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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: Congress yet to decide CM face, Surjewala says process ongoing

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath wrote to Governor Anandiben Patel, staking claim to form the government in the state

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: Congress yet to decide CM face, Surjewala says process ongoing

Five-member Congress delegation meets Governor Anandiben Patel to stake claim to form government in Madhya Pradesh (Photo Source: ANI)

The verdict in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections is finally out. The Congress party has emerged victorious winning 114 seats, just two short of the majority mark in the 230-member Assembly. For the Congress to form the government, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party can play kingmakers. Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav’s parties have two and one seats, respectively. The four Independents could also be a key factor in the government formation. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was ousted from the power as they managed to get only 109 seats. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan won from his Budhni constituency with 1,23,492 votes. As many as 12 ministers from the previous BJP government lost their respective constituencies. Chouhan has been ruling the state since 2005. 

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Here are the LIVE updates:

10:32 pm: Congress will start process of loan waiver, process of creating new employment opportunities and reconstruction of these states in accordance with people's wish, says Surjewala.

10:30 pm: Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, "After consulting everybody we will give a CM candidate and a government that truly reflects will of people of these 3 states (Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh)".

10:20 pm: No decision on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister today, say reports.

08:20 pm: A five-member delegation of the Congress, including Kamal Nath, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh, met Governor Anandiben Patel to stake their claim to form government in Madhya Pradesh.

06:36 pm: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia tweeted after Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting on Wednesday. Scindia says that he will abide by the decision which will be taken by the High Command on chief ministerial face.

06.39 pm: All the MLAs have unanimously decided that a decision on the Chief Minister (of Madhya Pradesh) will be taken by Rahul Gandhi ji, says Shobha Oza, Congress in Bhopal.

06.25 pm: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia proposed Kamal Nath's name for the chief ministerial post at Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting, say sources. 

06.20 pm: Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting is over, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath is likely to be the next Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi will announce the name at 8 pm on Wednesday. 

06.01 pm: The official announcement is likely to be at 8 pm.  

06.00 pm: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath is likely to be the next Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh after legislative party chooses him: Sources 

05:23 pm: Talking about Assembly Elections Results in Madhya Pradesh, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav sais, "We didn't perform well but we would like to thank the public of Madhya Pradesh for supporting us. We have decided to support Congress in MP. BJP has spread hatred and deceived public, they will be given an answer in Lok Sabha elections".

05:21 pm: Latest visuals from the Congress Legislative Party meeting in Bhopal:

04:12 pm: Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia wave at the crowd at Congress office in Bhopal. They are participating in the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting.

04:08 pm: Congress MLAs' meeting begins at 4 pm on Wednesday.

04:07 pm: Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia received Observer AK Antony at the Bhopal Airport in Madhya Pradesh.

04:02 pm: Even Opposition BJP is also strong in Madhya Pradesh. We have 109 MLAs. Our responsibility is to cooperate the government and check if it's doing its job properly, says former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

03.29 pm: I have felt the people's pain, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

03.27 pm: Served the best I could, says outgoing chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. 

03.26 pm: Not staking claim to form government, says outgoing chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

03.25 pm: Will carry on with our work, says BJP.

02.30 pm: Congress Legislative Party to meet at 4 pm.

02.12 pm: “I am willing to take the chief minister’s responsibility. It will be a privilege if I get ,” Jyotiraditya Scindia tells News18.

02.00 pm: Kamal Nath visits former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as a courtesy call.

01.18 pm: Narendra Saluja, Congress after meeting MP Governor: We have met Governor and staked claim to form Govt, we have the support of 121 MLAs, the situation is clear.

01.10 pm: Visuals of Congress workers celebration from Bhopal.

12.05 pm: Digvijaya Singh, Kamal Nath have reached the Raj Bhawan to meet the governor.

11.45 am: At 1 pm, Kamal Nath will meet former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as a courtesy visit. At 4 pm, we have a meeting of party MLAs and AK Antony is coming as an observer and after that we will put in a word with Rahul Ji, says Congress' Shobha Oza.

11.42 am: Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Na haar mein, na jeet mein, kinchit nahin bhaybhit main, kartavya path par jo bhi mile, yeh bhi sahi woh bhi sahi.

11.40 am: "I am free. I have tendered my resignation to the honourable Governor. The responsibility of defeat is totally mine. I have congratulated Kamal Nath ji," says Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Ab mein mukt hoon, I am free. I have tendered my resignation to the honourable Governor. The responsibility of defeat is totally mine. I have congratulated Kamal Nath ji pic.twitter.com/Zuek1cSGGa

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2018

11.24 am: Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrives at Raj Bhawan to tender his resignation to the Governor.

11.12 am: Governor Anandiben Patel invites Congress at 12 pm. Shivraj Singh Chouhan to resign.

11.07 am: Independent MLA Kedar Chidabhai Dawar says that he will support the Congress party, reports CNN News18. 

10.57 am: With BSP's support, the Congress will now have the required majority to form the government. 

10.55 am: Congress delegation to meet Madhya Pradesh Governor at 12 noon to stake claim to form the government.

10.49 am: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also extends support to the Congress.

1041 am: "Even though we don't agree with many of Congress's policies we have agreed to support them in Madhya Pradesh and if need be in Rajasthan," Mayawati says.

10:40 am: Mayawati offers support to Congress in Madhya Pradesh to keep the BJP out of the power.

10.25 am: Four independent MLAs have promised to support us, Kamal Nath tells CNN News18. 

10.12 am: Meeting of BJP leaders is underway at Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence in Bhopal. Kailash Vijayvargiya, Rakesh Singh, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and Narendra Singh Tomar are present at the meeting. Rakesh Singh had on Tuesday night said that the Congress doesn't have a majority in the state and that some of the Independents were in talks with the BJP. They will meet Governor Anandiben Patel today.

10.00 am: Congress is all set to dislodge 15 years of BJP rule in Madhya Pradesh after winning 114 seats -- two short of majority mark -- in the 230-member Assembly.

08.50 am: : Congress leader Anand Sharma plays the drum during Congress celebrations at Delhi's Lodhi Garden.

08.40 am: Congress workers celebrate at Delhi's Lodhi Garden.



08.33 am: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has won from his traditional Budhni seat by a margin of 58,999 votes, defeating former Union minister and senior Congress leader Arun Yadav.

08.30 am: Madhya Pradesh counting concludes, final ECI results - Congress 114, BJP 109, SP-1, BSP-2 and Independents-4

On Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath wrote to Governor Anandiben Patel, staking claim to form the government in the state. The party claimed it had the support of the Independent candidates also. "The Congress party has emerged as the single largest party with a majority support.

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"As the president of Pradesh Congress Committee, I seek an appointment with your Excellency late tonight, as soon as the results are officially declared along with my senior leaders to apprise you and seek your permission to form government in the state of Madhya Pradesh," Kamal Nath wrote in the letter.

On Tuesday night, Congress president Rahul Gandhi had declared victory in Madhya Pradesh, saying it was time for a change and that the party would take forward the development work. "This is a victory of Congress workers, small traders, farmers. This is a big responsibility for Congress party and we will work on this... We are going to provide these states a vision. We are going to provide these states a government that they can be proud of," Rahul Gandhi said at a press conference.

The election was held in Madhya Pradesh on November 28 and 75 per cent of the state's 5.03 crore voters exercised their franchise, with around 1.64 lakh people having voted on an average in each constituency. In the previous election in 2013, the BJP had won 165 seats while the Congress got 58.

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