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Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot wins
Congress' Sachin Pilot has retained his Tonk seat by a margin of 29,475. He had a total vote tally of 1,05,812.
Latest trends
MP leads
BJP - 166
Congress - 63
Rajasthan leads
BJP - 115
Congress - 70
Chhattisgarh leads
BJP - 55
Congress - 35
Telangana leads
Congress - 64
BRS - 40
Bharat Adivasi Party registers first victory in MP
The Bharatiya Adivasi Party registered its first victory in Madhya Pradesh by winning the Sailana seat of Ratlam district.
The party’s Kamleshwar Dodiyar defeated the nearest rival and Congress candidate Harsh Vijay Gehlot in Sailana constituency by a margin of 4,618 votes as per the Election Commission.
This is the first time that the Bharat Adivasi Party, headquartered in Rajasthan, has registered a victory in any election in Madhya Pradesh.
Sailana seat of Ratlam is located on the borders of Rajasthan.
Rajasthan: BJP rebel Chandrabhan Aakya wins Chittorgarh
Independent candidate Chandrabhan Aakya, who had to make way for a relative of former India Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, won from Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.
Aakya, the sitting MLA from Chittorgarh, won the seat defeating closest rivals Congress candidate Surendra Singh and BJP candidate Narpat Singh Rajvi.
Ahead of the polls, BJP had replaced Aakya with Narpat Singh Rajvi, the son-in-law of former vice president late Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, shifting him from Jaipur's Vidhyadhar Nagar seat to Chittorgarh.
Rajvi's constituency was changed because Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari was fielded from Vidhyadhar Nagar. Diya Kumari won the seat by 71,368 votes.
At the latest vote count, total of six independent candidates were leading in Rajasthan, three of them BJP rebels.
Ravindra Singh Bhati in Sheo is leading by 18,466 votes, while followed by independent candidate Fateh Khan and Ameen Khan in second and third places.
After 26 out of 34 rounds of counting, BJP's Swaroop Singh Khara is in fourth place in Sheo.
Former minister Yoonus Khan is leading in Didwana constituency by 9,108 votes. Congress candidate Chetan Singh Chaudhary in second and Jitendra Singh of BJP is trailing in third position.
Yoonus Khan is considered close to former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who registered a win from the Jhalrapatan seat.
Another BJP rebel, Ritu Banawat, is also leading in Bayana constituency by a margin of 29,103 votes. Congress candidate Amar Singh is trailing in second place and BJP's Bachchu Singh in third position.
The election commission has declared results on seven seats. BJP has won five and Congress and Bharat Adivasi Party have won one seat each.
BJP is leading on 106 seats and Congress is leading on 72 seats.
Latest trends
MP leads
BJP - 166
Congress - 62
Rajasthan leads
BJP - 115
Congress - 70
Chhattisgarh leads
BJP - 53
Congress - 35
Telangana leads
Congress - 65
BRS - 40
Rajasthan CM Gehlot to resign
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will hand over his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra Sunday evening, sources said, after the assembly poll results showed the BJP was set to return to power in the state.
Sources said Gehlot is slated to meet the governor at 5.30 pm, according to a PTI report.
According to available counting trends in the afternoon, the BJP has won eight seats and is leading on 106, while the Congress has won one seat and is leading on 69 seats.
Polling in 199 out of 200 assembly seats in the state was held on November 25.
Latest trends
MP leads
BJP - 161
Congress - 67
Rajasthan leads
BJP - 115
Congress - 70
Chhattisgarh leads
BJP - 54
Congress - 34
Telangana leads
Congress - 65
BRS - 40