Assembly Polls 2023 result: Kamal Nath wins Chhindwara but BJP's 'Kamal' blooms in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Congress President Kamal Nath won by over 30000 votes from the Chhindwara constituency against BJP's Vivek Bunty Sahu on Sunday even as the saffron party was poised to retain power in the state with an emphatic win.

Bhopal:Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and state Congress President Kamal Nath won by over 30000 votes from the Chhindwara constituency against BJP's Vivek Bunty Sahu on Sunday even as the saffron party was poised to retain power in Madhya Pradesh with an emphatic win.

Rapturous celebrations broke out at the BJP office in Bhopal, while the Congress office here wore a deserted look on Sunday after the saffron party was set to register a massive win against Congress. The BJP has so far won eight seats and is ahead in 161 constituencies in MP, according to the Election Commission. The Congress has bagged one seat and is leading in 60 constituencies.

Amid the deafening sound of crackers, jubilant workers were dancing to the beating of drums as joyous scenes prevailed at the BJP office. Party leaders and workers were seen hugging one another and distributing sweets. MP BJP chief VD Sharma also joined the celebrations. He too was seen dancing with party colleagues.

In stark contrast, the Congress office bore a deserted look. Kamal Nath and senior party leader Digvijaya Singh were in the war room of their state office holding discussions at the time of filing this report. The counting process began at 8 am and postal ballots were counted for the first half an hour, a poll official said.

Polling in the single-phase elections on November 17 saw an impressive turnout of 77.82 per cent, surpassing the 2018 voting percentage of 75.63 per cent. The state electorate voted for 2,533 candidates in 230 constituencies. There were 5.59 lakh eligible voters.