Assembly Election Results 2023: BJP wins in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh; Congress wrests Telangana from KCR

The Assembly Election Results 2023 for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh were released today with the counting of votes began at 8 am. The assembly elections in five states — Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana — were held between November 7 and November 30.

The results of the Mizoram Assembly Election will be declared on Monday (December 4). In a single phase, 199 of the 200 state assembly seats in Rajasthan were up for election. Following the elections, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot declared his readiness to win a second term in office and voiced his confidence in the party. 

BJP won a 'historic' mandate in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. While Congress won 64 Assembly seats to form government in the BRS-dominated Telangana. BRS has been ruling the state since 2014 when Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh.

BJP ousted Congress from power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and retained Madhya Pradesh. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge said that the party will overcome "temporary setbacks" and prepare fully for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections along with the INDIA parties.

LIVE UPDATES:

- BJP has crossed the halfway mark by winning 51 seats in Chhattisgarh assembly elections and is leading in 3, wresting power from the Congress.

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

- PM Modi arrives at BJP headquarters in Delhi as the party wins Rajasthan Assembly elections and leads in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

- Jaipur: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tenders his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra

- Former Deputy CM of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot wins Tonk seat by a margin of 29,475 votes.

- BJP wins 1 seat, leading in 160 of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh; Congress ahead in 67 seats: Election Commission

- BJP leader Vasundhara Raje wins Jhalrapatan assembly constituency in Rajasthan, says ECI

- Congress candidate from Jubilee Hills, Mohammad Azharuddin trailing by a margin of 1648 votes after the 10th round of counting, garnering a total of 25,923 votes so far.

- BJP continues to lead in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; Congress ahead in Telangana, as per EC trends.

- JP candidate from Indore 1, Kailash Vijayvargiya leading by a margin of 25,921 votes after the sixth round of counting, garnering a total of 51,896 votes so far.

- Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister and BJP leader Ashwini Vaishnaw exchange sweets as the party leads in the state.

BJP crosses halfway mark in Chhattisgarh, Congress gets 38 seats

- BJP has crossed the halfway mark in Chhattisgarh; leads on 50 seats as official ECI trends. While Congress secured 38 seats.

- BJP leads in 52 seats in Chhattisgarh.

- BJP on course to form government in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

- Congress ahead in Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel is leading by a margin of 187 votes with 5,275 votes in Patan constituency.

- Tight fight between Congress and BJP in Chhattisgarh.

-The BJP is ahead in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

-The Congress is leading in Telangana and Chhattisgarh.

-The Congress has crossed the halfway mark in Telangana in early trends.

Close contest between BRS and Congress in Telangana. Congress leading in 27 seats and BRS in 25 seats.

Congress Ashok Gehlot leads in Rajasthan's Sardarpura.

Narendra Singh Tomar leads in Madhya Pradesh's Dimni.

The counting of votes for the Assembly Election Results 2023 for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh has begun with the counting of postal.

- Counting of votes today in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly, BJP leader & former CM Raman Singh says, "BJP will make government with clear majority in the state. We will 42-55 seats in the state."

- Madhya Pradesh: Preparations underway at the counting centre in Bhopal as the counting of votes will begin shortly.