Madhya Pradesh election LIVE: Voter turnout of 71.11% recorded till 5:00 pm

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11:48 AM

Free poha for early Indore voters in Madhya Pradesh polls

11:40 AM

Madhya Pradesh Elections 2023: 27.62% voting recorded till 11 am

11:38 AM

I am not in the race for CM post, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

11:34 AM

'BJP will form government with full majority,' says Jyotiraditya Scindia

11:31 AM

As polling continues in Madhya Pradesh, a look at key battleground constituencies

Voting for Madhya Pradesh's all 230 assembly seats began at 7 a.m. today. The voters can cast their ballots until 6 p.m., except in the Baihar, Lanji, and Parswara assembly seats of Balaghat district and some booths in Mandla and Dindori districts, where voting will be held until 3 p.m.

BJP is seeking to retain power in the state where it has ruled for almost 18 of the past 20 years and Congress is keen to oust the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.

The webcasting facility has been made available at about 42,000 polling stations. Nearly 700 companies of the central forces and two lakh police personnel of the state have been deployed for security during the poll.

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11:25 AM

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia casts his vote in Gwalior

11:24 AM

Kamal Nath rebuffs Narottam Mishra's ‘celebrations in Pakistan’ remark

Madhya Pradesh home minister and BJP candidate Narottam Mishra on Friday said if any political party other than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins the Assembly elections, then there will be ‘celebrations in Pakistan’ over the victory. In response, Congress candidate Kamal Nath said, "Let Narottam Mishra himself win first and then talk about Pakistan."

11:18 AM

Morena SP is working as a BJP worker, says Kamal Nath

Slamming the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, MP Congress president and party's candidate from Chhindwara, Kamal Nath said that the saffron party is making efforts through police, money and administration.

"All they are left with is this...Yesterday, they distributed liquor and money the entire day. People have sent me videos and showed it to me on video call what's going on...I'm saying this on record that Morena SP is working as a BJP worker," he said.

11:13 AM

Voting has not stopped anywhere, says chief electoral officer

11:13 AM

Voting has not stopped anywhere, says chief electoral officer

10:55 AM

Few machines with errors changed immediately, says chief electoral officer

"Few machines were reported to have glitches during practice polling which were replaced immediately, Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan said.

"Polling is going on... Wherever there were problems in EVM and VVPAT, immediately they were changed... According to the figures that I have until 9 am, 11.95 per cent of the voting has been done in the state," he added.

10:54 AM

Kamal Nath's son stopped from entering polling booth in Chhindwara

10:40 AM

'BJP coming back to power in MP with massive majority': UP Deputy CM

On Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said, "Voting is taking place in Madhya Pradesh today. Going by the kind of reports coming in from various districts, people are coming out of their houses to vote for the BJP. The party is coming back to power in the state with a massive majority."

10:36 AM

'Glad to vote for myself,' says Union Minister Prahlad Patel

10:11 AM

'Voting is being held peacefully across the state,' says CEO Anupam Rajan

"Voting is being held peacefully across the state. There is no report of any issue from anywhere. We are continuously tracking the situation. All the Collectors, Sector Officers are on the field," Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anupam Rajan said.