight edge over the ruling faction. More on this

Ajit Jogi 'happy'

 

With trends indicating a win for the Congress in Chhattisgarh, former chief minister Ajit Jogi said on Tuesday that he was “happy” with the “results” and that people chose the party because they found it the most viable alternative to the BJP.

Jogi, who was in the Congress before he floated his own party, said the assembly results would help his party emerge as a third front in the state. “I am happy with the results as the BJP is losing,” he said.

Chhattisgarh trends

The opposition Congress was leading in 42 seats, and the ruling BJP in 15 in Chhattisgarh as per trends available in 64 seats. Read more

Mizoram result status

 

Mizoram trends

Mizoram CM Lal Thanhawla defeated by MNF’s T J Lalnuntluanga by 856 votes in Champhai South, according to EC sources.

 

Mamata Banerjee on poll trends

People voted against BJP. This is people’s verdict, victory of democracy over injustice. This is real indication of final match in 2019. People are always ‘man of the match’ in democracy.

 

Second term for KCR?

 

The TRS was on course to return to power with a thumping majority in Telangana if the initial trends hold. Read more

Madhya Pradesh trends

The Congress is leading in 112 seats and the BJP in 102 seats after second round of counting in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls. Click here to read more

Pink wave in Telangana?

 

Markets react

The Sensex recovered from intraday low of 34,426.29 as SEBI and the stock exchanges have stepped up their surveillance systems to keep manipulative forces in check amid an extreme volatility expected during the day due to RBI Governor Urjit Patel’s resignation and the State Assembly results. Click here to get the live market updates

Congress reacts

People have blessed us. We should get a comfortable majority in Rajasthan, says Sachin Pilot. "Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party’s MLAs will decide on who will be CM. Trends show Congress marching ahead to victory in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, confident trend will continue across country." More on this

With trends indicating that the Congress was ahead in the assembly polls in three Hindi heartland states, senior party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said the figures reflected the people’s desire for a change. Read more

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said Tuesday that he was confident that his party will form the government in Rajasthan and decision on the chief minister’s post will be taken by Rahul Gandhi. He also credited Gandhi for the party’s good performance in all the five states, including Rajasthan.

 

Congress ahead in 33 seats, BJP in 11 in Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan leading by a margin of over 6,000 votes in Budhni constituency after second round of counting. More on this

Telangana: AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi is leading in Chandrayangutta Assembly segment by 27,357 votes over his nearest BJP rival Syed Shehjadi after the sixth round.

 

The Congress was leading in 16 seats, and the ruling BJP in four constituencies in Chhattisgarh . The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) of former chief minister Ajit Jogi was ahead in two seats in Bilaspur division. Read more

Telangana state Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy is leading in Huzurnagar constituency by 1,852 votes over his nearest rival Saidi Reddy of TRS after the third round.

 

Trends

While the trends and results from counting in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assemblies pointed towards a definite shape, in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are likey to be hung Assemblies.

In Madhya Pradesh , when trends and results of all 230 seats are available, the Congress was leading in 116 seats and the BJP was leading in 99 seats. Other parties, including the SP and BSP, were leading in 15 seats.

In Rajasthan , trends of 199 of the 199 seats   that   have   gone   t o  polls are available and the Congress was leading in 101 seats. The ruling BJP has an edge in 81 seats while other parties were leading in 17 seats.

In Chhattisgarh , the BJP is staring at a defeat. The Congress was leading in 57 out of the 90 seats while the BJP was leading in just 26 seats. The alliance of Janata Congress Chhattisgarh of Ajit Jogi, BSP and CPI were leading in seven seats.

In Telangana , TRS is likely to retain power. The party was leading in 80 seats while the Congress-TDP alliance was leading in 26 seats. The BJP was leading in three seats and other parties were leading in seven seats.

In Mizoram , the Congress may not be able to retain power. The Opposition MNF was leading in 27 seats while Congress was leading in just eight seats. The BJP was leading in one seat. 

EC goes 'Green'

 

The Election Commission has been going green. The use of voting machines ends up saving millions of trees. Click here to read more on the commission’s green initiative that dates back to 1977.

The ruling TRS was leading in seven constituencies and Congress and BJP in one each, according to early trends in the counting of votes. More here

Markets

 

The S&P   BSE Sensex was trading lower by 363.23 points or 1.04 per cent at 34,596.49 and the Nifty 50 down 96.4 points or 0.92 per cent at 10,392.05 as traders remained wary ahead of the Assembly election results from five states. Catch our live market updates here

Rajasthan key trends

Former CM and Congress candidate Ashok Gehlot leading with a margin of 5,112 votes in Rajasthan’s Sardarpura. Sachin Pilot leading in Tonk seat with a margin of 2007 votes.

Environment minister Gajendra Singh trailing in Lohawat seat.

Raj cooperative minister Ajay Singh trailing in Degana.

Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria trailing in Udaipur seat.

Health Minister Kalicharan trailing in Malviya Nagar seat.

Congress candidate Harish Meena trails in Deoli-Uniara

Rajasthan Speaker Kailash Meghwal leads in Shahpura

UDH Minister Srichand Kriplani trails in Nimahera constituency.

Water Resource Minister Rampratap trailing in Hanumangarh seat.

 

Madhya Pradesh trends

 

The BJP is leading in two seats in the first round of counting for Madhya Pradesh Assembly’s 230 seats. The party is leading in Narsinghgarh and Sihora assembly constituencies, an election official said. Read more

Party position of Mizoram Assembly elections

 

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje leading in Jhalrapatan constituency with a margin of 4055 votes. Congress candidate Manvendra Singh trailing.

Rajasthan ’s Agriculture Minister Prabhu Lal Saini trailing by 1,167 votes in the Anta seat. Social Justice Minister Arun Chaturvedi trailing by a margin of 2,467 votes in the civil lines constituency in Jaipur.

Trends favour Congress in BJP ruled States

The initial trends of counting in the five States have given a warning signal for the BJP. In Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the BJP was trailing behind the Opposition Congress.

In Madhya Pradesh , when trends of 200 seats are available, the Congress was leading in 102 seats and the BJP was leading in 96 seats. Other parties were leading in four seats.

In Rajasthan , trends of 169 of the 200 seats are available and the Congress was leading in 87 seats. The ruling BJP has an edge in 73 seats while other parties were leading in nine seats.

In Chhattisgarh too, the BJP is staring at a defeat. The Congress was leading in 50 out of the 90 seats while the BJP was leading in just 30 seats. The alliance of Janata Congress Chhattisgarh of Ajit Jogi, BSP and CPI were leading in seven seats.

In Telangana , TRS is likely to retain power. The party was leading in 60 seats while the Congress-TDP alliance was leading in 32 seats. The BJP was leading in two seats and other parties were leading in nine seats.

In Mizoram , the Congress may not be able to retain power. The Opposition MNF was leading in 16 seats while Congress was leading in 14 seats. The BJP was leading in two seats.

Both the BJP and Congress expressed confidence of coming to power. - Delhi Bureau

Congress candidate and Commonwealth gold medallist Krishna Poonia leading in Rajasthan ’s Sadulpur constituency with a margin of 646 votes in first round of counting.

 

TRS president and Telangana Caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao lead by 2,861 votes over his nearest Congress rival Vanteru Pratap Reddy in Gajwel seat after first round.

Initial trends in Rajasthan

The BJP leads in six seats and the Congress in two in Rajasthan in the first round of counting. BJP candidates have taken an early lead in Anupgarh, Masuda, Pali, Bali, Pindwara-Abu and Reodar seats, while the Congress is surging ahead in Pokaran and Jayal.

Which way will 2019 swing?

 

 

Results from five states — particularly Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh — will be the blueprint for the general elections next year. Read our BL Ink special issue on elections here

TRS leads

The ruling TRS was leading in seven constituencies and Congress and BJP in one each, according to early trends in the counting of votes in the Telangana assembly elections.

Party-wise vote share

 

Telangana: Harish Rao leads

At the end of first round, T Harish Rao of TRS is leading in Sidddipet. Rao is the Irrigation Minister in the Chandrashekhara Rao government. This is the sixth time he is contesting in this constituency.

Will the elections impact market?

The outcome of the State Assembly elections of Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chattisgarh, will be closely scrutinised to provide clues about voters’ inclinations.

 

Should investors in Indian stocks and mutual funds be worried about the coming general elections? Find out more here

Initial trends

As the initial trends from counting postal ballots started coming in, both the BJP and the Congress were leading in equal number of seats in Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh .

In Telangana , TRS and Congress alliance were leading in one seat each. In Mizoram , the ruling Congress had an edge.

In the 230 member Assembly in Madhya Pradesh , the BJP is facing a tough competition from the opposition Congress.

In Rajasthan , with 200 seats, the BJP is fighting a very bad anti incumbency wave.

In Chhattisgarh , the BJP faces competition from both the Congress and a third front led by former chief minister Ajit Jogi. - Delhi Bureau

Opinion

If the exit polls come true, then the tide is surely turning in favour of the opposition and against the BJP, writes Rasheeda Bhagat. Read more

Exit polls

 

Exit polls on Friday predicted a tight finish between the BJP and the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and a win for the opposition party in Rajasthan. More on this

The counting of votes begins in the five States - Telangana, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

 

The maiden polls for the 119-seat Telangana Assembly were held on December 7 with 1,821 candidates in the fray. It is a fight between Congress-led Praja Kutami and ruling TRS, with the BJP testing its chance by contesting alone.

The key contest in Mizoram , that went to polls on November 28, is between Congress and Mizo National Front (MNF), with Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla seeking a third consecutive term. The BJP also aims to make a debut in the Northeastern State.

For the first time since the formation of Chhattisgarh , the State is witnessing a three-cornered fight in the Assembly elections.

Rajasthan went to polls on December 7 for 199 out of total 200 seats. The Congress is counting on the anti-incumbency factor to win in the State, with the ruling BJP facing a major challenge in retaining public support for its policies.

In Madhya Pradesh , analysts have pointed to clear signs of the anti-incumbency factor against the BJP, which has been in power for 15 years now.