Madhya Pradesh Bypolls: BJP Leading On 1 LS, 3 Assembly Seats
- BJP leading on 1 out of 3 seats in Madhya Pradesh.
- A turnout of 50 per cent to 80 per cent was recorded during voting in the three Lok Sabha.
- 63.88% voter turnout was recorded in the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency.
Madhya Pradesh: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in all the 4 seats in Madhya Pradesh where the counting of votes was underway, early trends showed at 10 AM. The counting of votes is underway for the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly seats of Prithvipur, Raigaon (SC) and Jobat (ST) in Madhya Pradesh. The by-elections in all the 4constituencies in Madhya Pradesh was necessitated due to the demise of the sitting representatives. As many as 48 candidates are in the fray for the 4 seats.
In the bypolls on Saturday, 63.88% voter turnout was recorded in the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency while Jobat, Prithvipur and Raigaon assembly seats recorded 55.30%, 78.14% and 69.01% turnout respectively. While the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency and Raigaon assembly seat were previously with the ruling BJP, Jobat and Prithvipur were held by its arch-rival Congress. The two parties are also in a direct contest in other bypolls. Currently, the BJP enjoys a comfortable majority in the MP state assembly with 126 out of the 230 total seats while Congress holds 94 seats.
