The NDA candidate Prajwal, now in SIT custody, is pitted against Shreyas Patel of the Congress. A total of fifteen candidates including 12 independents are in the fray.
Ground realities kept shifting through the electoral process. Discontent with incumbents was manifest in the head, but the heart seemed to be asking for something else
The counting will decide the fate of several political biggies including two ex-CMs Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
Congress President Kharge urges bureaucrats to uphold Constitution, serve nation impartially during Lok Sabha vote counting, emphasizing democracy's sanctity.