INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
with 114 seats, two short of the majority, the final result released by the Election Commission shows
The BJP, which gave a close fight despite strong anti-incumbency, settled down with 109 seats
Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP has managed to win two seats, the election body said.The votes between Congress and the BJP started
swinging widely within hours after counting of votes for the 230-member assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday
said.Mayawati, who had snubbed the Congress before the polls and refused to tie-up in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, is believed to have
called her winning party lawmakers for a meeting in Delhi.The election was held in Madhya Pradesh on November 28 and 75% of the state's 5.03
crore voters exercised their franchise, with around 1.64 lakh people having voted on an average in each constituency.In 2013 polls, BJP had
won 165 seats while Congress and BSP got 58 and 4
Three independent MLAs also won the polls
Samajwadi Party extends support to Congress in forming the government in Madhya PradeshShivraj Singh Chouhan to resign as chief
ministerOutgoing chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was aiming for a fourth term in the state, said that he will not try to stake
claim to form government in the state."I bow my head to the decision of the people
The BJP will not be staking claim to form the government in Madhya Pradesh
I am now going to go and meet the governor and let her know our decision," Mr Chouhan said.The Congress is the single-largest party in the
state with 114 seats, while the BJP has managed to win 109 seats.Congress leaders to meet Governor afternoonSenior Congress
On Tuesday, the Congress leaders had requested an appointment with the Governor for formation of government in the state
over the last many decades, it was the Congress that ruled most of the states in India
But it was not working for the benefit of the people
Hence regional leaders had to come out and create their own parties to reach out to the people.Had the Congress performed well, the BJP
would not have been able to expand its base.We fought these elections to ensure that the BJP does not come back to power
While BSP has performed well, we did not do as well as we had thought.Our aim is to keep the BJP out of power
And that is why we have decided to support the Congress in Madhya Pradesh.13 ministers in Shivraj Chouhan cabinet lost their seatThirteen
seat to Congress' PC Sharma, Sharad Jain, lawmaker from Jabalpur was defeated by Vinay Saxena of the Congress.Minister of Higher Education
Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya lost his Gwalior seat to Congress leader Pradhyuman Singh Tomar by over 11,000 votes.Congress' Manoj Singh Chaudhary
Congress in Morena.Animal Husbandry Minister Antar Singh Arya lost to Congress candidate Gyarsilal Rawat in Sendhwa (ST) constituency by
about 18,000 votes.Women and Child Development Minister Archana Chitnis lost Burhanpur to Independent candidate Thakur Surendra Singh and
Civil Supplies Minister Omprakash Dhurve couldn't save Shahpura from Congress candidate Bhoopendra Maravi
Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won from his traditional Budhni seat by a margin of 58,999 votes, defeating former union minister and senior
Congress leader Arun Yadav.Congress seeks appointment with governor on government formationThe Congress has requested an appointment with
the Governor to form government in the state
On Tuesday, as the party was involved in a neck-to-neck battle with the BJP, its senior leaders opened up backchannel talks with the BSP and
other smaller parties to help it form the government.The BJP, which gave a close fight despite strong anti-incumbency, settled down with 109
Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP has managed to win two seats, the election body said
The 24-hour thriller in Madhya Pradesh finally ended today as Congress emerged as the single-largest party in the state
The party managed to win 114 seats, two short of majority, the Election Commission said.
