5 States Assembly Election 2023 Live: I humbly accept the mandate, says Rahul Gandhi
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Counting of votes for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections underway, at a centre in Jabalpur
CHENNAI: The votes for the legislative assemblies of four states -- Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana -- are being counted amid tight security arrangements, in the final stretch of the battle billed as the semifinal before the mega final in 2024.
However, the counting of votes in Mizoram, which also went to polls along with four other states last month, has been pushed back to December 4, Monday, the Election Commission (EC) informed earlier.
The counting of votes at designated centres began at 8 am on Sunday.
Check the detailed result of 5 State Assembly polls here
The polling in five states, straddling the north, east and southern parts of the country, is tipped to set the course of the political headwinds going into the Lok Sabha elections next year.
Live Updates
- 3 Dec 2023 2:25 PM IST
#WATCH | On the election results, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) President Ghulam Nabi Azad says, "One thing that I've noticed in the last 20-25 days is that the Congress which was considered as the champion of minorities, didn't talk about the minorities... Now… pic.twitter.com/qhjY6mwH6E
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023 - 3 Dec 2023 2:25 PM IST
Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "The country has faith in PM Modi. All states have shown that only one guarantee works and that is Modi's guarantee. People want a double-engine government. Congress' guarantees have failed....people have rejected the Congress governments. Now those who want to go abroad for vacation can go...People have shown Congress that if you do caste-based politics, there is only one answer. People want good governance, development and double-engine government of PM Modi."
- 3 Dec 2023 2:24 PM IST
On BJP's lead in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Union Minister and party leader Smriti Irani says, "Narendra Modi's guarantee is about development. The trust people placed in his guarantee - as BJP workers we are thankful to them. BJP workers had clearly said that "Modi magic" will yield results and today's results are a symbol of that."
She also says, "The kind of indecent remarks that the Gandhi family made on Narendra Modi, the kind of taunts the Opposition leaders hurled at him proved costly for the Gandhi family..."
- 3 Dec 2023 1:55 PM IST
BJP supporters and workers hail Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the party leads towards a landslide win in the state, in Bhopal
#WATCH | BJP supporters and workers hail Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the party leads towards a landslide win in the state, in Bhopal pic.twitter.com/hVge7tp19G
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023 - 3 Dec 2023 1:54 PM IST
LoP Rajasthan and BJP candidate from Taranagar, Rajendra Rathore trailing by a margin of 9833 votes after the 11th round of counting, garnering a total of 57,059 votes so far.
- 3 Dec 2023 1:53 PM IST
Telangana: Congress workers raise slogan of 'CM-CM' in favour of state party president Revanth Reddy, as he arrives at the party office in Hyderabad
Congress is leading on 65 of the total 119 seats in the state, ruling BRS is leading on 39 seats.
- 3 Dec 2023 1:52 PM IST
#WATCH | On BJP's lead in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Union Minister and party leader Piyush Goyal says, "...people of four elections of the state have given their blessings to Prime Minister Modi. If you look at it closely, this is not an ordinary win. In Madhya… pic.twitter.com/H6GXZP91ZU
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023 - 3 Dec 2023 1:52 PM IST
Telangana Congress President Revanth Reddy greets party workers as he arrives at the party office in Hyderabad
The party is leading on 65 of the total 119 seats in the state, ruling BRS is leading on 39 seats.
#WATCH | Telangana Congress President Revanth Reddy greets party workers as he arrives at the party office in Hyderabad
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023
The party is leading on 65 of the total 119 seats in the state, ruling BRS is leading on 39 seats. pic.twitter.com/dkPmjjtZZ9 - 3 Dec 2023 1:49 PM IST
Rajasthan BJP MLA candidate Diya Kumari, in Jaipur says, "The credit for this win goes to PM Modi, Amit Shah ji, JP Nadda ji, state leaders and party workers. Modi ji's magic worked in Rajasthan and also MP & Chhattisgarh...We will ensure good governance and development in the state. Law and order will be seen in the state now. The top leadership of the party will decide on who will be the CM."
- 3 Dec 2023 1:49 PM IST
Political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla says, "First of all, I would like to congratulate Congress on winning the Telangana elections. But Congress needs to introspect on why they lost in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan... I think the biggest reason for this loss is abusing Sanatan Dharma and talking about the OBC census, especially in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where it was not a factor. If we look at Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan is an OBC CM..."
