President's rule Kailash Chandra Joshi

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in October 1977.

The Janata Party won a majority of seats and Kailash Chandra Joshi was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.

[1] The number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh were increased to 320, following the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

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