Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh
Location of Madhya Pradesh (highlighted in red), within India
Elections in
Madhya Pradesh, a state in
India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The
Assembly of Madhya Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the
Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to
Article 356 of the
Indian Constitution and
President's rule may be imposed.
Major political parties over the years
While some parties are currently active in the politics of
Madhya Pradesh, some have been dissolved.
^In the elections held in the year 1967, the
INC won 167 seats but its leader
Govind Narayan Singh broke away with the party and formed the
SVD, which along with other parties formed the government with
Govind Narayan Singh as the Chief Minister