Bypolls to 28 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh were held at the instructions of the Election Commission of India, along with the Bihar election. According to the India Today-Axis My India exit poll, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh will survive with the BJP likely to bag 16-18 assembly seats. The Congress is estimated to bag 10-12 of the total 28 seats that were up for byelection in Madhya Pradesh.