2022 Assembly Election Results: BJP Wins UP, Goa, UK And Manipur, AAP Wins Punjab
The results of the assembly elections held in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh will be declared on March 10, 2022.
The results of the assembly elections held in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh will be declared on March 10, 2022. In the most populous state of UP, incumbent BJP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been predicted to come back to power by many post-poll surveys.
The BJP is expected to comfortably cross the majority mark of 203 seats in the 404-seat UP Vidhan Sabha.
In Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party led by Bhagwant Mann has been predicted to come to power claiming a comfortable majority in the 117 seat Vidhan Sabha.
Many pollsters have predicted a hung assembly in Uttarakhand with the incumbent BJP and Congress polling similar numbers in the 70-seat assembly.
Goa also promises to be a close race with the incumbent BJP and Congress giving each other a tough fight in the 40-seat assembly.
The BJP's N. Biren Singh is favoured to come back to power in Manipur but many pollsters predict that the BJP will fall just short of an absolute majority in the state.
Controversy erupted before counting day in UP with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of stealing VVPAT machines in the state.
The allegation was made after videos showing counting machines in trucks in Varanasi, two days before counting.
"We were getting information that a principal Secretary to the Chief Minister was calling District Magistrates, saying 'counting should be slow wherever the BJP is losing'. "Now that the EVMs have been caught, the officials will make multiple excuses," Yadav told the media.
Varanasis Commissioner Deepak Agarwal said that the vote machines in question were only for training purposes.
"If you talk about the protocol for the movement of EVMs, there was a lapse in the protocol, I accept that. But I can guarantee you, it is impossible to take away machines used in voting," Agarwal said, adding that there were CCTV cameras, security guards and political party representatives at counting centres.
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- 10 March 2022 4:04 AM GMT
BJP Leading In UP: Election Commission
The incumbent BJP is leading in 48 out of 82 seats. The Samajwadi Party leads in 24 seats with the Apna Dal (Soneylal) leading in four while the Congress, Jansatta Dal Loktantrik and Rashtriya Lok Dal leading in two seats each.
- 10 March 2022 4:02 AM GMT
AAP Leading In Punjab: Election Commission
The Election Commission's early trends show the Aam Aadmi Party leading in a whopping 54 seats out of 70. The incumbent Congress is only leading in 8 seats with the Shiromani Akali Dal leading in five and the BJP in two.
- 10 March 2022 3:55 AM GMT
Focused On Issues Over Marketing In UP, Punjab: Congress' Supriya Shrinate
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate says their control room shows some leads for Congress in UP. "We took a big chance with 40% tickets to women. What we have learned from the Punjab and UP elections is that we need to invest in marketing. We focussed on issues."
- 10 March 2022 3:25 AM GMT
Early Trends Give BJP Lead In UP, Congress Ahead In Uttarakhand, Punjab
Early trends in Uttar Pradesh give BJP the lead. NDTV reports that the incumbent government are leading in 26 of 40 seats with SP leading the other 14. In Uttarakhand, Congress leads in 8 seats with BJP close behind with 7 seats. Out of 15 seats in Punjab, Congress leads in 6 seats with the Aam Aadmi Party leading in 5.
- 10 March 2022 1:42 AM GMT
Exit Polls Predict BJP Sweep In UP, Manipur; AAP To Come To Power In Punjab
The incumbent government of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, may see a second term, if exit polls are to be believed. This would make his government the first in the state's history to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. The BJP may even retain Manipur, according to these polls.
The Congress party may lose Punjab, benefiting the Aam Aadmi Party, the state's main opposition, after internal conflict last year, where then Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh was replaced by current CM Charanjit Singh Channi. Most polls are showing that AAP has the advantage, though the quantum of this advantage differs.
The remaining two states, Uttarakhand and Goa are too close to call. Though these states have a direct fight between the Congress and the BJP, players like the Trinamool Congress and the Aam Aadmi party may play spoilsport and may eventually be kingmakers.
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