The Bharatiya Janata Occasion on Sunday gained three out of the 4 Meeting elections for which votes are being counted. The Congress, alternatively, misplaced energy in two states that it dominated however emerged victorious in a single.
With these being the final Meeting polls earlier than the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the end result will maintain specific significance for each the nationwide events.
At 8.55 pm, the BJP was main in 164 out of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 115 out of 199 seats in Rajasthan and 54 out of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh. The Congress was main in Telangana with 64 out of 119 seats.
BJP chief JP Nadda thanked folks in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan for the social gathering’s efficiency, and claimed that voters had expressed their anger in opposition to the “corruption, anarchy, damaged guarantees and appeasement” of the Congress. He added that the social gathering humbly accepts the folks’s mandate in Telangana.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge thanked voters in Telangana for his or her mandate within the state, and likewise expressed gratitude to those that voted for his social gathering in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
“Our efficiency in these three states have little question been disappointing, however with dedication, we reaffirm our sturdy resolve to rebuild and revive ourselves in these three states,” he mentioned. “We are going to overcome non permanent setbacks and put together ourselves absolutely for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections together with the INDIA events.”
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Madhya Pradesh
The BJP in Madhya Pradesh was comfortably above the midway mark, with the social gathering profitable 146 seats and main in 18 others at 8.55 pm.
The Congress gained 49 seats and was main in 16, whereas the Bharat Adivasi Occasion had gained one seat.
The BJP garnered 48.55% of the vote share, whereas the Congress gained 40.42%.
Commenting on the outcomes, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s management and the “arduous work of BJP staff” for the social gathering’s efficiency.
Chhattisgarh
The BJP was on the right track to register its biggest-ever win in Chhattisgarh, because it gained 43 out of 90 seats and was main in 11. The Congress had gained 31 seats and is main in 4 locations, as of 8.55 pm.
The midway mark in Chhattisgarh is 46 seats.
The BJP garnered 46.30% of the vote share, whereas the Congress gained 42.22%.
The outcomes would come as a shock to the Congress, as exit polls had predicted that it could win the state and retain energy.
Rajasthan
The BJP wrested energy from the Congress in Rajasthan because it gained 115 out of 199 seats within the state.
The Congress gained 68 seats and was main in a single, as of 8.55 pm. Impartial candidates gained eight seats, Bharat Adivasi Occasion three, Bahujan Samaj Occasion received two, Rashtriya Loktantrik Occasion and Rashtriya Lok Dal one every.
The saffron social gathering gained 41.69% of the votes, whereas the Congress has garnered 39.53% of the favored mandate.
Telangana
Telangana was the one comfort for the Congress on Sunday because the social gathering ended the Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s nine-year tenure within the state.
As of 9.10 pm, the Congress gained 63 seats within the southern state and was forward in another. The midway mark within the state is 60 seats. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi gained 37 seats and was main in two locations, as per Election Fee figures.
Among the many remaining constituencies, the BJP gained eight seats, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen received six seats and was main in a single. The Communist Occasion of India gained one seat.
Telangana minister KT Rama Rao congratulated the Congress for profitable the folks’s mandate and expressed gratitude to the folks of the state for giving his social gathering two phrases in energy.
“Not saddened over the consequence at the moment, however certainly disenchanted because it was not in anticipated strains for us,” he mentioned. “However we’ll take this in our stride as a studying and can bounce again.”
Grateful to the folks of Telangana for giving @BRSparty two consecutive phrases of Authorities 🙏
Not saddened over the consequence at the moment, however certainly disenchanted because it was not in anticipated strains for us. However we’ll take this in our stride as a studying and can bounce again…
— KTR (@KTRBRS) December 3, 2023
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