The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems
to have taken a comfortable lead in Madhya Pradesh as per the latest trends of
the Election Commission of India.
BJP is ahead in 133 out of 199 seats
while Congress is at 52 as per the latest trend of the poll body at 10:11 am.
Gondvana Gantantra Party-GGP is also
leading on three seats in the State and Independent from one seat.
As per the ECI, Congress leader Kamal
Nath is leading with 1944 votes from Chhindwara while BJP candidate Vivek Bunty
Sahu is trailing from the seat.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said
he is confident that his party – Bharatiya Janata Party – will form the
government in Madhya Pradesh with an absolute majority.
“We knew that as far as Madhya Pradesh
is concerned, given the public welfare schemes of our double engine government –
people’s blessings will be with us… I am confident that their blessings will
be with the BJP and we will form the government with absolute majority,”
Scindia said while speaking to the reporters.
Taking a jibe at Congress leader
Digvijaya Singh, the Union Minister said he welcomed all the ‘curses’ for him
by the former CM of the State.
“I welcome every curse given to me and
congratulate Digvijaya Singh from the bottom of my heart (Unki har ek bad-dua
ka main swagat karta hoon aur Digvijaya Singh ji ko apne dil ki gehraiyon se
shubhkaamna bhi data hoon),” he added.
The BJP fought the poll under a largely
collective leadership while Congress projected Kamal Nath as its chief
ministerial face.
Nath has been the MP Congress Committee
(MPCC) president for several years. He has represented the Chhindwara
parliamentary seat for nine terms since 1980, becoming one of the
longest-serving MPs in the country.
In a run to the Assembly polls, Nath
targeted Chouhan for his alleged misgovernance, corruption, and failure to
control crimes against women, tribals, and Dalits, focusing his campaign on hyperlocal
issues, even as the Congress made several pro-poor and pro-farmer welfare
promises.
The counting of votes of Assembly
elections in Madhya Pradesh began at 8 am on December 3.
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections
were held on November 17, to elect all 230 members of the Madhya Pradesh
Legislative Assembly. Voting was carried out in a single phase.
In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP and the
Indian National Congress (INC) stand as the primary political forces. However,
the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led by Mayawati and the Samajwadi Party (SP) also
hold significance in the state’s political landscape.
ANI
