BJP wins 4 states, AAP takes Punjab
The 'double-engine' juggernaut of the BJP romped home to victory in four of the five states that had recently gone to polls in February and March 2022. Incumbent Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made history as he led the saffron party to victory in the country's most populous state a second time around.
In Punjab, theAam Aadmi Party (AAP) scripted history as it won 92 of the 117 seats that had gone to vote, ousting the Congress which was reduced to 18 seats in the state with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) far behind at 3 seats. AAP's CM nominee Bhagwant Mann is likely to be sworn in as the chief minister of the state.
In Goa, while the BJP did manage to take the lead, it fell short by one seat of having a full majority winning 20 out of 40 seats.
In Uttarakhand, the BJP managed to retain power despite having changed three chief ministers in its previous outing in the hill state. The party won 47 of the 70 seats, even as the Congress won 19 seats in the state. Chief MinisterPushkar Dhami , however, did not manage to retain his seat. Prior to Pushkar Dhami, Trivendra Singh Rawat had been appointed as the chief minister after the 2017 elections. However, he was removed after two major decisions were found to be controversial and a corruption case rang the death knell for his government. Trivendra Rawat was replaced by Tirath Singh Rawat. Tirath Rawat was removed as chief minister primarily due to his statements against women and his decision to go ahead with the Kumbh Mela in the midst of the Covid second wave.
The people of Manipur also voted in favour of the BJP, leaving Congress with only five seats in its kitty. The BJP managed to win 32 of the 60 seats in the Northeastern state, heralding a second term for sitting chief ministerN Biren Singh . All the other contesting parties managed to win seats only in single digits.
In Uttar Pradesh, even though the BJP won the state, it did so with a reduced number of seats - 255 - as compared to the 2017 when it had won 315 seats. The Samajwadi Party managed to make a comeback of sorts by gaining more than 70 seats and winning 111 seats in the state. The other major players, Congress and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) winning two and one seats, respectively.
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In Goa, while the BJP did manage to take the lead, it fell short by one seat of having a full majority winning 20 out of 40 seats.
In Uttarakhand, the BJP managed to retain power despite having changed three chief ministers in its previous outing in the hill state. The party won 47 of the 70 seats, even as the Congress won 19 seats in the state. Chief Minister
The people of Manipur also voted in favour of the BJP, leaving Congress with only five seats in its kitty. The BJP managed to win 32 of the 60 seats in the Northeastern state, heralding a second term for sitting chief minister
In Uttar Pradesh, even though the BJP won the state, it did so with a reduced number of seats - 255 - as compared to the 2017 when it had won 315 seats. The Samajwadi Party managed to make a comeback of sorts by gaining more than 70 seats and winning 111 seats in the state. The other major players, Congress and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) winning two and one seats, respectively.
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