As it happened: BJP wins big in 4 states, AAP scripts history in Punjab
BJP supporters (left), Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal. Photograph: (AFP)
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10 Mar 2022, 9:20 PM (IST)
10 Mar 2022, 8:15 PM (IST)
#LIVE | How will the #ElectionResults in 5 Indian states impact the national politics?
— WION (@WIONews) March 10, 2022
Watch WION's special broadcast on #AssemblyElectionResults2022 with @MollyGambhir https://t.co/qtYK7D5Ntf
10 Mar 2022, 8:12 PM (IST)
When we formed govt in 2019 (at Centre), 'experts' said it was because of the 2017 victory (in UP)... I believe the same 'experts' will say that 2022 election result will decide the fate of 2024 national elections: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/UpU2uwyRlN
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 8:11 PM (IST)
10 Mar 2022, 7:32 PM (IST)
#WATCH | Manipur CM N Biren Singh dances with other party leaders at the party office in Imphal, as they celebrate BJP's victory in #ManipurElections2022 pic.twitter.com/D1ogcOg4Ia
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 7:11 PM (IST)
BJP national president JP Nadda reaches BJP Headquarters in Delhi.
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
The party registered victories in 4 states of Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, & Goa, for the #AssemblyElections2022 pic.twitter.com/gWb2mRnMr7
10 Mar 2022, 7:10 PM (IST)
#WATCH | I don't think he has the 'damkham'(strength) to learn from his mistakes...In UP it was said that Priyanka will infuse new life into the party, instead she destroyed it: BJP leader & Union Min Smriti Irani on Congress' Rahul Gandhi's "We'll learn from our mistakes" tweet pic.twitter.com/LOSkzqYMY9
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 6:43 PM (IST)
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami loses from Khatima Assembly constituency by a margin of 6,579 votes
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (in file pic) loses from Khatima Assembly constituency by a margin of 6,579 votes as per official EC trends. #UttarakhandElections2022 pic.twitter.com/7GlOxk61z7
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 6:15 PM (IST)
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10 Mar 2022, 5:57 PM (IST)
10 Mar 2022, 5:55 PM (IST)
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath meets supporters after victory
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath arrives at the BJP office in Lucknow; received by a huge crowd of party workers. #UttarPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/OgO9wLMMyI
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 4:05 PM (IST)
Will take oath Punjab CM from Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's village, says Bhagwant Mann
#PunjabElections2022 | I will take oath as the CM in Bhagat Singh's village Khatkarkalan, not at the Raj Bhawan: AAP's Bhagwant Mann, at Sangrur pic.twitter.com/u5yA5XsDPh
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 4:03 PM (IST)
"Humbly accept the people’s verdict," says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after losing all five states
Humbly accept the people’s verdict. Best wishes to those who have won the mandate.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 10, 2022
My gratitude to all Congress workers and volunteers for their hard work and dedication.
We will learn from this and keep working for the interests of the people of India.
10 Mar 2022, 3:21 PM (IST)
Sukhbir Singh Badal lost, Capt Sahab lost, Channi Sahab lost, Parkash Singh Badal lost, Navjot Singh Sidhu lost, Bikram Singh Majithia lost. Punjab has done amazing: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/viNxLjTFgP
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 2:28 PM (IST)
#WATCH | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Lucknow celebrate as official trends show the party sweeping elections in Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/JtsuLbriXp
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 2:27 PM (IST)
#WATCH | ...Bade Badal Sahib has lost, Sukhbir (Badal) has lost from Jalalabad, Capt has lost from Patiala, Sidhu & Majithia are also losing, Channi has lost on both the seats...says AAP's Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur as party sweeps Punjab pic.twitter.com/Wuuyq9G1qw
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 1:46 PM (IST)
#PunjabElections2022 | AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann and his mother Harpal Kaur share an emotional moment as they greet the party workers and supporters in Sangrur. pic.twitter.com/mqmDnB6g72
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 1:09 PM (IST)
The voice of the people is the voice of God …. Humbly accept the mandate of the people of Punjab …. Congratulations to Aap !!!
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 1:08 PM (IST)
#ManipurElections2022 | BJP wins 1 and leads on 21, JD(U) wins 1 and leads on 1 as per official EC trends. Counting continues. pic.twitter.com/7QVMGaZRCq
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 12:19 PM (IST)
10 Mar 2022, 12:15 PM (IST)
Gorakhpur MP and BJP leader Ravi Kishan distributes sweets as BJP sweeps Uttar Pradesh
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 10, 2022
Modi Ji's teaching that party workers, ministers should always work on the ground has brought us this win. This is the beginning of Ram Rajya, he says. #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/cFUMKio1xu
10 Mar 2022, 12:14 PM (IST)
#WATCH Punjab has accepted Kejriwal's model of governance. It has gained recognition at the national level. People in the entire country will seek this model of governance, says AAP leader Manish Sisodia pic.twitter.com/iVtBjv271Q
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 12:14 PM (IST)
#WATCH | Jubilant BJP workers play holi at party office in Lucknow & raise slogans of "UP mein ka ba? UP mein Baba", as official trends show the party sweeping #UttarPradeshElections
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 10, 2022
CM Yogi Adityanath is leading from Gorakhpur Urban by over 12,000 votes, as per latest trends. pic.twitter.com/tAmtIkG4rI
10 Mar 2022, 12:12 PM (IST)
Exultant workers & supporters of AAP celebrate by dancing & distributing sweets as the party sweeps Punjab elections with an absolute majority. Visuals from Chandigarh, Amritsar, Delhi & Nagpur#PunjabElections pic.twitter.com/3JHPnWoIEs
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 11:30 AM (IST)
BJP comfortably crosses the majority mark, now leads on 44; Congress leads on 22 as official trends for all 70 seats for #UttarakhandElections2022 come out. pic.twitter.com/OujAVD1cKc
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 11:02 AM (IST)
Official trends for all 117 seats in Punjab - AAP leading in 89 seats, Congress in 12 seats and BJP leading in 5 seats pic.twitter.com/pA5Cfwg2rm
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 10:07 AM (IST)
Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, is leading in Karhal:
In his maiden assembly election, Samajwadi Party head Akhilesh Yadav holds a large early lead of 7000 votes over the BJP candidate in Karhal.
In both seats, CM Charanjit Singh Channi is lagging:
Charanjit Singh Channi, the Punjab chief minister, is trailing in the assembly elections in Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur, the two constituencies from which he ran.
Chamkaur Sahib is a familiar territory for Channi, who has represented the constituency in the legislature for three terms since 2007.
For him, the Bhadaur seat in the Aam Aadmi Party's bastion of Malwa was new ground.
10 Mar 2022, 9:52 (IST)
- BJP crosses half-way mark in UP, with leads in over 200 seats out of 403 according to latest trends.
- As per early trends in Goa, BJP is now leading on 18 seats, Congress on 11, while TMC is leading on 5 seats.
- AAP crosses majority mark in Punjab, in early trends; CM Channi, Captain Amarinder Singh, Navjot Sidhu trailing.
10 Mar 2022, 9:24 (IST)
Public is winning', says UP Deputy CM
"Public is winning, hooliganism is losing," Deputy UP Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya tweeted today.
जनता जीत रही है गुंडागर्दी हार रही है
— Keshav Prasad Maurya (@kpmaurya1) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 8:56 (IST)
#PunjabElections2022 | Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi offers prayers in Chamkaur Sahib Gurudwara along with his family as results start pouring in for assembly elections pic.twitter.com/Tc6lFpxCp4
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 8:16 (IST)
UP election results 2022: BJP will form govt with majority, says Rajeshwar Singh, BJP candidate
The public has immense trust in PM Modi and CM Yogi; BJP will form govt with the majority in UP. We will win more seats than the last time. BJP will win Sarojini Nagar seat by 1 lakh votes: Rajeshwar Singh, BJP candidate from Sarojini Nagar in Lucknow district, ANI tweeted.
10 Mar 2022, 7:52 (IST)
Dehradun | I am confident about the victory of the Congress party in Uttarakhand. Everything will be clear in the next 2-3 hours. I have faith in the people of the state. I believe Congress will get close to 48 seats: Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat pic.twitter.com/MBHFmwnmGa
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 7:45 (IST)
Imphal | Counting of votes to begin at 8am for #ManipurElection2022, at Thoubal District Commissioner Office Complex pic.twitter.com/jEZybrYYdu
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 7:35 (IST)
The key candidates to watch in the UP election of 2022
Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban, Akhilesh Yadav from Mainpuri's Karhal, Swami Prasad Maurya from Fazilnagar, Shivpal Yadav from Jaswant Nagar, Azam Khan from Rampur, and Congress's Ajay Kumar Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj are among the prominent candidates to watch in the UP elections.
10 Mar 2022, 7:31 (IST)
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann offers prayers at gurdwara Gursagar Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
Counting of votes for 117 Assembly constituencies in Punjab will begin at 8am pic.twitter.com/a8WAwrDiDL
10 Mar 2022, 7:27 (IST)
Counting of votes for Punjab Assembly elections set to begin at 8am
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
Counting centre set up in Amritsar.#PunjabElections2022 pic.twitter.com/ewwgJBiB1p
10 Mar 2022, 7:27 (IST)
Goa set for counting of votes from 8 am; Visuals from Altinho, Panaji#GoaElections2022 pic.twitter.com/RAqSBuIGWI
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
10 Mar 2022, 7:26 (IST)
Stage set for counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 10, 2022
3-tier security in place at the counting centre with CAPF, PAC & civil police deployed. Thorough checking and frisking of polling agents, officials etc. being done before entry to the centre:ADCP West Lucknow
Visuals from Lucknow pic.twitter.com/Nzl9YTWf0N
10 Mar 2022, 7:26 (IST)
Punjab | Jalebis being prepared, flower decoration being done at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party CM candidate Bhagwant Mann, at Sangrur pic.twitter.com/xTlEzV1a9u
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022