MP bypoll result: BJP wins 19 seats of 28 seats, Shivraj Singh Chouhan retains power
BHOPAL: The BJP received 19 seats of the full 28 meeting constituencies the place bypolls had been held in Madhya Pradesh on November 7, giving it a snug majority within the House and offering stability to its eight-month-old authorities within the state. On the opposite hand, Congress has managed to safe no less than 9 seats
With this, the BJP tally has elevated to 126 within the 230-member House, which is well-above the easy majority mark of 116, with the addition of those 19 seats. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan authorities has managed to safe stability within the state. Before the bypolls, the BJP’s tally within the House stood at 107.
The outcomes have additionally come as a shot within the arm for former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who took an enormous political danger by exiting the Congress and becoming a member of the BJP in March.
With most of his loyalists profitable the November three bypolls, Scindia, a Rajya Sabha MP, will look to cement his place within the BJP.
However, in a setback to the BJP, its girls candidate and minister Imarti Devi misplaced the election from the Dabra meeting seat, based on ballot panel knowledge. Congress candidate Suresh Raje defeated Imarti Devi, thought-about a loyalist of Scindia, by a margin of seven,633 votes, an EC official mentioned.
State Congress president Kamal Nath’s ‘merchandise’ remarks on Imarti Devi throughout ballot campaigning had generated a stir and invited large criticism of the previous Chief Minister, who then needed to categorical remorse over the remark.
Of the six ministers who resigned from Congress, together with Scindia, solely Imarti Devi misplaced within the by-poll.
In March, 22 Congress MLAs, largely loyalists of Scindia, had resigned from the social gathering and the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. This led to the collapse of the Nath authorities and cleared the way in which for the BJP to once more come to energy. Scindia and his loyalists joined the BJP, with a lot of them turning into ministers within the Chouhan authorities.
Voting for by-elections on 28 constituencies was held on November three and counting of ballots was taken up on Tuesday.
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