North Vs South Divide: How 'Red diary', 'Mahadev app' helped BJP crush Cong in Hindi heartland in Assembly Polls 2023

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Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and holding a notable advantage in Chhattisgarh. Simultaneously, the Congress appeared poised to unseat the ruling party in Telangana. As Assembly Election Results 2023 were tallied for the four states, trends on the Election Commission's website show a pro-incumbency wave in BJP-led Madhya Pradesh, contrasting with an anti-incumbency sentiment in the Congress-governed states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

The elections, which set the momentum for the 2024 polls, have seen the BJP and the Congress go head-to-head in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Telangana was a direct contest between the Congress and the K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) that was hoping for a hat-trick. But, how did the BJP sweep the show in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh? Here is all you need to know.

The electoral contest went completely wrong for the Congress in Madhya Pradesh where they were pinning their hopes on a return to power. The party relied on older leaders like Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh who had no answer to BJP's grand plan for the state. Congress focused on promises and freebies, meanwhile, BJP, led by PM Narendra Modi, used social schemes.

like 'Ladli Behna,' effectively. They brought in central ministers and MPs to support their campaign. Speaking to ANI, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia credited incumbent chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan for the results showing a comfortable lead for the party in the polls.