Assembly Election 2023 Full Winners List Live Updates: The BJP is on the course for a thumping victory in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, holding a significant advantage in Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, the Congress seemed set to overthrow the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana, marking a crucial electoral development preceding the upcoming Lok Sabha polls just months away. As the votes were being counted for the assembly elections in the four states on Sunday, trends displayed on the Election Commission website indicated a potential outcome with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s influence.
These elections, setting the stage for the 2024 polls, witnessed a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, while Telangana witnessed a head-to-head battle between the Congress and the K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), which was hopeful for a hat-trick.
Gopal Bhargava, a prominent figure in the BJP known for his tendency to avoid campaigning during elections, secured his ninth consecutive victory from the Rehli seat in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. As the BJP surged ahead to maintain its hold on power in the state, Bhargava, at the age of 71, defeated his closest competitor, Congress candidate Jyoti Patel, by a margin of 72,800 votes. With this win, he is set to become the most seasoned legislator in the new assembly.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the incumbent Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Budhni, secured victory with a substantial margin of 1,64,951 votes, accumulating a total of 1,04,974 votes.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who was initially trailing from Tonk, has wont this key seat. According to the latest updates by the Election Commission of India, Pilot posted a victory from Tonk with a margin of 29,475 votes.
BJP's Manju Rajendra Dadu wins from Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh
Congress leader Dr Shikha Meel Barla wins from Chomu in Rajasthan
BJP's Madan Dilawar has won from Ramganj Mandi. Former CM Vasundhara Raje posts massive victory from Jhalrapatan. This is her fourth consecutive win from this seat in Rajasthan.
Amin Kagzi from Congress has won from Kishan Pole in Rajasthan
Mahendra Pal Meena wins from Jamwa Ramgarh; Diya Kumari has won from Vidhyadhar Nagar and Dr. Jaswant Singh Yadav posts win from Behror
BRS candidate KP Vivekanand posts victory from seat in Telangana. His winning margin is 85576 votes, as per the EC.
BJP has won two seats in Rajasthan, confirms the Election Commission of India. According to the official records, Samaram of BJP has registered win from Pindwara abu. In Manohar Thana, Govind Prasad has posted a victory with a margin of 24,865 votes.
Rajkumar Roat of Bharat Adivasi Party has won from Rajasthan's Chorasi. Raot won this Rajasthan seat by a margin of 69166.
Independent candidate Chandrabhan Aakya, who had to step aside for a relative of former Indian Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, emerged victorious in Chittorgarh in Rajasthan. Aakya, the incumbent MLA from Chittorgarh, secured the seat by defeating his closest rivals, Congress' Surendra Singh and BJP's Narpat Singh Rajvi. Before the elections, the BJP had substituted Aakya with Narpat Singh Rajvi, the son-in-law of the late former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, relocating him from Jaipur's Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency to Chittorgarh.