Question: Consider the following statements regarding Assembly Elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram:
- Congress-I emerged as the largest party in Madhya Pradesh with 114 seats.
- BJP with 78 seats was at second place in Rajasthan Assembly Election.
- Zoramathanga is currently serving as the 5th Chief minister of Mizoram
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 1 & 3
(c) Only 2 & 3
(d) Only 3
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- General Elections Results to the State Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana, 2O18 were announced by Election Commission of India on 11th December, 2018.
- The Assembly Elections in these states were held between November 12 and December 7,2018.
- 2018 Assembly Elections in Chhattisgarh:
- The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections for a total of 90 Assembly seats were held in two phases: the first phase of elections for 18 seats in South Chhattisgarh took place on 12 November, 2018, and the second phase of elections for the remaining 72 held on 20 November 2018.
- The Indian National Congress by winning 68 seats emerged as the largest party while its opponent Bhartiya Janata Party secured 15 seats. Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) and Bahujan Samaj Party won 5 and 2 seats respectively.
- • On 17th December 2018 Bhupesh Baghel sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in the state capital Raipur.
- 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections:
- The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections for a total of 230 Assembly seats were held on 28th November, 2018.
- The Congress-I emerged as the largest party by winning 114 seats while its opponent BJP won 109 seats. Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party and Independents secured 2, 1 and 4 seats respectively.
- On 17th December, 2018, Kamal Nath was sworn in as the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the state capital Bhopal.
- 2018 Assembly Elections in Rajasthan:
- The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections for a total of 200 Assembly Seats were held in single phase on 7th December, 2018.
- The Congress-I emerged as the largest party by winning 99 seats while its opponent BJP won 73 seats. Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and Independents secured 6, 3 and 13 seats respectively. Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Bhartiya Tribal Party won 2 seats each while Rashtriya Lok Dal won 1 seat.
- On 17th December, 2018, Ashok Gehlot sworn in as the 12th Chief Minister of Rajasthan in the state capital Jaipur.
- 2018 Mizoram Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections:
- The Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections for a total of 40 Assembly seats were held in on 28th November, 2018.
- Mizo National Front emerged as the largest party by winning 26 seats whiles its opponent Congress-I won 5 seats.
- Bharatiya Janata Party and Independent secured 1 and 8 seats respectively.
- On 15th December, 2018, Zoramathanga was sworn in as the 5th Chief Minister of Mizoram in the state capital Aizawl. Prior to this, he had served as the Chief Minister of Mizoram from December 1998 to December 2008, for two consecutive terms.
- 2018 Assembly Elections in Telangana:
- The Telangana Legislative Assembly elections for a total of 119 Assembly Seats was held on 7th December, 2018 to constitute the second Legislative Assembly since the formation of the State in 2014.
- Telangana Rashtra Samithi by winning 88 seats emerged as the largest party while its opponent Congress-I secured 19 seats All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen and Telugu Desam won 7 and 2 seats respectively. Bharatiya Janata Party, All India Forward Bloc and Independent secured 1 seat each.
- Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (abbreviated as K.C.R.) founder of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the previous Chief Minister of Telangana was re-elected as the Chief Minister.
Links:
http://eciresults.nic.in/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Rajasthan_Legislative_Assembly_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Mizoram_Legislative_Assembly_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Telangana_Legislative_Assembly_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Chhattisgarh_Legislative_Assembly_election