Madhya Pradesh by-polls: BJP leads in 20 out of 28 seats, party leaders exchange sweets

New Delhi: This comes as early Diwali for Shivraj Singh led government in Madhya Pradesh as the party has taken landslide lead on 28 seats that went to by-polls in the state.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on 20 seats while Congress is ahead on 7 seats while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is said on to leading on 2 seats respectively.

BJP leaders, including CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, exchange sweets at their Bhopal office as trends show the party took unassailable lead. Congress is leading on 8 and BSP on one. In the 230-member assembly, BJP at present has 107 MLAs & Congress 87.

#MadhyaPradeshBypolls: BJP leaders, including CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, exchange sweets at their Bhopal office as trends show the party leading on 19 of the 28 seats.

Congress is leading on 8 & BSP on one.

In the 230-member assembly, BJP at present has 107 MLAs & Congress 87. pic.twitter.com/A0BCWcGC9Y

— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020

As per the Election Commission, BJP’s vote share stands at 51.5% with its candidates leading in Gwalior, Gwalior East, Dabra, Bamori, Sanchi, Suwasra and Jaura seats, among others. Meanwhile, Congress candidates, with 40.9 per cent combined vote share, are ahead on Agar, Karera, Biaora, Sumaoli, Dimani and other seats.

BSP candidates are leading from Morena, and Pohari seats in Madhya Pradesh, and the party’s vote share currently is 3.90 per cent.

The result of 28 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh will decide the fate of Shivraj Singh Chouhan led-BJP government, which requires at least eight more MLAs for a clear majority in the state assembly.

#MadhyaPradeshBypolls: BJP leading on 17 seats, Congress on 9 and BSP on 2, as per Election Commission trends of all 28 seats which went to by-polls. pic.twitter.com/mJgHlTM7cq

— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020

By-polls were held in Joura, Sumaoli, Morena, Dimani, Ambah, Mehgaon, Gohad, Gwalior, Gwalior East, Dabra, Bhander, Karera, Pohari, Bamori, Ashok Nagar, Mungaoli, Surkhi, Malhara, Anuppur, Sanchi, Biaora, Agar, Hatpipliya, Mandhata, Nepanagar, Badnawar, Sanwer and Suwasra of Madhya Pradesh.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission press conference is set to take place at 1.30 pm. Deputy Election Commissioners Sudeep Jain, Chandrabhushan Kumar, and Ashish Kundra will brief the media at the press conference.