According to the latest data released by the Election Commission, the BJP is expected to have a strong showing in the Hindi heartland states, including a two-thirds majority in Madhya Pradesh and easy wins in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
Beginning at eight in the morning on Sunday, the votes in the four states that held elections last month were being counted.
In a blow to the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi, which has ruled India’s youngest state for the previous ten years, the Congress is set to win Telangana for the first time.
The BJP is leading on 163 of 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 53 of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh and 114 of 199 seats in Rajasthan.
Congress, which was seen to have an edge in Chhattisgarh, is leading on 36 seats in the state. In Madhya Pradesh, it is leading on 65 seats and in Rajasthan on 70 seats.
Rajasthan seems to have followed the over three-decade old trend of rotating governments and the Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot appears to be on its way out.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to make history in Madhya Pradesh.
