INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
shortly stake claim to form the next government in Madhya Pradesh after emerging the largest party in a see-saw battle with the BJP, which
lost power after putting up a strong fight
The Congress is two short of the majority mark of 116 in the 230-seat Madhya Pradesh assembly, but has closed the gap with help from
Mayawati, who announced her support this morning
The Congress has won 114 seats, two short of the majority mark in the 230-seat assembly in Madhya Pradesh
The BJP is not far behind with 109.Votes were counted overnight in Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress sought an appointment with Governor
Anandiben Patel around midnight in a letter mailed and hand-delivered for good measure.Congress leader Kamal Nath told reporters at 2:45 am
that his party "had won an absolute majority"
This morning, the party ended up two seats short, which means it needs help
Kamal Nath had yesterday reached out to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati, who had snubbed the party during pre-poll alliance talks
A leader of Mayawati's party, Sudhindra Bhadoria, told TheIndianSubcontinent yesterday that the party would do all it can to stop the BJP
from coming to power.In Rajasthan, the Congress was at 99 and touched the majority mark of 100 with its ally Ajit Singh; elections were held
for 199 of the 200 assembly seats
The BJP has won 73 seats, Mayawati's party has won six.In both Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Congress celebrations have been dimmed somewhat
by the anticipated power tussle
In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress is believed to be in favour of veteran warhorse Kamal Nath over Jyotiraditya Scindia for the post of chief
minister.In Rajasthan, the decision may not be so simple
The party's 99 legislators will meet a central party leader today to share their view on who they want as chief minister between state chief
Sachin Pilot and two-time chief minister Ashok Gehlot.The Congress scored its best election results in years on a day it marked a year since
The party hopes the state election gains will consolidate its chief's role in opposition efforts to form a grand alliance to take on PM Modi
Accusing PM Modi of letting down voters and not delivering on his promises, Rahul Gandhi said last evening, "Mr Modi has taught me what not
to do Arrogance is fatal for a politician".The shock defeat for the BJP was in Chhattisgarh, where Raman Singh was considered one of its
most popular chief ministers
The Congress has far outstripped the BJP in the Maoist-hit state, winning 65 of the 90 seats and leading in three
The alliance of Ajit Jogi and Mayawati has won seven seats.K Chandrashekar Rao struck gold in Telangana, winning 88 of the state's 119 seats
Congratulating him, rival Chandrababu Naidu said, "TDP respects the mandate of the people"
The Congress-TDP alliance won 21 seats.In the north-eastern state of Mizoram, the Congress was decimated by the regional Mizo National
Front, which won 26 of the state's 40 seats
The Congress won just five seats
The BJP, which aims to rule the whole of the northeast, has won only one seat.For the latest News Live Updates on Election Results from
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