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Madhya Pradesh election result 2018 will be declared today. Exit polls show neck-and-neck fight between BJP and Congress. Track LIVE updates on Assembly election counting

Madhya Pradesh state assembly election


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	The Congress party ended Bharatiya Janata Party&#39;s (BJP) 15-year reign in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Congress won 114 seats in the state&#39;s 230-member Assembly. Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath met Governor Anandiben Patel on Wednesday to stake claim to form the next government in the state.</div>
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	The meeting, in which he was accompanied by party leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh, came after the Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party pledged their support to the Congress.</div>
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	MP Congress media in-charge Shobha Ojha declared on Wednesday evening that the newly elected members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) had unanimously chosen their leader. Though she did not reveal the name, sources said the state party chief Kamal Nath--who has earlier served as a Union minister--would be the next chief minister of the state.<br />
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	Congress president Rahul Gandhi&#39;s promise of a farm loan waiver, if his party is voted to power in Madhya Pradesh, seems to have helped it reap a rich harvest of votes and end 15-year-long wait for power.</div>
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	The Congress chief had promised loan waiver for farmers within 10 days of forming government in the state.</div>
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	Acting chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who resigned earlier in the day, asked the Congress to make good on party chief Rahul Gandhi&#39;s campaign promise of farm loan waiver.</div>
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State assembly election result 2018 will be declared today.Stay tuned to Business standard for LIVE coverage of Madhya Pradesh Assembly election result and Chhattisgarh election results 2018

MP election result highlights: Kamal Nath to be new chief minister

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Raman Singh resigns after BJP&#39;s humilitating recent in Chhattisgarh election.

<strong>Outgoing chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh addresses the media after humilating defeat in the recently conducted assembly polls.</strong>

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		&ldquo;Others&rdquo; in Madhya Pradesh will be a happy lot at the moment.</p>
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					<strong>Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Result: 84/90</strong></td>
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					14</td>
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					61</td>
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					9</td>
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					<strong>Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Result: 230/230</strong></td>
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					1</td>
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					10</td>
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		<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>MP result: 230/230</strong></span></div>
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		<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(178, 34, 34);">Trends</span></strong></span><br />
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		<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>BJP:</strong>&nbsp;105</span><br />
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		<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Congress:</strong>&nbsp;115</span><br />
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		<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Other: 10</strong></span></div>
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Official ECI trends: Congress leading on 115 seats, BJP leading on 105 seats, others on 10 in Madhya Pradesh.

Newly elected Congress MLAs of Chhattisgarh will meet in Raipur on Wednesday.

Chhattisgarh Congress President Bhupesh Baghel arrives at Congress office in Raipur. He says, &ldquo;Ppl of Chhattisgarh took the fight in their own hands. We are grateful to Rahul Gandhi, we fought for the ppl. We got more seats than expected, high command will decide who will be CM.&quot;&nbsp;

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		Official ECI trends: Congress leading on 112 seats, BJP leading on 108 seats, BSP on 4 in Madhya Pradesh. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AssemblyElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AssemblyElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/oQTv1g0HFW">pic.twitter.com/oQTv1g0HFW</a></p>
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Party	Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Result: 84/90
	Won	Leading
BJP		14
Congress		61
Others		9

Party	Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Result: 230/230
	Won	Leading
BJP	1	105
Congress	4	114
Others	3	10

MP election result highlights: Kamal Nath to be new chief minister

Madhya Pradesh election result 2018 declared. Congress wins 114 seats in Madhya Pradesh.