Assembly elections 2018: full schedule for Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram

Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram are heading into assembly elections in late 2018, a round billed as a semi-final before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The contest pits the BJP against the opposition, and the key dates for each state are set out below.

The political backdrop

The BJP governs the three Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, having swept them last time in a campaign led by Narendra Modi, then Gujarat Chief Minister and the party’s prime ministerial candidate. In Mizoram, the Congress won 35 of the 40 seats in the previous election. Telangana, which became India’s 29th state in 2014, is voting earlier than scheduled.

State-by-state dates

• Rajasthan: scrutiny of nominations on 20 November; withdrawals until 22 November; polling on Friday 7 December; counting on 11 December; process to be completed by 13 December.
• Madhya Pradesh: nominations close on 9 November; scrutiny on 12 November; withdrawals until 14 November; polling on Wednesday 28 November.
• Chhattisgarh, first phase (18 seats): nominations from 16 October, closing 23 October; scrutiny on 24 October; withdrawals until 26 October; polling on Monday 12 November.
• Chhattisgarh, second phase (72 seats): nominations from 26 October, closing 2 November; scrutiny on 3 November; withdrawals until 5 November; polling on Tuesday 20 November. Counting for both phases is on 11 December.
• Telangana: nominations from 12 November, closing 19 November; scrutiny on 20 November; withdrawals until 22 November; polling on 7 December; counting on 11 December.
• Mizoram: nominations from 2 November, closing 9 November; scrutiny on 12 November; withdrawals until 14 November; polling on 28 November; counting on 11 December.

In each state the election process is to be completed by 13 December 2018.

What happened next

The Congress won Madhya Pradesh (114 seats), Rajasthan (99 of the 199 seats that voted) and Chhattisgarh (68), with Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel becoming chief ministers. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi won 88 seats in Telangana, where K. Chandrasekhar Rao stayed on as Chief Minister, and the Mizo National Front won 26 seats in Mizoram, where Zoramthanga took office.

See also: Elections

Originally published on 27 October 2018. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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