Assembly election results: 'We accept the people’s mandate with humility,' says PM Modi

Congress party seeks an appointment late tonight with the Governor to stake their claims to form the govt in Madhya Pradesh. The party has sought appointment by sending an email and a fax too.

Congress party will go to Governor House as soon as they win 116 seats in the state. The party has won 69 seats and is leading on 44 seats so far.

PM Modi on Assembly election results:

Congratulations to the Congress for their victories. Congratulations to KCR Garu for the thumping win in Telangana and to the Mizo National Front (MNF) for their impressive victory in Mizoram.

We accept the people’s mandate with humility. I thank the people of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan for giving us the opportunity to serve these states. BJP Governments in these states worked tirelessly for the welfare of the people. 

Assembly poll results:

Rajasthan (197/199) -- Congress wins 98, BJP gets 73, others win 26 

Chhattisgarh (43/90) -- Congress wins 35, BJP gets 7, BSP wins 1

Madhya Pradesh (138/230) -- Congress wins 69, BJP gets 63, others win 3

Shivraj Singh Chouhan wins Madhya Pradesh's Budhni constituency with a margin of 58,999 votes.

Congress leaders AK Antony and Mallikarjun Kharge have been appointed as observers for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, respectively.

"I would like to congratulate Congress. I accept this mandate by the people. BJP has worked a lot for them in these 5 years, I hope the next party takes those policies and works forward," Outgoing Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje. 

Telangana Assembly polls:

TRS takes the state with over 70 seats. INC gets 18, AIMIM wins 5 while TDP settles with 2. 

Congress President Rahul Gandhi:

We are going to provide these states a vision. We are going to provide these states a govt that they can be proud of. 

Madhya Pradesh polls:

Congress has won 12 seats, leads on 100 seats in the state.

Rajasthan assembly polls:

"Tomorrow morning there‘ll be a CLP meeting after that we will seek views of MLAs and senior leaders then we will apprise the situation to Congress President. As per party customs president will take the final decision on the leadership issue," KC Venugopal, Congress.

Outgoing CM of Mizoram Lal Thanhawla submits his resignation before the Governor, says "This is very disappointing. I didn't expect this. I think I underestimated the new formation ZPM."

Outgoing Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh has tendered resignation to the Governor.

"We respect the mandate that the public has given. I congratulate Congress on this success. I consider it my luck to serve the public of Chhattisgarh for the last 15 years," Singh added.

I will actively participate in national politics: KCR

"I spoke to other political parties, we are going to play a crucial role in national politics," the TRS chief said Tuesday. 

Will not have any coalition government: MNF President Zoramthanga. 

The Mizo National Front (MNF) emerged victorious in the Mizoram Assembly elections, bagging 26 seats out of the 40-member assembly seats, according to the latest figures by the Election Commission of India. 

Just in: Mizo National Front wins Assembly polls in Mizoram

Congress leading on 98 seats, BJP leading on 65 seats, BSP on 5, CPM on 2 and others on 16 seats in Rajasthan.

Respect the mandate of people in Telangana: TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu

TDP respects the mandate of people of Telangana. Congratulations to Shri K. Chandrasekhar Rao. Also, best wishes to all the newly elected public representatives of 5 states.

People recognize that BJP has done nothing in last 5 yrs and moving towards alternative. People are with us in our fight against BJP. These 5 states results will help form a strong alternative to the BJP. 

Congress leading on 112 seats, BJP leading on 108 seats, BSP on 4 in Madhya Pradesh.

TRS President and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao wins from Gajwel constituency by over 50,000 votes.

BJP is leading on 15 seats while Congress is leading on 61 seats, out of the total 90 seats in Chhattisgarh. 

Telangana caretaker minister and TRS candidate Talasani Srinivas Yadav wins from Sanath Nagar constituency by 30,217 votes.

Vasundhara Raje wins from Jhalrapatan in Rajasthan; Sachin Pilot wins from Tonk constituency.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party workers celebrate their party''s victory in the states Assembly elections, at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)

The Mizo National Front (MNF) has won 14 seats out of 40 and is leading on 10 seats in Mizoram.
 

No clear mandate in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan yet

In Madhya Pradesh, Mayawati's BSP seems to be emerging as the Kingmaker with BJP and Congress caught in a neck and neck fight. 

In Rajasthan, the Congress has appealed to anti-BJP forces to lend support to them in forming the government.

The contest for these two states is still on.

Congress in Telangana raises suspicion of EVM manipulation

Congress appeared heading for a big loss in Telangana assembly elections, Tuesday raised suspicion of EVM manipulation and demanded 100 per cent counting of the VVPAT slips.

As the Congress was leading in only 22 of the 99 seats it contested in the December 7 polls, its state unit President Uttam Kumar Reddy said there was a 'strong' suspicion that the Electronic Voting machines had been manipulated.The ruling TRS appeared to be on course to return to power, taking the lead in 87 seats as per latest counting trends available.

MNF leads on 24 , Congress on 6 and Others on 9 in Mizoram.

Congress's Sachin Pilot in talks with 8 independents in Rajasthan. (ANI Photo)
 

Congress has won the mandate: Ashok Gehlot

Mahagathbandhan has failed terribly in Telangana: Rajnath Singh

Official Election Commission of India trends: Congress leading on 99 seats, BJP leading on 79 seats, BSP on 2, CPM on 2 and others on 16 seats in Rajasthan.

The Congress party has crossed the half-way mark, with leads on 48 seats in Chhattisgarh. The BJP is leading on 30 seats while JCC is leading on five.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has lost from Champhai South seat, MNF's TJ Lalnuntluanga has won.

Akbaruddin Owaisi wins Chandrayangutta seat in Telangana

AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi was declared winner from Chandrayangutta seat in Telangana. Early trends coming from the state showed incumbent Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) in lead in 12 out of 15 seats while the Congress and the AIMIM ahead in a seat each till 10 am.
 

TRS heads towards decisive victory in Telangana

K Chandrasekhar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is headed towards a decisive victory in the assembly election, trends on Tuesday morning showed.

TRS president and Telangana caretaker Chief Minister KCR is leading by 9,212 votes over his nearest Congress rival Vanteru Pratap Reddy in Gajwel constituency after the fifth round of counting.

Status of key candidates:

Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan leading on Budhni seat

Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje Leading on Jhalrapatan Seat, Sachin Pilot Leading on Tonk Seat, Ashok Gehlot Leading on Sardarpura Seat

Chhattisgarh: Raman Singh is Trailing on Rajanandgaon Seat

In Mizoram – the last Northeast bastion of Congress – trends have given a heads-up to the Mizo National Front. The MNF is leading with 26 seats, while the ruling Congress has 9 seats. Exit polls have predicted a hung assembly.
 

TRS supremo's son K T Rama Rao leads by over 15,000 votes

TRS leader and Telangana minister K T Rama Rao is leading in Sircilla assembly segment by 15,096 votes after third round.Rao, son of TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, secured 20,471 votes, while his Congress rival KK Mahender Reddy got 5,375 votes.

Gehlot leading in Sardarpura

Former CM and Cong candidate Ashok Gehlot leading with a margin of 5,112 votes in Rajasthan's Sardarpura.

Official ECI trends: Congress leading on 13 seats, BJP leading on 4 seats, Janata Congress on 1 seat in Chhattisgarh.

Official ECI trends: Congress leading on 82 seats, BJP leading on 62 seats, others on 21 seats in Rajasthan.

Sensex dives 500 points over Urjit Patel's resignation, state poll trends

The markets dived further as state polls leads began pouring in which showed the BJP trailing in big states in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi is in 3rd position at Marwahi. BJP is leading and Congress at 2nd: ECI

As counting picks up steam, Congress is making gains in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

Chattisgarh incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh is trailing from Rajnandgaon while Congress's Karuna Shukla has taken the lead.

 

The TRS has taken lead in Telangana. Here's the latest trend from all 5 states:

Madhya Pradesh:  BJP 92, Congress 95
Rajasthan: BJP 73, Congress 91
Chhattisgarh: BJP 33, Congress 44
Telangana: TRS 59, Congress + 27, BJP 4, Others 9
Mizoram: Congress 11, MNF 18, BJP 2

Trends pour in from 69 seats in Telangana and suggest a tough contest - TRS leading on 31 seats while Congress-led Prajakutami leading on 30 seats. The BJP leading on three seats and others on five.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan leading from Budhni seat.

Congress continues to lead in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, TRS has now taken lead in Telangana.

Voters will bring us back to power: K Kavitha, TRS Member of Parliament

The vote count is in full swing, numbers are changing every minute. Here's what the latest trends for Assembly Elections 2018 Results look like:

Madhya Pradesh:  BJP 45, Congress 42
Rajasthan: BJP 43, Congress 71
Chhattisgarh: BJP 21, Congress 25
Telangana: TRS 30, Congress + 25, BJP 3, Others 5
Mizoram: Congress 1, MNF 1

Latest trends from all 5 states:

Madhya Pradesh:  BJP 16, Congress 13
Rajasthan: BJP 14, Congress 33
Chhattisgarh: BJP 20, Congress 18
Telangana: TRS 9, Congress + 7, BJP 2, Others 6
Mizoram: Congress 1, MNF 1

First trends pour in from 4 seats in Rajasthan

BJP leading on two and Congress leading on two

Counting of votes has begun for 679 seats across 5 states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.

Give signed round-wise results to candidates, media: EC to CEOs

Ahead of counting of votes in five states which went to polls recently, the Election Commission has reminded the chief electoral officers that round-wise results should be shared with the candidates without fail. Reminding the CEOs of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana of its April 2014 instructions, it said the observer and returning officers will sign the candidate-wise results for the round after checking everything.

Visuals from outside a counting centre in Aizawl. (ANI Photo)

Security has been tightened at vote counting centres in all five states. 

"Dedicated teams deployed to ensure full security. Diversion points put on roads outside centres. There's a 3-tier security system. Any device that can help communication isn't allowed inside," said Bhopal City SP.

Counting of postal ballots will begin at 8.00 am. The process to count votes from the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin half-an-hour after the postal ballots are counted.

Results of the bitterly contested assembly elections 2018, held between November 12 to December 7 in the five conditions of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram are being announced today.

Stakes are high as the assembly poll battle of these five states is considered to be the semi-final ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year. 

Three out of the five states which went to polls are part of the Hindi heartland and at presently held by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), though, two others - Telangana in the South and Mizoram in the North East, are being held by the TRS and the Congress separately.