Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: “Getting immense love from…”, CM Chouhan as states goes under polls

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP leader and the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh before heading for casting his vote in the ongoing Assembly Elections in the state on Friday said, "There is immense excitement among people everywhere. I am getting love from Ladli Behna, children, youth and the elderly in the state..."

#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh Elections | Ahead of casting his vote, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan says "There is immense excitement among people everywhere. I am getting love from Ladli Behna, children, youth and the elderly in the state..." pic.twitter.com/WFV8WjeKbL

— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2023

Today, CM Chouhan along with his wife casted their vote in the ongoing assembly elections in the state.

मजबूत लोकतंत्र और प्रदेश के विकास के लिए...
मैंने वोट कर दिया है, आप भी अवश्य कीजिये... pic.twitter.com/khH9rAYIgK

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) November 17, 2023

Before this, the Chief Minister appealed people of the state to come out in large numbers and exercise their franchise.

Taking it to X, he tweeted, “Best wishes to all the voters of the state on the great festival of democracy...”

“'Voting' is the right and duty of every citizen. I request all my brothers, sisters and nephews and nieces of Madhya Pradesh to exercise their franchise and participate in the progress and development of the state. “First voting, then refreshments.”, he added.

लोकतंत्र के महापर्व की प्रदेश के समस्त मतदाताओं को शुभकामनाएं...

'मतदान' हर नागरिक का अधिकार एवं कर्तव्य है। मैं मध्यप्रदेश के मेरे सभी भाइयों-बहनों एवं भांजे-भांजियों से अनुरोध करता हूं कि वह अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग अवश्य करें और प्रदेश की प्रगति व विकास में सहभागी बनें।…

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) November 17, 2023

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and son of Kailash Vijayvargiya, Akash Vijayvargiya, on Friday said "We will form the government comfortably and run it efficiently".

Meanwhile, Kamal Nath, State Congress president and party's candidate from Chhindwara expressed his positive outlook regarding the Congress Party's performance in the assembly election while casting his vote on Friday and said "I have faith in the entire state that they will side with the truth. I trust the public and the voters."

"I have faith in the entire state that they will side with the truth. I trust the public and the voters. I am not Shivraj Singh, that I will say that we will win these many or that many seats. The public will decide the number of seats..." he said.

#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh Elections | State Congress president and party's candidate from Chhindwara, Kamal Nath says, "I have faith in the entire state that they will side with the truth. I trust the public, the voters. I am not Shivraj Singh that I will say that we will win these… pic.twitter.com/HtzQ2Ql0OR

— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2023

Madhya Pradesh, which is going under Assembly polls today, will decide the electoral fate of 2,533 candidates in 230 assembly seats, including political bigwigs like Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his predecessor and rival Kamal Nath, in a poll that will be a largely bipolar battle between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress.