Election Results 2023: Postal Ballots Brought At Counting Centres Amid Tight Security. IN PICS

Counting of votes polled in elections to four states -- Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan -- have begun amid tight security.

Security checks begin ahead of vote counting as counting officials arrive at the counting centres at dawn.

Policemen conduct security checks of a car arriving at a counting centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. (Source: ANI)

Counting officials arrive at a Chhindwara counting centre before the counting of the votes in Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. (Source: ANI)

Security stepped up at the counting centre in Hyderabad before the counting of votes begin for Telangana Assembly Election. (Source: ANI)

Policewomen check the bag of a counting official before the vote counts start for Telangana Assembly Election. (Source: ANI)

Congress supporters gather outside the Congress office and burst crackers ahead of the Assembly Election results. (Source: ANI)

Congress party supporters celebrate with firecrackers before the counting of votes outside the Delhi party office. (Source: ANI)