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 1:48 PM IST
On the election results, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia says, "It has become clear that the blessings of the people are with BJP... PM Narendra Modi does politics of uniting the people and on the other hand, Congress divides the country."
- 3 Dec 2023 1:48 PM IST
Chhattisgarh BJP President Arun Sao says, "The misgovernance of Congress is about to end. The lotus will bloom. Chhattisgarh will move forward on the path of development. Chhattisgarh will get the guarantee of PM Modi. The trends will be converted into reality and we will get more seats than the trends...Those who have looted the state will not be spared. The (CM) will be decided by the MLAs and the central leadership of the party. Very soon we will form the government in the state."
At present, the BJP is leading on 53 seats.
- 3 Dec 2023 1:48 PM IST
Rajasthan: Former CM and BJP candidate from Jhalrapatan, Vasundhara Raje leading by a margin of 51,484 votes after the 21st round of counting, garnering a total of 1,21,682 votes so far.
- 3 Dec 2023 1:30 PM IST
BJP workers celebrate at the party headquarters in Delhi as the party leads in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan elections.
#WATCH | BJP workers celebrate at the party headquarters in Delhi as the party leads in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan elections.#ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/ePX623KTjz
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023 - 3 Dec 2023 1:30 PM IST
Rajasthan: BJP MP and candidate from Sawai Madhopur, Kirodi Lal Meena leading by a margin of 14,349 votes after the ninth round of counting, garnering a total of 35,892 votes so far.
- 3 Dec 2023 1:30 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with his family greets party workers and supporters in Bhopal
- 3 Dec 2023 1:29 PM IST
Rajasthan: BJP MP and candidate from Tijara, Baba Balak Nath leading by a margin of 4807 votes after the 12th round of counting, garnering a total of 64,579 votes so far.
- 3 Dec 2023 1:29 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state BJP president VD Sharma exchange sweets and hug each other as the party leads
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state BJP president VD Sharma exchange sweets and hug each other as the party leads in #MadhyaPradeshElection2023 pic.twitter.com/ytQsT5UjEe
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023 - 3 Dec 2023 1:28 PM IST
Rajasthan: BJP MP and candidate from Vidhyadhar Nagar, Diya Kumari leading by a margin of 56,025 votes after the 17th round of counting, garnering a total of 1,30,231 votes so far.
- 3 Dec 2023 1:11 PM IST
#WATCH | Telangana Congress President Revanth Reddy celebrates the party's lead in state elections in Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/N4j2VcXnfi
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023
