Madhya Pradesh: the INC years, 1951–1972
16 Assembly elections · 1951–2023 · every seat count and share is read from the official record.
Madhya Pradesh has voted in 16 Assembly elections between 1951 and 2023. Indian National Congress has been the largest party in 10 of them — a long grip on the state.
Power has changed hands 7 times. The steadiest run was Indian National Congress's — the top party from 1951 to 1972 across 5 elections.
In 1993, Indian National Congress broke through — 174 of 320 seats — ending Bharatiya Janata Party's hold, which fell from 220 to 117.
In 2003, Bharatiya Janata Party broke through — 173 of 230 seats — ending Indian National Congress's hold, which fell from 172 to 38.
In 2018, Indian National Congress broke through — 114 of 230 seats — ending Bharatiya Janata Party's hold, which fell from 165 to 109.
In 2023, Bharatiya Janata Party broke through — 163 of 230 seats — ending Indian National Congress's hold, which fell from 114 to 66.
The sharpest single swing was 1977: Janata Party went from 0 to 230 seats, a gain of 230.
Janata Party's steepest fall came in 1980, from 230 seats to 2.
The closest verdict was 2018: Indian National Congress finished just 5 seats ahead of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Most recently, in 2023, Bharatiya Janata Party holds 163 of 230 seats on 49.0% of the vote — a clear majority (116).
Every time power changed hands
- 1977JNP took the house with 230 of 320, ending INC’s run (220 → 84).
- 1980INC took the house with 246 of 320, ending JNP’s run (230 → 2).
- 1990BJP took the house with 220 of 320, ending INC’s run (250 → 56).
- 1993INC took the house with 174 of 320, ending BJP’s run (220 → 117).
- 2003BJP took the house with 173 of 230, ending INC’s run (172 → 38).
- 2018INC took the house with 114 of 230, ending BJP’s run (165 → 109).
- 2023BJP took the house with 163 of 230, ending INC’s run (114 → 66).
Party identity
renames, splits and mergers along the way- Indian National Congress saw All India Trinamool Congress break away in 1998; saw Nationalist Congress Party break away in 1999; saw YSR Congress Party break away in 2011; saw NCO break away in 1969; saw INCU break away in 1979; saw ICS break away in 1978; saw BAC break away in 1966; saw UTC break away in 1969; saw HVP break away in 1996; saw AINRC break away in 2011; took in MSCP in 2014; took in ICS in 1986; took in NNO in 1976; took in HVP in 2004; took in VHP in 1978.
- Bharatiya Janata Party broke away from Janata Party in 1980.
- Janata Party saw Bharatiya Janata Party break away in 1980 (formed by former Jana Sangh bloc after the Janata Party split); saw JNPSC break away in 1979; absorbed Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1977; absorbed Swatantra Party in 1977; absorbed BLD in 1977; took in Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1977; took in Swatantra Party in 1974; took in BLD in 1977; took in NCO in 1977.