Madhya Pradesh Election Results 2023: BJP registers mammoth victory, stage set for another term

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, "We have won the assembly election in Madhya Pradesh due to the popularity of PM Modi and welfare policies of the government."

MP Election Results 2023: The BJP is set to form a government in Madhya Pradesh for the fifth time with the party winning 137 seats and leading in 28 so far, decimating the Congress in the keenly-fought contest.

Union Minister and BJP candidate Narendra Singh Tomar defeats BSP's Balveer Singh Dandotiya with a margin of 24,461 votes in Dimani.

 MP Election Results 2023: Congress' sitting MLA wins Bhopal Madhya seat with a margin of 15,891 votes. He defeated BJP leader Dhruv Narayan Singh.

MP Election Results 2023: BJP leader Prahlad Singh Patel wins Narsingpur seat by margin of 31,310 votes.

MP Election Results 2023:  CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan wins from Budhni assembly seat a sixth time by defeating Congress' actor-turned-politician Vikram Mastal by a margin of 1,04,974 votes.

Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste and the BJP candidate lost in Niwas Assembly constituency. He was defeated by Congress leader Chainsingh Warkade by a margin of 9,723 votes. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 167 seats, while Congress is ahead in 62 and others in one seat, as per the Election Commission. The counting of votes is underway in the state. 

BJP candidate Chetan Kasyap 'Bhaiyya ji' won the Ratlam City Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Election Commission, he defeated his rival and Congress candidate Paras Dada by a margin of 60,708 votes. 

BJP candidate Pradeep Patel won the Mauganj Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Election Commission, he defeated his rival and Congress candidate Sukhendra Singh Banna by a margin of 7,174 votes. 

BJP candidate Manju Rajendra Dadu won the Nepanagar Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Election Commission, she defeated her rival and Congress candidate Gendu Bai by a margin of 44,805 votes. 

BJP candidate Ghanshyam Chandravanshi won the Kalapipal Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Election Commission, he defeated his rival and Congress candidate Kunal Choudhary by a margin of 11,765 votes.

As the BJP is inching towards a landslide victory in the state, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed the party workers in Bhopal. He said that there is a pro-incumbency wave in Madhya Pradesh. "No anti-incumbency wave was there in Madhya Pradesh. There is a pro-incumbency wave in Madhya Pradesh...," he added. 

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, Narendra Singh Tomar and state BJP president VD Sharma were seen together celebrating the party's performance in Bhopal as the party heads towards a massive victory in the state.

Supporters and party workers of the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's were seen singing the Bollywood song 'Phoolon ka taaron ka...' on brother-sister relationship, in Bhopal. The party is heading towards a landslide victory in the state. 

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in Madhya Pradesh indicates how CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's 'Ladli Behna scheme' for women of the state has proved as a 'game changer' in the polls. "I express my gratitude to every single person of the state. This is the result of the BJP's double-engine government, PM Modi's leadership, guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shahji, and party president JP Naddaji, and welfare schemes implemented by CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan...Ladli Behna scheme is a game-changer and the full credit for it goes to Shivraj Singh Chouhan," Scindia said.

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP is leading with a vote share of 48.67 per cent till 12.30 pm. Meanwhile, Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have received vote share of 40.35 per cent and 3.14 per cent respectively. The BJP is also heading towards a landslide victory in the state. READ FULL STORY.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 161 seats, while Congress is ahead in 66 and others in three seats, as per the Election Commission. The counting of votes is underway in the state. 

Union Minister and BJP leader Ashwini Vaishnaw said this is a great victory for BJP in Madhya Pradesh. "BJP government has done work, people have faith in the double-engine government, the leadership of PM Modi and the performance of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. I congratulate everyone," he added. 

Union minister Faggan Singh Kulaste was trailing behind his nearest Congress rival Chansingh Barkade by 8,989 from Niwas seat after fourth round of counting, as per the Election Commission. Another Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel was ahead of his nearest Congress rival Lakhan Singh Patel by a margin of 4,145 votes in Narsinghpur. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 154 seats, Congress is ahead in 75 and others in one seat as the counting is underway. Speaking to the media, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that  'the people are supreme and it is their faith' that has paid today. He also credited the victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's schemes that worked for the state. READ STORY. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party is heading towards a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh. The vote share of the BJP has crossed 50 per cent in the state. As of now, the BJP is leading on 148 seats, while Congress is ahead on 80 seats and others on two seats. Notably, the majory mark in 230 member legislative is 116. 

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Narsinghpur Prahlad Singh Patel claimed that the saffron party will come to power with a huge mandate in the state. "I had already said that we would perform better in the elections in five states than last time. The trends that are coming in all five states are proving my point... I will discuss about Kamal Nath, who is behind in vote count..." he told the news agency ANI. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 139 seats and Congress is leading in 88 and others in three seats, as per the postal ballot counting. However, former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath said that he is "confident" about his party forming the government.

State BJP president VD Sharma said that the BJP will win the most seats till this date and create history. He further said that the development will be under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has crossed the majority marks in the state, as per the early trends. As of now, the BJP is leading in 116 seats, while Congress is ahead on 111 sets and others on two seats, as per the postal ballot counting. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 112 seats and Congress is leading in 106 and others in one seat, as per the postal ballot counting. State Home Minister Narrottam Sharma is trailing from Datia Assembly seat. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 64 seats and Congress is leading in 50 and others in one seat, as per the postal ballot counting. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leading from Budhni constituency, while senior Congress leader Kamal Nath has also taken a lead in the early trends. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 64 seats and Congress is leading in 50 and others in one seat, as per the postal ballot counting. 

Counting of votes in Madhya Pradesh, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh claimed that his party is getting 130 seats. "I had said this earlier and I say it today as well - 130 plus. We are getting 130 seats, the rest is to be seen," he added. 

As per the early trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in seven seats, while Congress is ahead in four seats. 

The counting on 230 Assembly seats has started in the state. Madhya Pradesh police have made adequate security arrangements across the state in view of the counting of votes. Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) has been deployed to take the EVMs from strong rooms to counting centres. Security arrangements are ensured outside the counting centres, officials added. 

The counting of votes in 230 Assembly elections is set to begin shortly. Postal ballot will be counted first-905245

Madhya Pradesh minister and BJP leader Narottam Mishra claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win 125-150 seats in the state. "BJP will form govt in the state. It is a matter of a few hours now," he added. 

The Congress party has issued helpline numbers for its workers in case of any irregularities during the counting process of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls. The counting of votes for assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh is set to begin shortly. An official statement released by the Congress said, "Under the guidance of Kamal Nath ji on December 2, 2023, a war room has been set up in PCC Bhopal.

Ahead of the counting of votes, BJP leader Arvind Singh Bhadoria said that the party is going to form the government under the leadership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan. "If there was anyone who stood in the interests of the public it was CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan...Congress makes hollow claims..." he added. 

Preparations are underway at the counting centre in Chhindwara ahead of election results. Visuals have surfaced from PG College Chhindwara. Security has been heightened across the state in view of the counting of votes. 

With barely a few hours left before the counting of votes begins for four states, Congress candidate from Nagda Khachrod constituency, Dilip Gurjar, was at the divine door today morning. He was seen offering earnest prayers to the Almighty at the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in the Ujjain district.

Preparations are underway at the counting centre in Bhopal as the counting of votes will begin shortly. Adequate security arrangements have also been made in the state, which will see the fates of candidates vying for 230 Assembly seats being decided today. 

Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan estimated that the results of all 230 seats will be declared in five to ten hours. The total number of tables for counting of votes will be 4,369 and there will be 692 tables for postal ballot vote counting. He said there will be no live streaming of vote counting and Mobile phones will not be allowed during the counting of votes. Round-wise information about votes will be given to the candidate or its representative, Rajan added. 

The fates of 2,533 candidates, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the BJP and his predecessor and state Congress chief Kamal Nath will be decided today.

Main candidates in the fray: 

• Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP) from Budhni
• Kamal Nath (Congress) from Chhindwara
• Narendra Singh Tomar (BJP) from Dimani
• Kailash Vijayvargiya (BJP) from Indore-1
• Narottam Mishra (BJP) from Datia
• Prahlad Singh Patel (BJP) from Narsingpur
• Ajay Arjun Singh (Congress) from Churhat
• Jaivardhan Singh (Congress) from Raghogarh
• Rakesh Singh (BJP) from Jabalpur West
• Govind Singh (Congress) from Lahar
• Imarti Devi (BJP) from Dabra

Most exit-poll projections released on Thursday evening have put the BJP in the lead, with the Congress seen to be coming up short and not cashing in on the 'anti-incumbency' as they had hoped to. Some exit polls, however, gave an advantage to the Congress party. According to India TV-CNX prediction, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to retain power in Madhya Pradesh as the ruling party may win 140 to 159 seats in the state. The Congress is predicted to get around 70 to 89 seats in the state. READ STORY

Seats won by Congress in the last four Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.

• 2018: 114
• 2013: 58
• 2008: 71
• 2003: 38

Congress vote share in the last four Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh:

• 2018: 40.89%
• 2013: 36.38%
• 2008: 32.39%
• 2003: 31.61%

Seats won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last four Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.

• 2018: 109
• 2013: 165
• 2008: 143
• 2003: 173

BJP vote share in the last four Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh:

• 2018: 41.02%
• 2013: 44.88%
• 2008: 37.64%
• 2003: 42.50%

Here is the voter turnout percentage over the past few elections. 

• 2003: 25 per cent
• 2008: 69.78 per cent
• 2013: 72.13 per cent
• 2018: 75.63 per cent
• 2023: 77.82 per cent

A voter turnout of 77.82 per cent was recorded in the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, which is the highest in the state's history, officials said. The voter turnout this time was the highest in the history of Madhya Pradesh since it was founded in 1956. It also surpassed the 75.63 per cent voter turnout of the 2018 assembly polls by 0.59 per cent.

In Madhya Pradesh, the two major political parties are the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The other two major parties in the state are the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Madhya Pradesh has 230 Assembly seats. In the state, 34 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 47 seats are set aside for Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Congress formed the government under Kamal Nath after winning 114 seats in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections. Following three straight wins in 2003, 2008, and 2013, the BJP under Shivraj Singh Chouhan secured 109 seats. The Congress government, however, was short-lived as 22 MLAs loyal to senior party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia rebelled against Nath's state leadership. 

The results of the recently concluded Madhya Pradesh Assembly election are set to be declared today. Polling to elect 230 members of the Legislative Assembly was conducted on November 17. Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel have also been deployed to keep watch on the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and take them from strong rooms to counting centres, as per officials.