Ten of Mr Chouhan's ministers lost this year.
Bhopal:
Incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan successfully steered the BJP for a third consecutive term in Madhya Pradesh. The party bagged 165 of the 230 seats, a gain of almost 10 percent.
But despite the good performance, ten of Mr Chouhan's ministers lost this year.
The prominent ministers who were defeated include Atal Bihari Vajpayee's nephew Anoop Mishra, Labour Minister Jagannath Singh, Revenue Minister Karan Singh, Tourism Minister Brajendra Pratap Singh, Labour Minister Jagannath Singh, Agriculture Minister Ramkrishna Kusumaria and Public Relation and Culture Minister Lashmikant Sharma.
"The Congress candidate resorted to immoral ways to win the election. He used money power and mobilised his men to ensure his victory whereas I was asking for votes on the basis of development work that I have done. I accept the mandate," Lakshmikant Sharma told NDTV.
Senior BJP leader and former chief minister Babulal Gaur had predicted before the counting day that his party will win 143 seats and that the ministers facing criminal charges would lose.
Mr Gaur, who won his tenth consecutive election, told NDTV, "The ministers who have lost are themselves responsible for it."
The octogenarian leader, though not accurate in his prediction, blames the Congress factor more than the Modi factor for his party's performance. "We gained more seats as people are angry with the Congress not only in Madhya Pradesh but across India due to inflation and corruption," he said.
The Congress, despite an aggressive campaign under Jyotiraditya Scindi,a slipped in the tally from 71 seats to 57, with 42 of their sitting MLAs losing their seats.
Congress state vice-president Lakshman Singh told NDTV, "There is a need of de-centralisation of power for our party to perform better in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP ministers lost because of the awareness we spread against them. We did not fail to capitalise on the anti-incumbency factor against the BJP government, but the BJP did not give tickets to those MLAs who were expected to lose."
While the Congress denies that they failed to capitalise on anti-incumbency, the fact is the minsters in Madhya Pradesh lost due to a personal anti-incumbency against them. It was perhaps an opportunity wasted by the Congress for which they paid the price.
But despite the good performance, ten of Mr Chouhan's ministers lost this year.
The prominent ministers who were defeated include Atal Bihari Vajpayee's nephew Anoop Mishra, Labour Minister Jagannath Singh, Revenue Minister Karan Singh, Tourism Minister Brajendra Pratap Singh, Labour Minister Jagannath Singh, Agriculture Minister Ramkrishna Kusumaria and Public Relation and Culture Minister Lashmikant Sharma.
"The Congress candidate resorted to immoral ways to win the election. He used money power and mobilised his men to ensure his victory whereas I was asking for votes on the basis of development work that I have done. I accept the mandate," Lakshmikant Sharma told NDTV.
Senior BJP leader and former chief minister Babulal Gaur had predicted before the counting day that his party will win 143 seats and that the ministers facing criminal charges would lose.
Mr Gaur, who won his tenth consecutive election, told NDTV, "The ministers who have lost are themselves responsible for it."
The octogenarian leader, though not accurate in his prediction, blames the Congress factor more than the Modi factor for his party's performance. "We gained more seats as people are angry with the Congress not only in Madhya Pradesh but across India due to inflation and corruption," he said.
The Congress, despite an aggressive campaign under Jyotiraditya Scindi,a slipped in the tally from 71 seats to 57, with 42 of their sitting MLAs losing their seats.
Congress state vice-president Lakshman Singh told NDTV, "There is a need of de-centralisation of power for our party to perform better in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP ministers lost because of the awareness we spread against them. We did not fail to capitalise on the anti-incumbency factor against the BJP government, but the BJP did not give tickets to those MLAs who were expected to lose."
While the Congress denies that they failed to capitalise on anti-incumbency, the fact is the minsters in Madhya Pradesh lost due to a personal anti-incumbency against them. It was perhaps an opportunity wasted by the Congress for which they paid the price.
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