NEW DELHI: Six states, including Madhya Pradesh West Bengal , Maharashtra and Odisha, will gain nearly Rs 80,000 crore from the 12 coal blocks auctioned by the government till Wednesday, helping the coal ministry to gain an edge in court cases challenging the bid process. The coal ministry expects sale proceeds of 204 coal blocks to surpass the earlier estimates of Rs 7 lakh crore though industry experts were concerned about the aggressive bidding by companies to bag the coal blocks.On day five of auction, Essar Power won the Tokisud North block while agreeing to forego mining cost and paying the host state Rs 1,110 per tonne. The block was owned previously by GVK Power and has a capacity to produce 2.8 million tonnes per annum. Other bidders were Dhariwal Infra, GMR Energy, GVK Power and Jaiprakash Associates Bidding for Gare Palma IV/5 coal block in Chhattisgarh was on at the time of going to press at a price of Rs 3,110 per tonne — highest so far any coal block. Ambuja Cement, Balco, Hindalco Industries and previous allottee Monnet Ispat & Energy were in fray for the block that has a capacity to produce one million tonnes per annum.At this price, the host state will get Rs 13,195 crore for the mine. Eleven bidders, including Reliance Cement, GMR Energy, Hindalco, Jaiprakash Associates, will cough up Rs 52,611 crore for the coal mined during the life of the auctioned blocks, coal secretary Anil Swarup said. Later in the day, the Tokisud North coal block was bagged by Essar Power promising Rs 5,768 crore more to Jharkhand.Of this, the Jaiprakash group will pay Rs 26,045 crore for two coal blocks in Madhya Pradesh – Mandla North and Amelia North – that it bagged on Monday and Tuesday. Shares of Jaiprakash Associates closed 2.7% and Jaiprakash Power Ventures rose 4.72% on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday.Besides, the 12 companies will pay Rs 8,462 crore as royalty to the state governments during the life of these mines. During the first five days of coal block auction, Madhya Pradesh emerged as the biggest gainer receiving sale proceeds of Rs 26,843 crore from three blocks, followed by West Bengal at Rs 11,203 crore from three blocks.Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court dismissed a case filed by Sarda Energy challenging the two-phased auction process saying it was not arbitrary.