Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kamal Nath, Image source: https://www.financialexpress.com
Bhopal: The state went to by-polls after 25 MLAs of the erstwhile Congress government crossed over to the BJP in March 2020.
Subsequently, Kamal Nath's 15-month-old government sagged. The other three seats in the polls were left vacant by deaths of sitting lawmakers.
BJP currently holds 107 seats in the Assembly, requiring nine more to stay in power.
As for Congress, it is but a gargantuan task to come to power winning 28 seats.
More important, political ambitions of leaders including Kamal Nath of the Congress, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Narendra Singh Tomar of the BJP are at stake.
The BJP has so far won 12 seats on Tuesday out of the 28 assembly constituencies giving it enough numbers to achieve majority in the House and provide stability to its goverhment in the state, where it came to power in March.
On the other hand, the Congress, which lost power eight months ago following a revolt by a sections of its MLAs, has bagged three seats so far.
The BJP is leading in seven seats, while the Congress in ahead in five.
BJP wins one seat and leads on 19 out of the total 28 seats in fray. Congress leading on 7 seats, BSP leading on 1.
BJP workers & supporters celebrate outside party office in Indore as latest trends show BJP leading in state assembly by-polls counting
BJP leading on 21 seats, Congress on 6 and BSP on one.
In the 230-member State Assembly, BJP at present has 107 MLAs & Congress 87.
The bypoll trends in Madhya Pradesh have dashed the hopes for former Chief Minister Kamal Nath since the BJP is leading on 19 seats till 12 .30 pm and Congress leading on just 8 and the BSP on 1 seat.
The Congress had hoped to win at least 20 seats in the bypolls but the trends indicate otherwise.
(With inputs from agencies)
BJP leaders, including CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, exchange sweets at their Bhopal office as trends show the party leading on 19 of the 28 seats.
Congress is leading on 8 & BSP on one.
In the 230-member assembly, BJP at present has 107 MLAs & Congress 87.