NEW DELHI: Counting of votes for assembly election results is underway in five states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.The Congress on Tuesday hailed its good showing in assembly polls + in three Hindi heartland states.
The Congress appeared set to wrest Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the BJP, which was trailing marginally in Madhya Pradesh in a cliffhanger. While Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has won inTelangana, the Mizo National Front (MNF) is set to form government in Mizoram, wresting the state from Congress.
In the multi-phase polling, Chhattisgarh voted on November 12 (18 seats) and November 20 (72 seats); Madhya Pradesh (230 seats) and Mizoram (40 seats) on November 28; and Rajasthan (199 seats) and Telangana (119 seats) on December 7.
Here are the key highlights:
Madhya Pradesh: Congress party sought an appointment late tonight with the governor to stake their claims to form the government in Madhya Pradesh. The party has sought appointment by sending an email and a fax too.
Over 8,500 candidates are in fray in five states and their electoral fate is currently sealed in over 1.74 lakh EVMs, stored in over 670 strongrooms.
A total of 678 assembly seats across five states went for polls, after polling was countermanded in one seat in Rajasthan due to death of acandidate.
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