<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, polling will be held tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the State Assembly By-Polls in 28 constituencies spread over 19 districts.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Voting time has also been extended by one hour in view of COVID-19.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Chief Electoral Officer of the state has appealed to voters to exercise their franchise in order to strengthen the democracy.</span><br />'' <b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></b><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, the 230-member MP Assembly currently has 201 members. Of these, BJP has 107 MLAs while Congress has 87 members. Seven members belong to other parties.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">After the by-election, 116 MLAs will be needed to remain in power for any party.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The BJP needs nine MLAs to stay in power while the Congress requires 29 legislators.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The remaining 29 seats are vacant, of which 28 will be voted tomorrow.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Joint Chief Electoral Officer Mohit Bundas informed that all necessary arrangements have been completed at polling stations for safety from COVID-19.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Care will be taken to ensure masking, use of sanitizer and thermal scanning at Polling Booths.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Circles have been made at a distance of six feet to follow social distancing at the Polling Stations.</span><br />''