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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election: BJP to knock on Governor Anandiben Patel's door today to stake claim, says Rakesh Singh
In Madhya Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata party claimed it has the support of the independent candidates also.
NEW DELHI: In order to form the next government in the state of Madhya Pradesh, BJP's state unit chief Rakesh Singh said that BJP is in contact with many independent candidates and will meet Governor Anandiben Patel late on Wednesday to stake claim to form the government in the state. Earlier, Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath wrote to Governor Anandiben Patel late on Tuesday night, staking the claim in the state. From Congress, state Congress chief Kamal Nath and senior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia are vying for chief ministership.
On Twitter BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit chief, Rakesh Singh wrote -
Congress' Nath said in the letter wrote "The Congress party has emerged as the single largest party with a majority support. All the independents have in addition assured support to the Congress party 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," News agency PTI reported that as of 5.30 am on Wednesday, the results for 225 of the 230 seats have been declared. The Congress has won 112 and is leading in three seats. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 113 seats. The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has won one seat and leading in one more. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has won one seat and Independent candidates have won four. 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. Counting for the election, held on November 28, began at 8 am Tuesday. Following is the party position in the outgoing House: BJP -165, Congress - 58, BSP - four and Independents - three.प्रदेश में कांग्रेस को जनादेश नहीं है । कई निर्दलीय और अन्य भाजपा के संपर्क में हैं। कल राज्यपाल महोदया से मिलेंगे।
— Rakesh Singh (@MPRakeshSingh) December 11, 2018
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