Counting of votes in assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana began on Sunday as the BJP and the Congress gear up for the crucial semifinal ahead of the final of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The outcome of the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana elections will decide Congress’s seat-sharing with INDIA parties.
The counting of Mizoram was also scheduled to take place on December 3 but was deferred to December 4 as Sunday holds a special significance for the people of Mizoram, a Christian-majority state.
Among the rest four states, the Congress is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and the BJP is in Madhya Pradesh. With tough fights predicted in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, the Congress is looking for an easy win in Chhattisgarh. Among the 90 assembly seats of Chhattisgarh, Korba seat is also very important. This assembly seat located in the north of the state is unreserved. There has always been a close contest on this seat between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. However, Congress has been winning this seat for the last three elections.
Talking about the current situation, after the first round of Korba Assembly, Korba MLA and Revenue Minister Jai Singh Aggarwal is trailing by 900 votes. BJP candidate Lakhan Lal Dewangan is leading from this assembly seat.
K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is in power in Telangana. Congress said their candidates in Telangana have received calls straight from KCR indicating the possibility of post-poll dramatic developments in the state.
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