assembly elections 2018

Ab ki bar, kho di sarkar: Akhilesh Yadav takes a jibe at BJP defeat in assembly polls

Mocking the saffron party, the SP chief said, "Ab ki bar, kho di sarkar (This time, they failed to form the government)."

Dec 12, 2018, 15:13 PM IST

Kamal Nath in Madhya Pradesh, Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan and Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh likely to be next CMs

Congress chief in Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath spearheaded the party's campaign in the state along with party's campaign committee head Jyotiraditya Scindia. 

Dec 12, 2018, 14:38 PM IST

Congress to take call probable CM faces in MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan on Wednesday

The Congress party is expected to take a call on its chief ministerial candidates in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. 

Dec 12, 2018, 14:14 PM IST

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kamal Nath: A look at probable Congress CM candidates in Madhya Pradesh

BJP and SP have, meanwhile, extended support to the grand old party in Madhya Pradesh after it fell short of a majority in the state by just two seats.

Dec 12, 2018, 13:44 PM IST

BSP, SP support gives Congress the majority in Madhya Pradesh

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday extended support to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh which fell short of a majority in Madhya Pradesh by just two seats. Having fallen short of a majority, Congress needed two seats to get to the magic figure of 116. 

Dec 12, 2018, 12:10 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi to have final say in who would be CMs in MP, Rajasthan

Rahul Gandhi has been tasked with choosing the CMs of Rajasthan and MP by the Congress party.

Dec 12, 2018, 12:02 PM IST

Assembly Election Results 2018: Government formation in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram

After a long drawn out counting battle on Tuesday, the Congress made inroads into Madhya Pradesh, the heartland of India, winning 114 out of 230 seats. The party will stake claim to form the government with BSP support later in the day. Congress also secured big wins in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and is set to form the governments in the two states. The party, however, lost its last Northeast bastion in Mizoram after winning just five seats. The Mizo National Front (MNF) captured the power in the Northeast state, winning in 26 of the 40 assembly constituencies. K Chandrashekhar Rao-led TRS swept the Telangana polls, decimating the Prajakutami – the grand alliance of Congress, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) – on its way.

Dec 12, 2018, 12:02 PM IST

BSP will support Congress in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh: Mayawati

The Bahujan Samaj Party won two seats in Madhya Pradesh.

Dec 12, 2018, 11:29 AM IST

TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao to take oath as Telangana Chief Minister on Thursday

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo and state caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will swear-in as the Chief Minister of Telangana on Thursday. The party swept the Telangana Assembly elections 2018, bagging 88 out of the 119 Assembly seats.

Dec 12, 2018, 10:23 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018: No clear lead, both BJP, Congress in talks with BSP

In the constantly fluctuating trends, Madhya Pradesh is turning out to be the most interesting of all election results today. The results that are constantly fluctuating between Congress and BJP. Mayawati is now being courted by both BJP and Congress in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, she had snubbed Congress's attempts at forging an alliance in the state ahead of the elections.

Dec 12, 2018, 10:10 AM IST

KCR wins by heavy margin, Congress distant second in Telangana

K Chandrashekar Rao’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) won a second straight term in India’s youngest state after scoring a landslide victory in the assembly elections. The TRS won 88 seats in the 119-member assembly.

Dec 12, 2018, 10:02 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election throws up hung Assembly, Congress edges out BJP to emerge single-largest

Congress has made a comeback in the state after a gap of 15 years. 

Dec 12, 2018, 09:03 AM IST

As Congress claims stake to form government in Madhya Pradesh, small parties and independents hold the key

The resurgent Congress made significant gains in the Assembly elections, bellowing out a blow to the BJP in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan too. 

Dec 12, 2018, 07:28 AM IST

MNF bounces back to power in Mizoram, Cong loses last bastion in Northeast

MNF president Zoramthanga accompanied by top party leaders met Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan at the Raj Bhavan here in the evening and staked claim to form the government. 

Dec 12, 2018, 00:38 AM IST

Congress ends BJP's 15-year-rule in Chhattisgarh; Raman Singh resigns

The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) of former chief minister Ajit Jogi had won two seats and was leading in three seats. Jogi's ally Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won one seat and was leading in one. 

Dec 12, 2018, 00:30 AM IST

Congress set to wrest Rajasthan, legislature party meets Wednesday to pick CM

The ruling BJP bagged 73 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party won six, Bhartiya Tribal Party won two, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party three, the CPI(M) two and the Rashtriya Lok Dal one.

Dec 12, 2018, 00:26 AM IST

Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Choudhary's take on Assembly election results 2018

Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary attempted to decode factors which led to BJP's defeat in three crucial Hindi speaking states and what the outcome of assembly elections meant for a 'resurgent' Congress party under Rahul Gandhi's leadership, in his popular TV show DNA.

Dec 12, 2018, 00:12 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Governor refuses audience to Congress, says will wait for final official results

In a letter to the MP Governor, Congress state president Kamal Nath stated that the Congress party has "emerged as the single largest party with majority support".

Dec 12, 2018, 00:06 AM IST

Congress wins Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan Assembly elections, single largest in Madhya Pradesh; TRS sweeps Telangana; MNF takes Mizoram

The most thrilling and intense battle of the day was fought in Madhya Pradesh, where both the Congress as well as the BJP were locked in a tough and nail-biting contest.

Dec 11, 2018, 22:14 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Congress, other winners in assembly elections 2018

PM Narendra Modi also said he has the highest respect for the verdict of people

Dec 11, 2018, 22:09 PM IST