State BJP president VD Sharma said “I believe that the BJP will win the most seats till this date and create history.The development will be under the leadership of PM Modi.”
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Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose revolt against the Congress had helped the BJP return to power in the state, is confident about the saffron party’s victory in the state. “I have been saying this since day 1, that because of the development that has happened in Madhya Pradesh under the leadership of PM Modi and CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, we are completely sure that the people will bless the BJP and we will form a government with a complete majority,” Scindia said.
The last state assembly polls in 2018 saw the Congress coming to power, with Kamal Nath taking oath as the chief minister. Later, Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with 22 MLAs, switched over to the BJP and Chouhan again assumed office as Chief Minister of the state.
Congress president and former chief minister Kamal Nath said, “I have not seen any trends, I don’t need to look at any trends till 11 am. I am very confident, I trust the voters of Madhya Pradesh…”
Voting in Madhya Pradesh was held on November 17 in a single phase. The voter turnout in the state was at 77.82 per cent, surpassing the 2018 voting percentage of 75.63 per cent.