Close fight in Madhya Pradesh; Cong leads in 111, BJP in 106

Bhopal: The BJP and the Congress are in a close fight in Madhya Pradesh as trends in all 230 Assembly seats show the opposition party having a slight edge over the ruling faction.

The Congress was leading in 111 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was ahead in 106 constituencies.

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The latest leading position shows Congress at 111, BJP 106, BSP 5, Bahujan Sangharsh Dal 1, Gondvana Gantantra Party 2, Samajwadi Party 2 and Independents at 3 seats.

The BJP under the leadership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan is seeking a fourth term in office while the Congress is making a determined bid to unseat him.

The 2013 state Assembly’s partywise position was :-BJP-165, Congress-58, BSP-4 and Independents-3.

PTI