Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
has attributed the double-engine BJP Government for the party’s success in Madhya
Pradesh and Rajasthan after the Election Commission of India results pointed
towards a commanding lead of the Safron Party in these States.
As counting progressed, as per the ECI,
the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in 157 of 230 seats, Congress on
71 seats and Bahujan Samaj Party on one, at 11:48 am in Madhya Pradesh.
The BJP has crossed the halfway mark in
Rajasthan, as per the Election Commission of India’s latest trends. There are
199 seats in the Rajasthan Assembly, and the halfway mark is 100. The Congress
has been in power in Rajasthan for the last term.
Taking a jibe at the INDIA bloc, CM
Shinde said, “BJP is winning in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The double-engine
government of BJP has worked well in winning these elections, all this is
happening because of Narendra Modi and his dedication. INDIA bloc does not
speak on development whereas the Modi Government speaks on development.”
CM Eknath Shinde participated in the
cleanliness drive today in different parts of Mumbai, and aware people about
the ‘Swachhata Abhiyan’. CM Eknath Shinde visited Kamla Nehru Park and Malabar
Hills in Mumbai.
Ruling BJP is set to retain power with a
landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh elections with Chief Minister Shivraj
Chauhan eyeing a possible fourth term, and at the party’s headquarters in State
capital Bhopal was seen in a celebratory mood as counting of votes for the
Assembly polls progressed on Sunday.
The election to the 230-member Madhya
Pradesh Assembly was a fight between the BJP and the Congress, whose then 15-month
government, formed in the year 2018 was toppled from power in 2020 with help
from Jyotiraditya Scindia, who defected to the BJP from the Congress.
Reacting to the ECI results which
indicated the BJP’s return to power, CM Chouhan said, “Modi ji MP ke mann mein
hain aur Modi ji ke mann mein MP hai. He held public rallies here and appealed
to the people and that touched people’s hearts. These trends are a result of
that. Double-engine government properly implemented the schemes of the Central
Government and the schemes that were formed here also touched people’s hearts.”
The BJP though had fielded three central
ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Faggan Singh Kulaste to
tackle the perceived anti-incumbency against Chouhan.
Chouhan relied heavily on schemes for
women like the ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ under which ₹ 1,250 is transferred monthly
to eligible women from poor families in the State.
Congress has described it as an election
sop, implemented months before the Assembly polls, the BJP leaders have said it
is in line with the party’s work for empowering women.
Counting of votes in elections to the
230-member State Assembly held on November 17, began at 8 am today. Postal
ballots were counted between 8 am and 8.30 am, after which the counting of
votes through EVMs began in the presence of officials and political parties’
authorised agents.
Meanwhile, the beating of drums and
dancing by BJP workers continued outside the party office in Jaipur, Rajasthan
as official EC trends show the party is leading in 113 seats, Congress in 70
seats, and others are in single digits.
As early trends show the BJP leading in
Rajasthan, State BJP president CP Joshi said, “This lead will keep growing. We
will win over 135 seats.”
Moreover, the Bharat Adivasi Party –
BHRTADVSIP is leading by two seats, the Bahujan Samaj Party – BSP on three
seats and the Independent by seven seats.
Rajasthan went to the polls on 199 of
200 Assembly seats on November 25. The majority mark in the State is 100. In
the Karanpur constituency, elections were adjourned due to the passing of
Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.
ANI
