Madhya Pradesh Assembly Poll Results: BJP heads for dominant win, stuns Congress

The BJP has claimed a massive win in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. This is despite exit polls predicting a tight race and some even giving the Congress an outside chance of ousting the BJP from a state it has dominated since 2003.

In Madhya Pradesh, many of the exit polls had given a clear edge to the BJP while a few predicted a Congress win too.

The poll results for the 230-seat Madhya Pradesh Assembly will decide the political future of the state's longest serving Chief Minsiter Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his Congress rival Kamal Nath.

In the single-phase voting held on November 17, Madhya Pradesh recorded its highest-ever turnout at 76.22%.

The BJP had been in power since 2003, barring a 15-month period during December 2018-2020.

While Chouhan is banking on his government's women welfare schemes and pro-poor policies, Kamal Nath wants to wrest power from the BJP seizing the anti-incumbency factor, alleged misgovernance and corruption.

Live Updates

1:21 PM: I always expected this success because there was no anti incumbency, says Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

1:08 PM: Full Credit Goes To Shivraj Singh Chouhan for MP mandate, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

BJP set to claim a massive win in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election

Shivraj Singh Chouhan credits PM Modi's able leadership for Madhya Pradesh trends

10:55 AM: We will win with a comfortable majority, says Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan

BJP workers celebrate as trends show BJP leading in heartland states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

10:36 AM: BJP leads in 144, Congress in 83, Other 03

Early leads show that BJP will retain Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh while Congress will hold on to Chhattisgarh and wrest Telangana

Women in Madhya Pradesh had bharosa on Shivraj Singh Chouhan. They believed that he would deliver the Mukhya Mantri Ladli Behna Yojana and this is supposed to have played a prominent role in the BJP's victory

Congress' Kamal Nath trails. Earlier today, his supporters had put up his posters hailing him as the Chief Minister

People's faith in PM Modi and the welfare schemes are the reasons for people's mandate, says Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

10:01 AM: BJP leads in 130 seats, Congress in 95, Others 05

9:57 AM: BJP leads in 129 seats, Congress in 99, Others 02

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is ahead in Budhni while Kamal Nath is trailing in Chhindwara

9:40 AM: BJP leads in 127 seats, Congress in 100

9:30 AM: BJP leads in 128 seats, Congress in 99

9:25 AM: BJP leads in 131 seats, Congress in 95

9:20 AM: BJP leads in 136 seats, Congress in 88

9:16 AM: BJP leads in 126 seats, Congress in 89

The saffron party is ahead in 116 seats in MP, which is also the majority mark

9:10 AM: BJP leads in 111 seats, Congress in 102

BJP edge in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Congress leads in Telangana, Chhattisgarh

9:05 AM: BJP leads in 115 seats, Congress in 94

8:58 AM: BJP leads in 113 seats, Congress in 73

8:54 AM: BJP leads in 103 seats, Congress in 64

8:49 AM: BJP leads in 84seats, Congress in 61

I don't need to look at any trends till 11 am. I am very confident, I trust the voters of Madhya Pradesh, says Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath.

"I am confident that the results will be in favour of the Congress. All these 4 states are coming to the Congress," said Pawan Khera.

8:46 AM: BJP leads in 79 seats, Congress in 56

8:41 AM: BJP leads in 57 seats, Congress in 61

8:35 AM: BJP leads in 27 seats, Congress in 18

8:25 AM: According to the early trends, BJP leads in 20 seats, Congress in 15

8:20 AM: Early trends are expected to be available in some time

8:05 AM: Counting of votes begin for 230 seats