By 12 p.m. on Sunday, the BJP’s campaign song “M.P. ke mann me Modi hai, Modi ke mann me M.P.” was played near the lawns of the party’s State headquarters in Bhopal with leaders and workers dancing to it. The scent of a massive win was in the air and in contrast, the State Congress office wore a deserted look with mediapersons outnumbering party workers.
Out of the 230 Assembly seats of Madhya Pradesh, the BJP won 164, restricting the Congress to 65 seats. One seat went to the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP). The BJP’s performance not only stunned the Congress but also many political observers who had predicted a closer fight between the two parties.
