Dec 11, 2018 17:23:21 (IST)
Congress surges ahead with 119 seats, BJP down to 102
After a neck-and-neck fight with the BJP, the Congress is inching towards forming a government in Madhya Pradesh.
After a neck-and-neck fight with the BJP, the Congress is inching towards forming a government in Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh, where Shivraj Singh Chouhan is seeking a fourth term, is the biggest prize in these polls. If it wins, the Congress has to face the prickly issue of who will lead the government. Its three top leaders, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia, kept a truce for the campaign.