Here is the final tally of seats in the assembly elections of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.
A resurgent Congress has made significant gains in the Assembly elections, dealing a body blow to the BJP 3-0 in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
While it failed to reach absolute majority in Madhya Pradesh in Rajasthan, the Congress swept Chhattisgarh with over 2/3rd majority. The party will be able to easily form the government in Rajasthan, with the help of one of 13 independents or the lone MLA of Rashtriya Lok Dal which has already announced its support.
The reverses for the BJP in the Hindi heartland threw wide open the 2019 Lok Sabha elections which until a few months ago appeared to be in the grip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
The Assembly polls held for five states also saw the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) recording a landslide win for a second consecutive term and the Mizo National Front (MNF) scripting a spectacular victory dislodging the Congress in its last bastion in the Northeast to return to power after 10 years.
Buoyed by the Congress' good showing in the polls that was dubbed as a semi-final for the 2019 general elections, party president Rahul Gandhi said the outcome is a "clear message" to the Modi government that people are not happy with it and time has come for a change.
Here are the final tally of seats in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana:
1. Madhya Pradesh assembly election results live
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Madhya Pradesh Assembly poll results
Total seats: 230
BSP: 2
BJP: 109
Congress: 114
Samajwadi Party: 1
Independents: 4
The results of all 230 seats have been declared.
2. Rajasthan assembly election results live
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Rajasthan Assembly poll results: Total seats- 199/200
BSP: 06
BJP: 73
Congress: 99
Communist Party of India (Marxist): 02
Bhartiya Tribal Party: 02
Rashtriya Lok Dal: 01
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party: 03
Independent: 13
Results of all 199 seats have been declared.
3. Telangana assembly election results live
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Telangana Assembly poll results: Total seats- 119
BJP-01
Congress-19
AIMIM-07
TRS-88
Telugu Desam: 02
All India Forward Bloc: 01
Independent: 01
Results of all 119 seats have been declared.
4. Mizoram assembly election results live
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Mizoram Assembly poll results: Total seats-40
BJP-01
Congress- 05
MNF-26
Independent: 08
Results of all 40 seats have been declared.
5. Chhattisgarh assembly election results live
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Chhattisgarh Assembly poll results: Total seats - 90 - Status at 8 am
BSP-02
BJP- 15
Congress- 68 (67 won, 1 leading)
JCC(J)-05
Results of 89 seats have been declared.
