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The Election Commission of India will begin counting of votes for Madhya Pradesh election results at 8 am. The exit polls have predicted a neck-and-neck battle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress for the 230-member house. Track live updates on assembly election results here.
The election was held in the state on November 28 and 75% of the 5.03 crore voters exercised their franchise. At least 2,716 candidates are contesting for the 200 seats. The Congress and BJP poll campaign was led by party president Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, respectively. The Congress had appointed veteran Kamal Nath as the Madhya Pradesh party chief in April, and named Jyotiraditya Scindia as the campaign leader. In the 2013 polls, BJP had bagged 165 seats while Congress and BSP got 58 and 4. Three seats went to the independents. The BJP has been in power in Madhya Pradesh for last 15 years.
