A look at the seats held and gained by parties across the three States – Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh – shows that the BJP gained 170 seats from the Congress while the Congress gained only 52 seats from the BJP.
The following tables show the gains and holds of various parties. A gain is when a party wins a seat in 2023 that was previously held by another party in 2018. A hold is when a party wins a seat in 2023 that it previously won in 2018.
Table 1 shows the seats gained and held by the BJP and INC+ in Rajasthan in 2023 compared to 2018 elections.
- Of the 115 seats won/led by the BJP in Rajasthan in 2023, 56 were gained from the Congress while 44 seats were held (won by BJP in 2018 too). Of the 70 seats won/led by the Congress alliance till now, 25 were gained from the BJP and 36 were held (won by Congress in 2018 too).
Table 2 shows the seats gained and held by parties in Chhattisgarh in 2023 compared to 2018 elections.
- Of the 54 seats won/led by the BJP in 2023, 43 were gained from the Congress. Of the 35 seats won/led by the Congress, only seven were gained from the BJP.
Table 3 shows the seats gained and held by parties in Madhya Pradesh in 2023 compared to 2018 elections.
- Of the 164 seats won/led by the BJP in 2023, 71 were gained from the Congress while 89 were held. Of the 65 seats won/led by the Congress, only 20 were gained from the BJP.
Table 4 shows the seats gained and held by parties in Telangana in 2023 compared to 2018 elections.
- In Telangana, of the 65 seats won/led by the Congress in 2023, 47 seats were gained from the BRS, while 14 seats were held. Of the 39 seats won/led by the BRS, only 5 were gained from the Congress, whereas 34 were held (won by BRS in 2018 too).
Published - December 03, 2023 04:25 pm IST
