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Facing the challenge of retaining the status of India's tiger state, Madhya Pradesh lost 34 big cats in 2022 as compared to just 15 in Karnataka, its nearest competitor in housing the number of tigers in the country, according to official data. The deaths were reported in the survey year for the country's tiger census, whose results will be announced later in 2023. A senior forest department official said it is a mystery as to why Madhya Pradesh has recorded higher tiger deaths than the southern state though both had almost the same number of big cats as per the 2018 count. Karnataka, home to 524 tigers as per the 2018 census, is competing with Madhya Pradesh (526) for the tag of India's tiger state'. The national tiger census is conducted once in every four years. The latest All India Tiger Estimation (AITE) was conducted in 2022 and its report is scheduled to be released this year, a forest department official said. As the country eagerly awaits findings of the quadrennial count