It’s AAP in Punjab and BJP in Uttar Pradesh

The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) is heading a big win in Uttar Pradesh and AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) has scooped Punjab state assembly elections. The BJP is also ahead of Congress in Uttarakhand and Goa.

  • The BJP is looking at 250+ tally in 403-seat Uttar Pradesh, with the Samajwadi Party, a distant second. The saffron party has crossed the halfway mark
  • Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP has crossed the halfway mark in Punjab state with 80+ seats in the 117-seat assembly and the ruling Congress party is trailing with 13 seats
  • Celebrations started early for AAP’s Chief Ministerial candidate Bhagwant Singh Mann in Punjab
  • In Uttarakhand, the BJP has forged 40+ seats while Congress has just crossed 20
  • In Goa, the Congress is closing the lead with the BJP
  • The BJP is also ahead in Manipur, where a close fight was predicted in the exit polls
  • Celebrations have started at the BJP party office in Lucknow
  • The BJP is set to be the first party to get a consecutive second term in Uttar Pradesh in more than three decades
  • Congress had rushed its top leaders to the Goa, Uttarakhand, and Manipur states as there is expecting a close race