Assembly Elections 2018 Results: Congress Set to Win Chhattisgarh, Leads in MP and Rajasthan; TRS Nears Victory in Telangana, MNF Ahead in Mizoram, BJP Trailing
The Election Commission (EC) has started the counting of votes for assembly elections for all five states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram has begun. The result will be declared results by the end of the day.
New Delhi, December 11: The Election Commission (EC) has started the counting of votes for assembly elections for all five states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram has begun. The result will be declared results by the end of the day. The voting for Chhattisgarh was held in two phases. In the first phase, the polling was conducted for 18 seats on November 12, while the remaining 72 seats went for elections on November 20. In MP and Mizoram, the polls were held on November 28, while in Rajasthan and Telangana, the elections took place on December 7.
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1) Madhya Pradesh: The BJP is leading in 92 seats, while the Congress has an advantage in 98 seats. The state government is Incumbent CM Shivraj Chouhan is leading from Budhni. Meanwhile, from Shivpuri constituency, BJP’s Yashodhra Raje Scindia is leading
2) Rajasthan: The saffron party is facing anti-incumbency in Rajasthan. As per early trends, the Congress is about to cross the halfway mark with lead on 90 seats, while the BJP has upper hand in 72 seats. Incumbent CM Vasundhara Raje is leading from Jhalra Patan. Opposition leader Sachin Pilot is leading from Tonk constituency.
3) Telangana: The TRS is leading in 72 seats. While the Congress alliance has an advantage in 28 seats. Caretaker CM K Chandrashekhar Rao is leading from Gajwel constituency.
4) Chhattisgarh: As per early trends, the BJP seems to be facing 15 years of anti-incumbency in the state. The grand old party has crossed the halfway mark with 54 seats, while the saffron party is enjoying the lead in only 24 seats. CM Raman Singh is trailing from Rajnadgaon.
5) Mizoram: The ruling Congress is leading in 11 seats, while the main opposition the MNF is ahead in 16 seats.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ruling in three states – MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. As per exit polls, the saffron party may face anti-incumbency in the three states. The Congress is expected to have upper hand in all the three states ruled by the BJP. Meanwhile, Exit polls predicted full majority to the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) in Telangana, whereas in Mizoram it is likely to be a fractured mandate with Mizo National Party (MNF) may have upper hand.
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