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The election results to be declared on May 23-24 may alter political positions in some states, especially those in which the governments are in a minority or have barely crossed the halfway mark with outside support.The BJP has claimed that the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh doesn't have a majority anymore and has asked governor Anandiben Patel to call a special session of the state assembly. Nath, in turn, has hit back saying he is ready for a floor test . The Congress has 114 members in the 230-member assembly and is supported by four Independents, two BSP MLAs and one Samajwadi Party MLA. The BJP has 109 MLAs. With Mayawati threatening to withdraw support and exit polls predicting BJP's return to power in the Centre, political negotiations have gathered pace.The results for 22 state assembly seats along with 38 Lok Sabha seats will be out on May 23 and that could change the fate of the state government as the ruling AIADMK risks falling short of majority. The bypolls were necessitated due to the disqualification of 18 MLAs for shifting loyalties from the AIADMK after the party split following Jayalalithaa's death. The AIADMK has 113 MLAs (excluding the speaker) and the DMK 97 in the 234-member assembly. While AIADMK needs 4 seats for a comfortable majority, DMK needs 21 seats to unseat the ruling party.Results of bypolls of four assembly seats that will be declared on May 23 could change the Goa assembly equations too, especially if the BJP doesn't do well. The BJP and Congress both have 14 legislators each in the 36-member state assembly. While the former has the support of three Independents and three MLAs of Goa Forward Party, Congress counts one MLA each of NCP and MGP in the opposition.Naga People's Front, a partner in the BJP-led government in Manipur, said last week that it will pull out of the government (it has 4 MLAs) after the elections are over. BJP, however, has claimed that there is no threat to the government, for in the 60-member house; the government has 40 members. In assembly polls in 2017, Congress emerged as the single largest party with 28 MLAs. Later eight Congress MLAs left the party.Although there was no specific development in Bengaluru, political circles are speculating on whether an adverse result for the JD(S) and Congress on May 23, would mean fresh dissidence. Rebels in Congress ranks have been contained so far but have not reconciled to the coalition. HD Kumaraswamy on Monday completed one year as Karnataka chief minister, but a poor show in the Lok Sabha results could spell serious trouble for the government.