MP Election Results highlights: BJP gets a brute majority; Congress swept away

"This (election results) is a lesson for those parties that do not feel ashamed of allying with those who indulge in corruption. Those who want to cover up corrupt people and speak ill of agencies investigating corruption should understand that these election results show people's support for the fight against corruption," PM Modi said.

Madhya Pradesh leader of opposition Govind Singh lost from the Lahar seat in the Bhind district by 12,397 votes against BJP’s Ambrish Sharma.

BJP is set to form its government in Madhya Pradesh as it crosses the majority mark of 116 seats, as per the Election Commission of India.

The counting of votes is still underway.

As of 7 pm on Sunday, the latest update from the Election Commission provides the party positions in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. Out of the total 230 seats, the BJP has secured 105, is leading in 59, making it a total of 164. The Congress has won 34, is leading in 31, with a total of 65 seats. Bharat Adivasi Party have secured 1 seat.

BJP wins 100 seats, leading in 64; Congress wins 28 seats, ahead in 37: Election Commission

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan secured his sixth victory from the Budhni seat, defeating Congress' actor-turned-politician Vikram Mastal by an impressive margin of 1,04,974 votes. Chouhan, the longest-serving CM in MP, initially triumphed in the Budhni Assembly seat in 1990, followed by winning a bypoll in 2006 and successfully retaining the seat in 2008, 2013, and 2018.

Massive win in Madhya Pradesh public's seal of approval on welfare policies, good governance of double engine govt led by PM Modi: Amit Shah.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won from Budhni won by a margin of 1,64,951 votes, garnering a total of 1,04,974 votes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to the voters for reaffirming their faith in the "politics of good governance and development" after BJP's stupendous victory in three Hindi heartland states.

"I thank the people of these states for their unwavering support and assure them that we will keep working tirelessly for their well-being."

"A special thanks to the hardworking Party Karyakartas. Each of them is exemplary! They have worked tirelessly and highlighted our development agenda among the people."

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BJP - 48.81%

Congress - 40.32%

BSP - 3.27%

SP - 0.45%

Others - 5.52%

NOTA - 1%

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the party's performance in "three states have no doubt been disappointing, but with determination, we reaffirm our strong resolve to rebuild and revive ourselves in these three states."

"We will overcome temporary setbacks and prepare ourselves fully for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections along with the INDIA parties."

Madhya Pradesh Election Results 2023 LIVE Updates: With victory on the horizon for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, senior party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya highlighted the strategic significance of Malwa-Nimar, a region that has, indeed, proven to be a stronghold for the party.

"I was working in Malwa-Nimar for the past one year, and the target was to win as many seats as possible. As you can see, Malwa-Nimar has given maximum number of seats to BJP," he says.

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BJP: 161

Congress: 67

BSP: 1

BHRTADVSIP: 1

Madhya Pradesh Election Results 2023 LIVE Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on the verge of reclaiming power, leaving the Congress trailing with less than 70 of the state's 230 seats at the time of writing. Let's delve into five key factors that propelled the BJP back into the driver's seat. Read more

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• Congress's Veersingh Bhuriya is leading in Thandla.
• Congress's Yadvendra Singh (Jaggu Bhaiya) is leading in Tikamgarh.
• BJP's Sanjay Shah "Makdai" is leading in Timarni.
• BJP's Narendra Shivaji Patel is leading in Udaipura.
• BJP's Mohan Yadav is leading in Ujjain Dakshin.
• BJP's Anil Jain Kaluheda is leading in Ujjain Uttar.
• BJP's Mukesh Tandan is leading in Vidisha.
• Congress's Ramniwas Rawat is leading in Vijaypur.
• BJP's Sanjay Satyendra Pathak is leading in Vijayraghavgarh.
• BJP's Pradeep Amratlal Jaiswal (Gudda) is leading in Waraseoni.

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• BJP's Rajesh Sonkar is leading in Sonkatch.
• BSP's Kuldeep Singh Sikarwar is leading in Sumawali.
• Congress's Neeraj Sharma is leading in Surkhi.
• Congress's Bhairon Singh "Bapu" is leading in Susner.
• Congress's Mahesh Parmar is leading in Tarana.
• BJP's Vishwanath Singh "Mulam Bhaiya" is leading in Tendukheda.
• BJP's Siddharth Tiwari 'Raj' is leading in Teonthar.

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• BJP's Surya Prakash Meena is leading in Shamshabad.
• Congress's Babu Jandel is leading in Sheopur.
• BJP's Devendra Kumar Jain 'Patte Wale' is leading in Shivpuri.
• BJP's Inder Singh Parmar is leading in Shujalpur.
• BJP's Riti Pathak is leading in Sidhi.
• Congress's Kamleshwar Indrajeet Kumar is leading in Sihawal.
• BJP's Santosh Varkade is leading in Sihora.
• Congress's Devendra Patel is leading in Silwani.
• BJP's Ram Niwas Shah is leading in Singrauli.
• BJP's Divyaraj Singh is leading in Sirmour.
• BJP's Umakant Sharma is leading in Sironj.
• BJP's Vijaypal Singh is leading in Sohagpur.

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• BJP's Prabhuram Choudhary is leading in Sanchi.
• BJP's Tulsiram Silawat is leading in Sanwer.
• BJP's Gotam Tetwal is leading in Sarangpur.
• Congress's Pratap Grewal is leading in Sardarpur.
• BJP's Ganesh Singh is leading in Satna.
• Congress's Vijay Revnath Chore is leading in Saunsar.
• BJP's Sudesh Rai is leading in Sehore.
• Congress's Abhay Mishra is leading in Semariya.
• Congress's Montu Solanki is leading in Sendhawa.
• Congress's Anand Panjwani is leading in Seoni.
• BJP's Prems hankar Kunjilal Verma is leading in Seoni-Malwa.
• BJP's Pradeep Agrawal is leading in Sewda.
• BJP's Omprakash Dhurwey is leading in Shahpura.
• BJP's Arun Bhimawad is leading in Shajapur.

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• BJP's Arvind Pateriya is leading in Rajnagar.
• BJP's Antar Devisingh Patel is leading in Rajpur.
• BJP's Vikram Singh (Vicky) is leading in Rampur-Baghelan.
• BJP's Chetanya Kasyap "Bhaiyyaji" is leading in Ratlam City.
• BJP's Mathura Lal Damar is leading in Ratlam Rural.
• BJP's Madhu Verma is leading in Rau.
• BJP's Gopal Bhargava is leading in Rehli.
• BJP's Rajendra Shukla is leading in Rewa.
• BJP's Sarla Vijendra Rawat is leading in Sabalgarh.
• BJP's Shalendra Kumar Jain is leading in Sagar.
• Bharat Adivasi Party's Kamleshwar Dodiya is leading in Sailana.

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• BJP's Shyam Barde is leading in Pansemal.
• BJP's Jyoti Dehariya is leading in Parasia.
• Congress's Madhu Bhau Bhagat is leading in Paraswada.
• BJP's Ajay Vishnoi is leading in Patan.
• BJP's Lakhan Patel is leading in Pathariya.
• BJP's Prahlad Lodhi is leading in Pawai.
• Congress's Valsingh Maida is leading in Petlawad.
• BJP's Preetam Lodhi is leading in Pichhore.
• BJP's Thakurdas Nagwanshi is leading in Pipariya.
• Congress's Kailash Kushwah is leading in Pohari.
• Congress's Nitendra Brajendra Singh Rathore is leading in Prithvipur.
• Congress's Phundelal Singh Marko is leading in Pushprajgarh.
• Congress's Jaivardhan Singh is leading in Raghogarh.
• BJP's Pratima Bagri is leading in Raigaon.
• BJP's Amar Singh Yadav is leading in Rajgarh.

Jaivardhan Singh, son of veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, has taken lead in Raghogarh Assembly seat and is ahead of his nearest rival by 3610 votes after 12 rounds of counting.

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• BJP's Pradeep Patel is leading in Mauganj.
• BJP's Rakesh Shukla is leading in Mehgaon.
• Congress's Dinesh Gurjar is leading in Morena.
• BJP's Chandrashekhar Deshmukh is leading in Multai.
• Congress's Rao Yadvendra Singh is leading in Mungaoli.
• BJP's Sandeep Shriprasad Jaiswal is leading in Murwara.
• BJP's Tejbahadur Singh Chauhan is leading in Nagada-Khachrod.
• BJP's Nagendra Singh is leading in Nagod.
• BJP's Vishvas Sarang is leading in Narela.
• BJP's Mohan Sharma is leading in Narsinghgarh.
• BJP's Prahlad Singh Patel is leading in Narsingpur.
• BJP's Pradeep Lariya is leading in Naryoli.
• BJP's Dilip Singh Parihar is leading in Neemuch.
• BJP's Manju Rajendra Dadu is leading in Nepanagar.
• BJP's Anil Jain is leading in Niwari.
• Congress's Chainsingh Warkade is leading in Niwas.
• BJP's Sushil Kumar Tiwari (Indu Bhaiya) is leading in Panagar.
• BJP's Chaya More is leading in Pandhana.
• Congress's Neelesh Pusaram Uikey is leading in Pandhurna.
• Congress's Bharat Milan Pandey is leading in Panna.

Madhya Pradesh Election Results 2023 LIVE Updates: Even as the trends suggested landslide victory for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste was trailing by 3716 in Niwas by after 12 rounds of counting.