Brief historical overview of Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh:
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh, established in 2000 after separating from Madhya Pradesh, witnessed four Chief Ministers. Among them, Naresh Chandra Singh, the sole tribal leader, briefly held the position. This state resulted from the BJP’s 1998 commitment, initially allocating 34 of 90 assembly seats for tribals, later adjusted to 29 after delimitation across its 33 districts.
TELANGANA
Telangana, formerly Hyderabad State, gained independence from the Nizam’s rule and merged with India in 1948. Following the States Reorganisation Committee’s recommendations, it merged with Andhra Pradesh on November 1, 1956. A Gentleman’s Agreement was signed pre-merger, ensuring safeguards for Telangana, including fair distribution of government jobs based on population strength, alternating Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from both states.
RAJASTHAN
Rajasthan is a state with a distinct history of voting out the ruling party with a five year government change. Rajasthan’s political landscape has traditionally been shaped by two influential figures from the state—Bhairon Singh Shekhawat representing the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mohan Lal Sukhadia associated with the Indian National Congress. It has seen a stable political landscape with only three Chief Ministers in the past 33 years and six (excluding one with a brief 15-day tenure) in the last 50 years.
MADHYA PRADESH
In the 2018 Madhya Pradesh elections, despite BJP’s 109 seats against Congress’ 114, BJP secured 0.13% more votes, displaying its wider popularity.
Over four elections, BJP consistently held 43%, 38%, 45%, and 41% votes, while Congress steadily improved from 32% to 41%.