new Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was beating the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the politically important state of Uttar Pradesh, amid the counting of votes cast for the assembly elections held in five states of the country on Thursday. The Aadmi Party (AAP) seems to be moving towards a historic victory in Punjab.
As per the trend of counting of votes, BJP has also made lead in Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. All eyes are on the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is trying to capture power for the second time in a row. As per the available trend of 368 seats out of the total 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh, the ruling party is leading in 236 seats, while Akhilesh Yadav-led SP, which managed to garner huge crowds in the election campaign rallies, is leading in 97 seats. . Apart from this, Apna Dal (Sonelal), an ally of the saffron party, is leading in nine seats.
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Congress is leading in four and BSP on three seats. The BJP was projected to get 42.8 percent and the SP 31.1 percent in the state. There are 80 Lok Sabha seats in this state. These assembly elections, held before the general elections to be held two years later, are considered important. In these elections, AAP also seems to be able to consolidate its hold outside Delhi.
The party led by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is leading in 89 of the 117 seats in Punjab, according to trends on the Election Commission website. Congress is second with a lead in 13 seats. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is leading in seven and BJP on five seats. Apart from this, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal in Punjab and Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur assembly seats in Jalalabad seat, including Congress leader and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, are trailing in their respective seats.
In Goa, the ruling party is leading in 18 out of 40 seats, while its nearest rival Congress is leading in 12 seats. As per the trends so far, Maharashtra Gomantak Party (MGP) is likely to play a key role in government formation. Currently, MGP is leading on six seats. Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are leading in one seat each, while independent candidates are leading in three seats.
According to the trends obtained so far in Uttarakhand of 63 seats out of 70 seats, BJP is ahead on 44 seats and Congress is ahead in 15 seats. In Uttarakhand, Congress general secretary and state election campaign committee chairman Harish Rawat is trailing behind BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht in Lalkuan seat.
BJP leader and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is also trailing in Khatima seat. As per the available trends of 37 out of 60 seats in Manipur, BJP is ahead in 15 and Congress on five seats. The National People’s Party is leading in seven seats and the Naga People’s Front in five. (agency)