Election Results: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted defeat in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a press conference today after poll trends indicated massive gains for his party in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. He thanked the workers of the party and launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party, the BJP. He said PM Modi hadn't delivered on the promises that he made before coming to power. After winning the polls in Telangana, TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao has said that he would work towards solving the issues faced by the farmers in the state.Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has accepted his party's defeat and has sent his resignation to the governor. He said his party will now play the role of a constructive opposition. The Mizo National Front or MNF has got majority in Mizoram, the Election Commission informed. It was the last Congress stronghold in the northeast. The Congress has started sending overtures to form the government in Rajasthan. The party is leading in the state and its Rajasthan chief Sachin Pilot has said that he is in contact with "like-minded" people. The party has taken a big lead in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, but is engaged in a close contest with the BJP in Madhya Pradesh. Mr Pilot, who is confident of getting a majority in Rajasthan, claimed today that the mandate was against the BJP because they were arrogant. Another Congress leader Ashok Gehlot lauded party president Rahul Gandhi's leadership. The final results will be announced in the evening. In Mizoram, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla lost elections in both the constituencies he was contesting from. In Telangana, KCR's supporters have started celebrating the imminent win. His daughter K Kavitha said his hard work had paid off. "We are seeing the response of the people. The hard work in four and a half years has paid off," said Ms Kavitha. "Nobody knows Telangana like KCR," she said. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reacted to the poll trends, saying demonetisation was among the many reasons behind the BJP's defeat.
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Election Results Highlights: PM Modi Accepts Defeat In Assembly Polls
Election Results 2018: Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn't fulfil the promises he made to the people of the country.
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Updated : December 12, 2018 8:32 am IST
Election Results 2018: Congress workers celebrate win at Delhi headquarters.
New Delhi:
Dec 12, 2018 08:31 (IST)
Counting ends in Madhya Pradesh, with Congress winning 114 seats and the BJP winning 109 seats
Dec 12, 2018 08:17 (IST)
Counting is still on in one seat each in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Dec 12, 2018 06:59 (IST)
Counting is still going on in three seats in Madhya Pradesh and one seat in Chhattisgarh
Dec 12, 2018 02:37 (IST)
"A new history is to begin. We have written to the Governor to seek an appointment to prove our majority in the state," Kamal Nath said in the presser
Dec 12, 2018 02:31 (IST)
Congress press conference begins after Kamal Nath seeks appointment from governor to form government
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Dec 12, 2018 02:30 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath late on Tuesday wrote to Governor Anandiben Patel, staking claim to form the government. The BJP has also sought appointment with the Governor
Dec 12, 2018 00:08 (IST)
In Rajasthan, the Congress finished just short of the majority mark. The party won 99 seats. The BJP won 73 seats.
Dec 12, 2018 00:07 (IST)
In Chhattisgarh, the Congress has won 47 out of 90 seats and is leading in 21 seats.
Dec 12, 2018 00:06 (IST)
In Mizoram, the independents won more seats than the Congress, which won only 5 seats. MNF stole the show with 26 seats in its kitty, crossing the majority mark comfortably.
Dec 12, 2018 00:04 (IST)
In Telangana, the TRS has finished with 88 seats. The Congress has won 19 seats, whereas the BJP won 1 seat.
Dec 11, 2018 23:32 (IST)
The governor house has said that an appointment will be given after the situation is made clear by the Election Commission. (Source: ANI)
Dec 11, 2018 23:23 (IST)
The Congress has written to the governor of Madhya Pradesh seeking an appointment to stake claim at the formation of government in the state.
Dec 11, 2018 22:00 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets:
- We accept the people's mandate with humility. I thank the people of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for giving us the opportunity to serve these states. The BJP Governments in these states worked tirelessly for the welfare of the people.
- Congratulations to the Congress for their victories. Congratulations to KCR Garu for the thumping win in Telangana and to the Mizo National Front (MNF) for their impressive victory in Mizoram.
- The family of BJP Karyakartas (workers) worked day and night for the state elections. I salute them for their hardwork. Victory and defeat are an integral part of life. Today's results will further our resolve to serve people and work even harder for the development of India.
Dec 11, 2018 21:56 (IST)
Three-time Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan wins
Dec 11, 2018 21:35 (IST)
Arun Jaitley speaks to media
- The 2019 election will be an election around the central government and the leadership of PM Modi, and the issue will be, will we want tried and tested sound governance or an alliance without any ideology.
- I am quite determined our cadres will introspect on the outcome and the tide will turn the other way.
- No election depends on an individual. An election depends on several factors.
- If you see Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, you will see we are fraction of a percent ahead in popular vote in MP and behind in Rajasthan.
- In Madhya Pradesh, the final jury is still out. We will wait for the last vote to be counted.
- Of course we got less seats than we expected. We did not anticipate the Chhattisgarh gap will be so large.
Dec 11, 2018 21:16 (IST)
Sachin Pilot speaks to NDTV
- Rahul Gandhi is trying to take all age groups together. People who have worked for 30-40 years, their experience needs to be taken along.
- The work is only half done. The real challenge will come 4 months later. And we are fully prepared to give the BJP a defeat.
- There are no gaps - age gaps, mind gaps. We have worked for years in public life and we know how to work collectively no matter what propaganda BJP puts out. It bothered the BJP that there were no cold wars. We have to put out energies together.
- We are meeting tomorrow to decide who does what job. All of us worked together and the credit goes to everybody.
- Our win is a clear win, there are no ifs and buts about it. Its important to remember where the BJP was five years ago. They threw all their weight.
- There has to be a meeting of minds between academics and companies to train people in the right way and make them employable.
- There is a lot of backlog and vacancies that have not been fulfilled (on Congress' plan to create jobs).
- And if we can give companies an ecosystem, they will create jobs here.
- Rajasthan is a state where a lot of attention needs to be given to job creation.
- It is a victory of the people of Rajasthan, they voted against politics of hate.
- I think it's a clear mandate in favour of the Congress party in all three states.
Dec 11, 2018 20:45 (IST)
Vasundhara Raje speaks to media
- I hope that measures we took will be taken forward by the next government.
- I want to assure the people that we will be their voice in the Vidhan Sabha.
- I want to thank the party workers and leaders who worked tirelessly.
- I also want to thank the PM, the national president, our central leadership, our state president and party workers.
Dec 11, 2018 20:40 (IST)
Here is what Rahul Gandhi, KCR, Asaduddin Owaisi and N Chandrababu Naidu said about the election result in Telangana.
Dec 11, 2018 20:37 (IST)
Dec 11, 2018 20:24 (IST)
Did the BJP misread local poll defeats?
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