Defying many ground analyses, opinion and exit polls, the ruling BJP surged towards a massive victory in Madhya Pradesh, looking set to touch the 165 seats mark that it achieved in 2013.
On whether Chouhan will be CM again, P Muralidhar Rao says: "Every aspect of the situation is before the parliamentary board under the leadership of Modiji. Under his guidance, any decision would be better"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal, his constant invocation of larger wholes, resonate from national to regional to local. Losing in three, a diminishing Congress has been handed over one victory, it needs to own it
How does the common man judge which exit poll is most reliable? What goes behind the making of an exit poll? Sanjay Kumar, Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), explains.
Voting will be held at booth number 3 under polling centre number 71 at Kishupura between 7 am and 6 pm, it said, adding that indelible ink will be applied on the middle finger of voters.