State Election Results 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: The share market has welcomed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s sweep in the Hindi heartland, winning Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and retaining power after a stellar poll performance in Madhya Pradesh. The Sensex and Nifty got off to a roaring start, opening at record highs in an indication of the investor sentiment over the poll outcomes in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The Sensex and Nifty opened at record highs and were trading up by over 1,000 points, and 300 points, respectively.
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As per the results declared by the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 163 of 230 seats in MP, 115 of 199 seats in Rajasthan and 54 of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh. The Congress bagged Telangana, winning 64 of the 119 seats in the state. Taking to X, the Prime Minister thanked the people of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh for their support and promised to continue to work for their development. PM Modi said that the win in the Hindi heartland was a “guarantee” of the BJP repeating its government at the Centre in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The Prime Minister also thanked the people of Telangana for their support for the BJP, stating that the party’s bond with the state was “unbreakable” and expressed hope that it only increases with time.
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Assembly Election Results 2023 LIVE: Get real-time updates of Telangana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly poll results. Catch LIVE Updates from the Election Commission of India here:
The counting of votes has begun in four states that went to polls. The first trends are set to start trickling in shortly.
The Congress has aggressively pushed its proposal to hold a caste census in states where it comes to power, sparking rumours of a potential revamp of the existing reservation structure. The election results will be a test of whether the gambit has paid off.
Before counting of votes begins in Telangana, posters outside the TPCC office have already claimed victory and said that celebrations are on the way. Exit polls have predicted that the Congress could come to power in the state.
#WATCH | Telangana | Posters saying that Congress leaders will win the State Assembly elections, put up at the TPCC headquarters. The posters say that Congress will win the elections, celebrations are on the way and that they will form the government on December 9. pic.twitter.com/ADU5UNRisT
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023
A Congress worker dressed up as Lord Hanuman turned up at the Congress’ Delhi headquarters ahead of counting. “Truth will prevail,” he claimed.
#WATCH | Ahead of the counting of 4-state elections, a Congress worker – dressed as Lord Hanuman – stands outside the party HQ in Delhi.
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023
He says, "Truth will triumph. Jai Sri Ram!" pic.twitter.com/L61e28tBln
The K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samiti faces its first big electoral test since coming to power for the first time in 2014. The BRS, earlier known as the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, has been in power in the state ever since the state was formed over a decade ago. This time, it faces an uphill task with the Congress breathing down its neck and exit polls giving the Congress an edge in the state.
The Congress is banking on its election promises and the largely lackluster campaign of the BJP in the run-up to the elections to retain power in the state. Exit polls, which have been divided on the outcome in other states, have given Congress a clear advantage in Chhattisgarh.
The election results to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly will be declared today. The intense contest between the Congress and BJP added another dimension with uncertainty around the saffron party’s chief ministerial face. The party has not declared any CM face in the run-up to the elections and fielded several union ministers from key seats in the state.
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are locked in a bipolar contest in the 199 seats. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is seeking a second straight term in office while the BJP is hoping that the state will continue its ‘revolving-door’ trend of choosing alternate governments to power.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has dismissed reports that the party has asked him to ferry the winning Congress candidates from the states to resorts and hotels in Karnataka. “No MLAs will be going anywhere. Nobody has given me a responsibility or called me. … I am confident that we will win all the states,” Shivakumar told PTI. Shivakumar made similar arrangements to bring 44 Gujarat MLAs during the Rajya Sabha elections in August 2017.
The counting of votes for the Assembly election in four states will begin at 8 AM. The counting shall begin with the tabulation of postal ballots. Counting of EVM votes will begin at 8.30 AM, poll officials said.
Good morning and welcome to our Live coverage of the Assembly election results. The counting of votes for the Telangana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh will be declared today. Stay with us as we take you through this action-packed day!
Counting began at 8 am amid tight security for 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 90 seats in Chhattisgarh, 119 seats in Telangana and 199 seats in Rajasthan as polling on one seat in the state was deferred following the demise of a candidate. A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place and only people holding valid passes will be allowed to enter the counting centres.