BJP set to sweep Hindi heartland, Congress seeks solace in Telangana

New Delhi, 3/12: Six months after its rout in Karnataka elections, the Bhartiya Janata Party on Sunday appears to be pulling off a spectacular comeback to sweep Congress out of power in the three heartland states by successfully defending its government in Madhya Pradesh.and wresting back power from the Congress in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

The only face-saver for the Congress came south of the Vindhyas in Telangana where the party managed to end 10 years of Bharat Rashtra Samithi rule to consolidate its southern dominance.