Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who relied on various welfare schemes targeting poor, to fight anti-incumbency, remained confident of a BJP victory.
Exit polls began after Assembly elections in five states concluded on November 30 The predictions in Madhya Pradesh signal a close contest with BJP getting 118-130 seats, Congress 111-121 seats and others 0-2 seats. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who relied on various welfare schemes targeting poor, to fight anti-incumbency, remained confident of a BJP victory.
“I have always said that there is no competition in Madhya Pradesh and BJP is going to get a clear majority. The love and guidance of PM Modi, the strategies of Amit Shah, the leadership of JP Nadda, the efforts of our workers and the schemes of our government made it clear that BJP is getting a majority in the state,” Chouhan said.
While, Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said, “BJP will form the govt in Madhya Pradesh comfortably, with a majority. The people of Madhya Pradesh have made up their mind that a BJP government is formed…I don’t want to comment on the exit polls but, I can assure you on December 3, a BJP government will be formed.
Meanwhile, the Congress party has largely remained unperturbed by the exit polls. Former CM Kamal Nath expressed his optimisim and said that on December 3, the public would support Congress government and prove exit polls wrong.
“I have always told you that a country is run by vision, not by television. Many exit polls have shown Congress party forming the. government while some exit polls are saying otherwise. You don’t want to let all this distract you. Like Arjun,you have to keep your eyes only on your goal. You have to concentrate your full attention on the day of counting of votes and ensure that every vote received by the Congress is counted correctly and the Congress government is formed in the state with an overwhelming majority,” Nath said on social media platform X.
While former CM Digvijay Singh said, “Exit poll results are very diverse. We cannot say anything about it. I can assure you that the Congress will get more than 130 seats in Madhya Pradesh…People want change…People are fed up with CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.”
Here are projections of multiple exit poll agencies
1. Pollstrat
BJP: 106-116 seats
Congress: 111-121 seats
Others: 0-8 seats
2. Matrize
BJP: 118-130 seats
Congress: 97-107 seats
Others: 0-2 seats
3. Axis My India
BJP: 140-162 seats
Congress: 68-90
Others: 3 seats
4. Jan Ki Baat
BJP: 100-123
Congress: 102-125
Others 0-5
5. Chanakya
BJP: 151
Congress: 74
Others 5
6. Dainik Bhaskar
BJP: 95-115
Congress: 105-120
7. C Voter
BJP: 88-112
INC: 113-137
OTH: 2-8
Of the 230 assembly seats, 47 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 35 for Scheduled Castes. A voter turnout of 76.22% was recorded in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, the highest in the state’s history. In Madhya Pradesh, Congress had won the 2018 polls. However, the BJP came back to power in 2020.