BJP Leading In Madhya Pradesh With 108 Seats

After high-voltage political campaign by prominent leaders for over a month, the single-phase polls to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly was held on November 28. This state assembly elections is considered to draw a battle line between BJP and Congress ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The counting has begin.

Stakes are high for the ruling BJP, which is seeking a fourth consecutive term in Madhya Pradesh, and the Congress, which left no stone unturned to wrest power after a gap of 15 years. It is considered to be a straight fight between Congress and the BJP. While the votes will be counted on December 11, exit polls conducted by various media outlets and survey agencies have predicted the Congress will have an edge over the BJP in Madhya Pradesh in fiercely-contested battle.

The BJP has fielded its candidates in 220 seats, as many as 223 candidates are contesting on behalf of the Congress. The BSP and SP have fielded candidates in 227 and 51 seats respectively in the state. The Aam Aadmi Party, which is contesting the Madhya Pradesh election for the first time, has fielded 208 candidates.

Digvijay Singh, Congress: It's too early. Anything can be said only after 12 pm. Leads of only postal ballots have come till now. I am confident that in Madhya Pradesh, Congress will form government. We have favourable situation in Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh also pic.twitter.com/dggoLWlNbF

— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018