Here is how 5 sitting chief minister are performing in their home.
Counting of votes for Assembly elections in five states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana - began at 8 am on Tuesday to decide the fate of over 8,500 candidates in 678 assembly seats. Trends after over 3 hours of voting show that Congress will be back in power in Chhattisgarh while it is likely to lose in Mizoram.
The results in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were too close to call with both the BJP and the Congress in a neck an neck fight with smaller players also sealing substantial number of seats.
The five-state polls have been billed as semi-finals before the 2019 national polls, with the Congress asserting that the mandate from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram on Tuesday would send a "clear message" against the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
While it is important for the sitting chief ministers to retain power, a win on their own seat is equally crucial.
Here are the updates on five chief minister battle on their seats:
1. Lal Thanhawla, Mizoram
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla lost from both constituencies he was contesting from. He was defeated by MNF's TJ Lalnuntluanga by 1049 votes in Champhai South. While Thanhawla polled 4163 cotes, Lalnuntluanga received 5,212 votes.
Thanhawla (5071) lost to ZPM's chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma (5481 votes) in Serchhip.
2. KCR, Telanagana
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TRS supremo and caretaker chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao wins by 58,290 votes over his nearest Congress rival Vanteru Pratap Reddy in Gajwel.
K Chandrasekhar Rao: 125444
Vanteru Pratap Reddy: 67154
3. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is leading by a margin of over 6,000 votes in Budhni constituency against Congress' Arun Subhashchandra.
Shivraj Singh Chauhan: 113894
Arun Subhashchandra: 60699
4. Vasundhara Raje, Rajasthan
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Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is leading in the Jhalrapatan constituency by over 34,980 votes. The Congress has fielded veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh from the seat.
Vasundhara Raje: 116484
Manvendra Singh: 81504
5. Raman Singh, Chhattisgarh
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Chattisgarh Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh is leading against Congress's Karuna Shukla in Rajnandgaon. As per ECI trends, Raman Singh has 52618 votes while Congress candidate has 37916 votes.
Raman Singh: 52618
Karuna Shukla: 37916
