Bhopal: Rejecting that there was an anti-incumbency wave in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday thanked the people of the state as the BJP headed towards a landslide victory in the state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party seems poised to return to power in the State where it ruled for 20 years, barring a short span in 2018 when Chief Minister Kamal Nath-led Congress party was in power.
According to trends posted by the Election Commission of India at 1 pm on Sunday from the counting of votes of the Assembly polls held on November 17, the BJP was leading on 161 seats, the Congress on 66 seats and the Bahujan Samaj Party on two seats while the Bharat Adivasi Party had bagged one seat.
Responding to the latest trends, Chouhan said, “No anti-incumbency wave was there in Madhya Pradesh. There is a pro-incumbency wave in Madhya Pradesh. I thank the people of MP and promise everyone that we will fulfil our guarantees.”
Dedicating his win to the Ladli Behnas and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the MP Chief Minister said, “I dedicate this win to our Ladli Behnas and PM Modi. We will take Madhya Pradesh forward on the path of progress and development.”
