As it happened: BJP wins big in 4 states, AAP scripts history in Punjab

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Out of 117 seats, the Aam Aadmi Party wins 92 seats, Congress gets 18 and Bharatiya Janata Party grabs only two seats Shiromani Akali Dal got only 3 seats, and one seat each was won by an independent candidate & BSP.

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GOA RESULTS

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to meet Goa Governor P.S.Sreedharan Pillai today to stake claim for government formation in the state.

As per results data posted by the Election Commission as of 11 am, the BJP is leading in well more than half the seats in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP-102, Samajwadi Party-46, Apna Dal-5, INC-4, as per early trends (Source: Election Commission)

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.

As per results data posted by the Election Commission as of 9:45 am, the Aam Aadmi Party is leading in well more than half the seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly. 

1. BJP crosses half-way mark in UP, with leads in over 200 seats out of 403 according to latest trends.
    
2. As per early trends in Goa, BJP is now leading on 18 seats, Congress on 11, while TMC is leading on 5 seats.
    
3. AAP crosses majority mark in Punjab, in early trends; CM Channi, Captain Amarinder Singh, Navjot Sidhu trailing.

Punjab Election Result 2022: Navjot Singh Sidhu trails at third position in Amritsar East, AAP leads on 50 seats.

In Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur, the BJP is hoping to keep power.

The ruling Congress party in Punjab is up against a major challenge.

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.

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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.