Madhya Pradesh polls: Cong ahead at least 108 seats, BJP in 111

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Former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. File Photo

Bhopal, December 11: The Congress is leading in 108 seats and the BJP in 111 seats after second round of counting in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leading in Budhni constituency after the second round of counting, an election official said.

Trends that kept fluctuation showed a race too close to call. Congress shown leading in at least 108 seats, while the BJP was shown having 111.

The counting began at 8 am.

As many as 2,907 candidates were in fray for the November 28 Assembly polls as Chouhan of the BJP is attempting a fourth term in office, while challenger Congress expects to return to power after a 15-year gap.

In 2013, the BJP had won 165 seats and the Congress bagged 58 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had won four seats while three seats were bagged by Independents. Agencies