Chhattisgarh holds steady
What happened
Bharatiya Janata Party held on to power in Chhattisgarh, turning back a challenge that fell just short.
The BJP won 50 of the 90 seats.
That was comfortably above the 46-seat majority mark.
On vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate — the Indian National Congress trailed closely, 38.6% to 40.3%.
What changed
Rather than a change of government, this election was notable for how little changed.
The BJP returned with exactly the 50 seats it had won last time — an identical result.
Turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — slipped only slightly, moving by -0.7 pp to 70.6%.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from that election stand out.
The tightest race was in Antagarh, Chhattisgarh, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 109 votes.
At the other extreme, Marwahi, Chhattisgarh was the most lopsided contest, with the winner ahead by 34.9% of the vote.
The lowest turnout anywhere was in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, at just 29.2%.
The most crowded ballot was in Bhatgaon, Chhattisgarh, where 29 candidates stood.
The backdrop
This was still a young state, not far removed from its very first general election.