The Congress and the BJP are in a close contest in Madhya Pradesh assembly election as the counting of votes entered the third hour on Tuesday. Both the Congress and the BJP are leading in 108 seats each among the total 230 in Madhya Pradesh.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leading from his seat in Budhni.
As many as 2,907 candidates were in fray for the November 28 assembly polls as Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan of BJP is attempting a fourth term in office, while challenger Congress expects to return to power after a 15-year gap.
The state polls saw a voter turnout of about 75 per cent.
Around 15,000 employees have been drafted for the counting process which will be monitored through 1,200 CCTV cameras installed at 51 centres across the state.
