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UP Assembly election results: BJP workers at the Lucknow office celebrate the party’s victory
Lucknow:
The BJP registered a big win in Uttar Pradesh and has already crossed the 260 mark, according to latest trends. The party is firmly ahead of Samajwadi Party and Yogi Adityanath is set for a second consecutive term as Chief Minister. The majority mark in the 403-member legislative assembly is 202. In the latest trends, the ruling party was ahead in 268 seats, while the Samajwadi Party, whose leader Akhilesh Yadav attracted huge crowds at his campaign rallies, was trailing behind with leads in 130 seats.
Among those leading are Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur, Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal, Shivpal Yadav from Jaswant Nagar, and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu.
This will be the first time since 1985 that a ruling party will return to power in Uttar Pradesh.
The counting of votes started at 8 am with postal ballots. The counting of electronic voting machines (EVM) will begin at 8.30 am.
The UP polls are being seen are an indicator of the national mood ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Along with Uttar Pradesh, votes are being counted in four other states – Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand.
Here are the LIVE updates on Uttar Pradesh Election Results:
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“BJPs’ model of development, vikas and good governance has been successful in UP and its population of over 250 million people (25 crore people). This along with the fact that BJP takes along all sections of society. We believe in Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwaas. The people have seen this and trusted us once again. They have taken a stand to defeat ‘parivaarvaad’, ‘vanshwaad’, mafia-waad,” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said while addressing BJP workers.
Uttar Pradesh results: Yogi Adityanath thanks election officials for peaceful polls
“For the first time, elections that took place peacefully in 7 phases, has re-elected a government with such a tremendous mandate. I congratulate the Election Commission and to all those officials who ensured that the elections happened peacefully and at a time of COVID-19. They have done a stellar job. I would also like to thank the Prime Minister, Home Minister and the BJP President and all the workers of BJP for their love, support and guidance,” Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said after the results emerged.
The BJP is looking at a 260-plus tally in 403-seat Uttar Pradesh, with the Samajwadi Party, its main challenger, a distant second, election results show. The party is ahead in 267 seats while the SP is likely to win in 131 seats.
Uttar Pradesh results: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wins Gorakhpur Urban seat
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath won the Gorakhpur Urban seat with a margin of over 1 lakh votes.
The BJP’s victory in the assembly polls on Thursday has put the party on a stronger wicket for the election for the post of President expected later this year.
The big victory for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh has given Prime Minister Narendra Modi a free hand to decide on the successor to President Ram Nath Kovind, who will complete his tenure on July 24, 2022, political analysts said.
UP Electio Results: UP minister on BJP’s win
Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress have shrunk further, and are now irrelevant. The BSP contested 403 seats, is leading in 1. The Congress contested 399, is leading in 2 seats.
With the BJP looking set to secure a straight second term in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday appeared to have successfully busted what was dubbed as the “Noida Jinx”.
Adityanath also looked set for a victory from Gorakhpur Urban seat while all three BJP candidates in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, appeared set for win, according to poll trends.
Noida, Dadri and Jewar Assembly constituencies fall in the district.
A myth was nurtured for nearly three decades that any chief minister of Uttar Pradesh who visited Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district was doomed to go out of power.
In the UP Election 2022, the biggest loss has been for Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party. BSP had won 206 seats in the 2017 polls with a vote share of 30%. The party is currently leading in only 1 seat and the vote share has come down to 12.8%
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the party humbly accepts the people’s verdict in the assembly polls and will learn from it.
The party, he said, will continue to work for the interests of the people of the country.
The Samajwadi Party on Thursday alleged that the ruling BJP is spreading rumours of its victory in the UP Assembly polls and claimed that after the declaration of the final results, it will form next government in the state.
The BJP alliance, as per latest trends is leading in 264 seats while the SP combine is ahead on 133 seats.
The Samajwadi Party is ahead of BJP on the three seats in Lucknow – Lucknow North, Lucknow Central and Mohanlalganj.
In Lucknow North, SP’s candidate Pooja Shukla has taken a lead of over 22,000 votes against BJP’s sitting MLA Neeraj Bora. Ms Shukla is a former student leader and leader of SP’s Yuvjan Sabha, who is making her debut in mainstream politics.
The BJP has shored up 44.6 per cent of the vote, data at 2 pm showed – a significant 5 per cent improvement over the 2017 elections.
Uttar Pradesh results: BJP break 35-year-old jinx
This will be the first time since 1985 that a ruling party will return to power in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was heading for a landslide victory and leading by around 31,000 votes from Gorakhpur Urban seat on Thursday.
According to updated Election Commission figures, Adityanath has secured 47,427 votes while his nearest rival, Samajwadi Party’s Subhawati Shukla, bagged 16,427 votes.
BJP’s Dhirendra Singh was leading from Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradeh on Thursday by a margin of over 20,000 votes.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was heading for a landslide victory and leading by around 15,000 votes from Gorakhpur Urban seat on Thursday.
Mr Adityanath has secured 21,221 votes while his nearest rival Samajwadi Party’s Subhawati Shukla had got 6,628 votes.
The BJP is heading for a big win in Uttar Pradesh and has crossed the 270 mark in latest trends. The party is firmly ahead of Samajwadi Party and seems set for a second consecutive term.
Uttar Pradesh election results: BJP’s Pankaj Singh leading in Noida
BJP’s Pankaj Singh is leading from Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh by nearly 60,000 votes, according to poll trends.Singh, the son of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was leading over his nearest rival Samajwadi Party’s Sunil Chaudhary by 59,387 votes at 12.15 pm.
The Election Commission today lifted the ban on victory processions during the counting of votes and declaration of results in the five states where elections were held recently.
In a statement, the poll panel said keeping in mind the current status of COVID-19 in these states, it has “decided to relax the guidelines on victory processions during and after the counting and has withdrawn the blanket ban on victory procession.”
With the BJP leaving its rivals comfortably behind in states like Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the initial rounds of vote counting, its leaders credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance model for the expected win and said “new history” is being created in UP.
Party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi asserted that people have expressed their faith in the policies ushered in by PM Modi.
Uttar Pradesh results: BJP leads in 270 seats, Samajwadi ahead in 123
In the latest trends, the ruling party was ahead in 270 seats, comfortably over the halfway mark, while the Samajwadi Party, whose leader Akhilesh Yadav attracted huge crowds at his campaign rallies, was trailing behind with leads in 123 seats.
Akhilesh Yadav Leading in Karhal
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav maintained his lead from Karhal constituency of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, according to latest poll trends. Mr Yadav secured 29,708 votes so far while his nearest rival Union Minister SP Singh Baghel got 10,763 votes.
Uttar Pradesh results: Yogi Adityanath leading on Gorakhpur Urban seat
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is leading from Gorakhpur Urban Assembly constituency. Mr Adityanath ahead of Samajwadi Party candidate Subhawati Upendra Dutt Shukla by over 8,000 votes.
Election results: BJP heading for a big win in Uttar Pradesh
The BJP is heading for a big win in Uttar Pradesh in mega elections seen as the semi-final before the 2024 national election.
UP Results: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya leading from Sirathu
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is leading from Sirathu seat by over 800 votes on Thursday, according to poll trends.
Senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan is leading in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur constituency by about 4000 votes, according to poll trends.
After the initial round of counting, Azam got 5,090 votes while his BJP rival Akash Saxena got 1,006 votes, according to the EC.
Shivpal Yadav, who has been given ticket by Samajwadi Party, trails from Jaswantnagar Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, as per EC trends
The BJP is looking at a 250-plus tally in 403-seat Uttar Pradesh, with the Samajwadi Party, its main challenger, a distant second.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is leading from Karhal constituency of Uttar Pradesh, according to initial poll trends.
Mr Yadav has secured 7,298 votes so far while his nearest rival Union Minister SP Singh Baghel has got 504 votes, according to the Election Commission.
Karhal seat is considered as a stronghold of the SP.
Election Results: Yogi Adityanath Leads
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is currently leading from the Gorakhpur Urban seat.
Election results: BJP ahead on 45 seats, Samajwadi leads in 21
The BJP is ahead of the Samajwadi Party according to early trends. The Bharatiya Janata Party currenty has a lead on 45 seats, while the Samajwadi Party is ahead on 21.
Pulic winning, hooliganism losing, says UP Minister
“Public is winning, hooliganism is losing,” Deputy Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya tweeted today.
A three-layer security has been set up in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. This includes the central police forces, provincial armed constabulary and the state police. the official said.
Police said 250 CAPF companies have been deployed. A CAPF company usually has around 70-80 personnel.
Uttar Pradesh Results: BJP ahead in early leads
As the counting of votes began in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is ahead on 6 seats, while Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party is leading on two.
The counting of votes has started with postal ballots. The counting of electronic voting machines (EVM) will begin at 8.30 am.
The BJP is hoping to retain power in four states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. In Punjab, the ruling Congress faces a big test.
The exit polls have predicted a second consecutive term for the Bharatiya Janata Party with most of them stating that the party’s tally would be less than that in 2017 elections when it registered a landslide win.
The majority mark in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly is 202.
Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a multi-cornered contest with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as prime contenders.
Live Uttar Pradesh Election Results: The elections in UP – which were contested in 403 assembly constituencies – are being seen as a major indicator of national mood ahead of the next general elections in 2024.
Election 2022: The UP polls – spanning over a period of two months – saw a high-octane campaign by the political parties.
Uttar Pradesh Election Results: The elections in Uttar Pradesh were were held in seven phases starting last month.
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