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Madhya Pradesh counting concludes, final ECI results - Congress 114, BJP 109, SP-1, BSP-2 and Independents-4 #MadhyaPradeshElections2018 pic.twitter.com/qCoBWyXCt1
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2018
Governor House: An appointment will be given only after the situation is made clear by the Election Commission. #MadhyaPradeshElections2018 https://t.co/HSpUhYOcov
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Raman Singh, outgoing CM of #Chhattisgarh: We respect the mandate that the public has given. I congratulate Congress on this success. I consider it my luck to serve the public of Chhattisgarh for the last 15 years. #AssemblyElectionResults2018 pic.twitter.com/LPFjO9wgoD
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Chhattisgarh
In Chhatisgarh, the Congress has a comfortable victory with the party leading in 68 out of a possible 90 seats. The Ajit Jogi-Mayawati alliance failed to make a dent in Congress' chances.
Telangana
The TRS managed a clean sweep on Telangana, even improving its tally from the 2014 polls. KCR’s early election move has paid off.
Mizoram
Mizoram will see a shift in government as the people have voted out the Congress. The Mizo National Front are leading in 26 out of the possible 40 seats.
Congress workers celebrate in Raipur as trends show the party leading in #Chhattisgarh #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/DmNTvetTAW
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Grateful, indebted & Humbled 🙏🙏
— KTR (@KTRTRS) December 11, 2018
Thanks Telangana for keeping the faith in KCR Garu & giving us another opportunity to serve you 😊 pic.twitter.com/nSwnaLz8z2
Indian equity benchmarks rebounded while rupee came off day's low after the Bharatiya Janata Party took lead on 115 seats in Madhya Pradesh.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.01 percent or 4 points to 34,964 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced 0.12 percent or 12 points to 10,500.
Mizoram Elections Results: MNF Takes Huge Lead, Congress Trails
Rajasthan: #Visuals from BJP state office in Jaipur. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/Ii8MIT3Ftk
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Aizawl: Sweets being distributed at Mizo National Front office (MNF) as the party leads in trends in Mizoram. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/BMbwTUCSC0
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
India's Sensex posted worst two-day decline since Oct. 8 as election results for five states were underway a day after Urjit Patel shocked investors by resigning from Reserve Bank of India's governorship.
The S&P BSE Sensex fell 1 percent or 378 points to 34,580 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index dropped 110 points to 10,378.
Election results as of 10:10 a.m. showed BJP trailing in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and a neck and neck fight in Madhya Pradesh. While, in Telangana TRS was leading on 73 seats and MNF was ahead on 25 seats in Mizoram.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
At 13 years, Chouhan is the longest serving chief minister of the state. While GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) and per-capita incomes have risen under his watch, rural distress has been a major problem—the police firing on farmers in Mandsaur last year is a reminder.
Kamal Nath
The Congress is banking on heavyweights like Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia. Kamal Nath’s long political career is founded on his core support base in Chinndwara district, from where he was sent to the Lok Sabha for eight terms.
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Scindia is another key face for the Congress and a probable contender to become chief minister. However, former chief minister and party stalwart Digvijaya Singh has been kept at bay, to prevent factional feuds from spoiling the party’s comeback bid.
Mizoram’s New Government Will Inherit Four Worries
Jaipur: Congress workers celebrate outside Sachin Pilot's residence as initial trends show the party leading #RajasthanElections2018 pic.twitter.com/BeT2GR0gxy
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Congress workers perform 'hawan' outside Rahul Gandhi's residence in Delhi #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/zkuKfW9T2T
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Amid heightened security, the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in the states of Mizoram and Telangana has begun
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) December 11, 2018
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The electoral battle for Chhattisgarh promises to be an exciting one with a new entrant in what was essentially a two-horse race between the Bharatiya Janata Party led by three-term Chief Minister Raman Singh and the Congress Party.
The Chhattisgarh assembly has 90 seats, with 46 needed to form the government. In the 2013 assembly elections, the BJP bagged 49 seats, and the Congress clinched 39. Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party won one seat.
The Congress and BJP could face pressure from the alliance between BSP and Ajit Jogi's Janta Congress Chhattisgarh. Mayawati dealt a blow to Congress' hopes of forming a Mahagathbandhan, or grand alliance, when she joined hands with Jogi, a former Congressman.
India’s fastest growing state will also throw up a number of socio-economic challenges.
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