Accepting Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) defeat in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Shivraj Singh Chouhan reportedly tendered his resignation as the chief minister on Wednesday, December 12.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Ab mein mukt hoon, I am free. I have tendered my resignation to the honourable Governor. The responsibility of defeat is totally mine. I have congratulated Kamal Nath ji pic.twitter.com/Zuek1cSGGa
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2018
Speaking to ANI, Chouhan said, “I am free now. I have tendered my resignation to the honourable Governor,” adding, “The responsibility of defeat is totally mine. I have congratulated Kamal Nath ji.”
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Chouhan, however, retained his constituency Budhni by 123,492 votes. His nearest rival was Congress’ Arun S Yadav (64,493 seats). Chouhan first became M.P.’s chief minister for the first time in 2005.
Results of the poll conducted in the 230-member assembly were declared around 24 hours after counting began. Congress won 114 seats while BJP had 109 seats. The halfway mark in the state was 116. As the single-largest party, Congress is all set to form government in the state with support from independents and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
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