Madhya Pradesh result: The Congress has sought an appointment with the governor on government formation.New Delhi:After a marathon 24-hour counting, the Congress has successfully managed to endthe BJP's winning streak in Madhya Pradesh as it emerged as the single-largest party with 114 seats, two short of the majority, the final result released by the Election Commission shows.
The BJP, which gave a close fight despite strong anti-incumbency, settled down with 109 seats.
Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP has managed to win two seats, the election body said.The votes between Congress and the BJP started swinging widely within hours after counting of votes for the 230-member assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday.
The drama continued till late evening after which the Congress managed to gain a slight lead over the BJP.Sensing victory, the Congress opened backchannel talks with the BSP, Samajwadi Party (SP), Gondwana Gantantra Party(GGP) and independents who were leading, the sources said.Mayawati, who had snubbed the Congress before the polls and refused to tie-up in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, is believed to have called her winning party lawmakers for a meeting in Delhi.The election was held in Madhya Pradesh on November 28 and 75% of the state's 5.03 crore voters exercised their franchise, with around 1.64 lakh people having voted on an average in each constituency.In 2013 polls, BJP had won 165 seats while Congress and BSP got 58 and 4.
Three independent MLAs also won the polls.
Samajwadi Party extends support to Congress in forming the government in Madhya PradeshShivraj Singh Chouhan to resign as chief ministerOutgoing chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was aiming for a fourth term in the state, said that he will not try to stake claim to form government in the state."I bow my head to the decision of the people.
The BJP will not be staking claim to form the government in Madhya Pradesh.
I am now going to go and meet the governor and let her know our decision," Mr Chouhan said.The Congress is the single-largest party in the state with 114 seats, while the BJP has managed to win 109 seats.Congress leaders to meet Governor afternoonSenior Congress leadersMadhavrao Scindia, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh are expected to meet Governor Anandiben Patel at 12 pm.
On Tuesday, the Congress leaders had requested an appointment with the Governor for formation of government in the state.
Congress has emerged as the biggest party in the state with 114 seats."BSP will support Congress in Madhya Pradesh": MayawatiIf you see, over the last many decades, it was the Congress that ruled most of the states in India.
But it was not working for the benefit of the people.
Hence regional leaders had to come out and create their own parties to reach out to the people.Had the Congress performed well, the BJP would not have been able to expand its base.We fought these elections to ensure that the BJP does not come back to power.
While BSP has performed well, we did not do as well as we had thought.Our aim is to keep the BJP out of power.
And that is why we have decided to support the Congress in Madhya Pradesh.13 ministers in Shivraj Chouhan cabinet lost their seatThirteen minister in the outgoing Madhya Pradesh cabinet, however, failed to hold their turf.While state Revenue Minister Umashankar Gupta lost his seat to Congress' PC Sharma, Sharad Jain, lawmaker from Jabalpur was defeated by Vinay Saxena of the Congress.Minister of Higher Education Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya lost his Gwalior seat to Congress leader Pradhyuman Singh Tomar by over 11,000 votes.Congress' Manoj Singh Chaudhary snatched Hatpipliya from Education Minister Deepak Joshi and Health Minister Rustam Singh was defeated by Raghuraj Singh Kansana of the Congress in Morena.Animal Husbandry Minister Antar Singh Arya lost to Congress candidate Gyarsilal Rawat in Sendhwa (ST) constituency by about 18,000 votes.Women and Child Development Minister Archana Chitnis lost Burhanpur to Independent candidate Thakur Surendra Singh and Civil Supplies Minister Omprakash Dhurve couldn't save Shahpura from Congress candidate Bhoopendra Maravi.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won from his traditional Budhni seat by a margin of 58,999 votes, defeating former union minister and senior Congress leader Arun Yadav.Congress seeks appointment with governor on government formationThe Congress has requested an appointment with the Governor to form government in the state.
On Tuesday, as the party was involved in a neck-to-neck battle with the BJP, its senior leaders opened up backchannel talks with the BSP and other smaller parties to help it form the government.The BJP, which gave a close fight despite strong anti-incumbency, settled down with 109 seats.
Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP has managed to win two seats, the election body said.
The 24-hour thriller in Madhya Pradesh finally ended today as Congress emerged as the single-largest party in the state.
The party managed to win 114 seats, two short of majority, the Election Commission said.