After ruled for 15 years BJP might be losing their chair this time as neck to neck fight is going on between BJP and Congress. Counting of votes is underway in the state. The Congress, which had taken a lead over the BJP, is now neck-and-neck with the party, according to initial trends. Incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is battling anti-incumbency in Madhya Pradesh, which has been under BJP governance for 15 years. The Congress, which has not projected a chief ministerial candidate, is hoping to end its electoral drought in the state. Three of the four exit polls predicted that the Congress will emerge as the single largest party in the state. Two polls gave it a clear majority.
The state, which went to polls on November 28, saw 74.61 per cent turnout — the highest Madhya Pradesh has registered in recent times — has 230 Assembly seats, of which BJP had won a whopping 165 seats in 2013, while the Congress got 58. The elections were, however, marred by complaints of “irregularities” in the handling of EVM machines and “security lapses” at strongrooms in some districts. A petition in this regard by the Congress was rejected by the High Court.
