Election throwback: How Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram voted in 2018
announcing the dates for the high-stake Assembly polls in five states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. The electoral battle will begin from November 7, when voting will be held in all 40 seats of Mizoram and 20 seats of Chhattisgarh. The remaining 70 seats of Chhattisgarh, along with all 230 constituencies of Madhya Pradesh will be contested on November 17, followed by the voting in all 200 seats of Rajasthan on November 23, and all 119 seats of Telangana on November 29.
The results will be declared by the polling body on December 3. Here's a look at how the five states voted in the last Assembly elections, held in 2018. The central Indian state had voted out the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the last elections, thereby ending the 15 years of chief ministership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
In a close contest, the Congress led by Kamal Nath ended up winning 114 seats, the BJP was a close runner-up with 109 seats and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won in two constituencies. Four independents and one candidate of the Samajwadi Party (SP) were also victorious. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! In terms of vote share, however, the BJP had secured the highest electoral share of 41.02 percent, followed by the Congress which cumulatively won 40.89 percent of the votes.
With support from SP, BSP and independents, Nath succeeded in forming a government and taking oath as the chief minister. The government, however, lasted for less than 16 months as Jyotiraditya Scindia, then a Congress leader, rebelled and resigned from the party. His exit was followed by 22
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