Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP National President JP Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during celebrations after party's victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi, on Sunday, December 3. Photo: PTI
LIVE | Assembly poll results 2023: BJP now guaranteed of hat-trick in 2024, says PM Modi
"The results in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan indicate that the people of India are firmly with politics of good governance and development, which the BJP stands for," said Modi.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Assembly election results of four states – Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana. The counting of votes has begun at 8 am.
The Federal brings you all the results of these four State Assemblies, live. Mizoram Assembly poll results too were to be declared today but have been deferred by a day. The Election Commission (EC) received several representations from various quarters requesting for change in the date of counting with Sunday being of special significance for the people of Mizoram. Total seats in each state – Chhattisgarh (90), Madhya Pradesh (230), Rajasthan (199), Telangana (119).
Telangana voters, you can track the results in Telugu on The Federal Telangana website. Click here.
The Federal has extensively covered the Assembly election campaign with numerous ground reports and analyses. Read them here.
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Live Updates
- 3 Dec 2023 1:30 PM GMT
Modi arrives at BJP HQ
PM Narendra Modi at the BJP headquarters in Delhi. BJP national president JP Nadda is with Modi. Union Ministers Amit Shah, and Rajnath Singh are on stage as the BJP leaders will address party workers now after winning 3 States.
- 3 Dec 2023 1:19 PM GMT
Telangana - Latest numbers
Congress - Won: 47; Leading: 17 (Total 64)
BRS - Won: 23; Leading: 16 (Total 39)
BJP - Won: 7; Leading: 1 (Total 8)
AIMIM - Won: 2; Leading: 5 (Total 7)
- 3 Dec 2023 1:13 PM GMT
Chhattisgarh - Latest numbers
BJP - Won: 19; Leading: 35 (Total 54)
Congress - Won: 14; Leading: 22 (Total 36)
- 3 Dec 2023 1:11 PM GMT
MP - Won/Leading (Latest)
BJP - 86 won /77 leading. Total 163
Congress - 23/43. Total 66
Bharat Adivasi Party - 1
- 3 Dec 2023 1:10 PM GMT
Rajasthan: BJP gets absolute majority in 119-seat Assembly
BJP has won 104 seats and is leading in 11. Congress has bagged 60 seats and leads in 9, as per the latest results/leads available on the Election Commission (EC) website.
- 3 Dec 2023 12:44 PM GMT
Latest trends
MP leads
BJP - 163
Congress - 66
Rajasthan leads
BJP - 115
Congress - 69
Chhattisgarh leads
BJP - 55
Congress - 35
Telangana leads
Congress - 65
BRS - 39
- 3 Dec 2023 12:42 PM GMT
Amit Shah at BJP HQ
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at BJP headquarters in Delhi. PM Narendra Modi too will be there shortly.
- 3 Dec 2023 12:22 PM GMT
Several Rajasthan ministers lose
Several ministers, including Disaster Management Minister Govind Ram Meghwal, in the Ashok Gehlot government lost Assembly elections in Rajasthan.
Govind Meghwal, who was also the Congress' campaign committee chief, was defeated by BJP's Vishwanath Meghwal on Khajuwala seat.
The other Congress ministers who lost the elections included Bhanwar Singh Bhati from Kolayat seat, Shakuntala Rawat (Bansur), Vishvendra Singh (Deeg Kumher), Ramesh Chand Meena (Sapotara), Shale Mohammad (Pokaran), and Udailal Anjana (Nimbahera).
Also, some ministers, including BD Kalla (Bikaner West), Zahida Khan (Kaman), Bhajan Lal Jatav (Weir), Mamta Bhupesh (Sikrai), Parsadi Lal Meena (Lalsot), Sukhram Vishnoi (Sanchore), Ramlal Jat (Mandal), and Pramod Jain Bhaya (Anta) are trailing in the elections.
Five of the six advisors to CM Gehlot – Sanyam Lodha (Sirohi), Rajkumar Sharma (Nawalgarh), Babu Lal Nagar (Dudu), Danish Abrar and former chief secretary Niranjan Arya – are also trailing.
Gehlot and his 25 ministers, among other Congress leaders, had contested the assembly elections.
Gehlot (Sardarpura), Ashok Chandna (Hindoli), Shanti Dhariwal (Kota North), Brajendra Ola (Jhunjhunu), Subhash Garg (RLD/ Bharatpur), Murari Lal Meena (Dausa), Arjun Singh Bamaniya (Banswara) and Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya (Bagidora), are leading on their seats and set to win the polls.
- 3 Dec 2023 12:21 PM GMT
Several Rajasthan ministers lose
Several ministers, including Disaster Management Minister Govind Ram Meghwal, in the Ashok Gehlot government lost Assembly elections in Rajasthan.
Govind Meghwal, who was also the Congress' campaign committee chief, was defeated by BJP's Vishwanath Meghwal on Khajuwala seat.
The other Congress ministers who lost the elections included Bhanwar Singh Bhati from Kolayat seat, Shakuntala Rawat (Bansur), Vishvendra Singh (Deeg Kumher), Ramesh Chand Meena (Sapotara), Shale Mohammad (Pokaran), and Udailal Anjana (Nimbahera).
Also, some ministers, including BD Kalla (Bikaner West), Zahida Khan (Kaman), Bhajan Lal Jatav (Weir), Mamta Bhupesh (Sikrai), Parsadi Lal Meena (Lalsot), Sukhram Vishnoi (Sanchore), Ramlal Jat (Mandal), and Pramod Jain Bhaya (Anta) are trailing in the elections.
Five of the six advisors to CM Gehlot – Sanyam Lodha (Sirohi), Rajkumar Sharma (Nawalgarh), Babu Lal Nagar (Dudu), Danish Abrar and former chief secretary Niranjan Arya – are also trailing.
Gehlot and his 25 ministers, among other Congress leaders, had contested the assembly elections.
Gehlot (Sardarpura), Ashok Chandna (Hindoli), Shanti Dhariwal (Kota North), Brajendra Ola (Jhunjhunu), Subhash Garg (RLD/ Bharatpur), Murari Lal Meena (Dausa), Arjun Singh Bamaniya (Banswara) and Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya (Bagidora), are leading on their seats and set to win the polls.
- 3 Dec 2023 12:19 PM GMT
MP: Union minister Kulaste loses from Niwas
Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste lost from Niwas (ST) seat in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district to the Congress' Chainsingh Warkade by a margin of 9,723 votes.
Kulaste was among the three Union ministers the Bharatiya Janata Party had fielded in the Assembly polls held on November 17.
Incidentally, he has contested from Niwas three times, having won only in 1990.
He was among the three BJP MPs associated with the alleged "cash-for-vote" scandal after they waved currency notes in the Lok Sabha in July 2008 during a debate on a no-confidence motion against then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
