Congratulatory Poster Up, But Kamal Nath Trails In His Own Seat
NDTV
Election Results: The early leads for the constituency reflect those across the state, where the BJP seems headed for a clear majority.
Even as a poster congratulating Kamal Nath for becoming the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh has been put up at the Congress office in Bhopal, it is now emerging that the party's state unit chief is trailing in his bastion of Chhindwara. Mr Nath has won from the Chhindwara Lok Sabha Constituency multiple times since 1998 but early leads indicate that he may lose from the Assembly seat this time.
The early leads for the constituency reflect those across the state, where the BJP seems headed for a clear majority.
Mr Nath, who has been confident of a Congress victory in the state, continued to stay that way on Sunday. "I have not seen any trends... don't need to look till 11 am. I am very confident, I trust the voters..." he told news agency ANI shortly after counting of votes began.
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