Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 8 December 2013 won the state assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. In Delhi assembly elections BJP emerged as the largest party and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its debut emerged as the second largest party pushing the ruling party Congress as the third party.
In Chhattisgarh, BJP won 49 seats and the opposition party Congress won 39 seats. In Madhya Pradesh the party won 161 seats, whereas the main opposition party Congress was able to secure 58 seats. In Rajasthan, BJP won on 162 seats by reducing the ruling party Congress government to 21 seats only.
Total Seats in Chhattisgarh – 90
Total Seats in Madhya Pradesh – 230
Total Seats in Rajasthan – 199
Total Seats in Delhi – 70
Results of the Assembly elections 2013 of the four states are
Chhattisgarh
Party | Seats won |
Indian National Congress | 39 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 49 |
BSP | 1 |
Others (Independent party) | 1 |
Madhya Pradesh
Party | Seats won |
Indian National Congress | 58 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 161 |
BSP | 4 |
Others (Independent party) | 3 |
Rajasthan
Party | Seats won |
Indian National Congress | 21 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 162 |
NPP | 4 |
Others (Independent party) | 12 |
Delhi
Party | Seats won |
Indian National Congress | 8 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 32 |
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 28 |
Others (Independent party) | 2 |
At present, Shivraj Singh Chouhan of BJP is the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Raman Singh of BJP is the Chief Minister in Chhattisgarh. Whereas, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is the Chief Minister of the Congress Party, the party that has faced defeat in the assembly election in 2013.
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