Madhya Pradesh Exit Poll Results 2023: Polstrat says Congress ahead, Republic-Matrize predicts BJP win
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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023 Exit Polls: Will the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) be able to hold on to power or will Congress pull out a trick up its sleeve? All eyes are on what happens in Madhya Pradesh. While actual counting of votes is a couple days away. The exit polls numbers are being released. These are giving a glimpse of what may happen in the state. It must be noted however, that exit polls are indicative of the final result but may not always reflect the result with 100 per cent accuracy. However, exit polls give a fair glimpse into the general mood of the electorate and may yield insights as to which way the power game is headed.Key Updates
30 Nov 2023, 4:55 PM (IST)
Gwalior East: BJP has fielded Maya Singh while Congress has fielded Satish Sikarwar
Chachoda: Here, Lakshman Singh who is brother of former state CM Digvijay Singh is facing off against Priyanka Meena, who is a former Congress leader but is now contesting on BJP ticket.
Bhopal North: Congress' Arif Aqueel has not lost this seat since 1998. But this time, his son Atiq Aqueel is contesting on Congress ticket. BJP has fielded former mayor Alok Sharma.
30 Nov 2023, 4:29 PM (IST)
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly has 230 seats. The state is currently governed by Bharatiya Janata Party's Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
In the assembly, BJP has 128 seats. Opposition parties have a total of 102 seats out of which Indian National Congress has 98, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has 1 seat while 3 are occupied by independent MLAs.
The voting to elect a new assembly took place on November 17. Counting of votes will take place on December 3.