KEY HIGHLIGHTS
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Goa Voters Will Repent For Giving A Fractured Mandate: Parsekar
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Election Commission Debunks Mayawati's EVM Tampering Theory
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FM Arun Jaitley Comments On BJP's Victory In UP And Uttarakhand
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Former FM Chidambaram Comments On PM Narendra Modi
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Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat Submits His Resignation As Chief Minister
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar On The Fractured Mandate In Goa
Don't Write The Opposition Off, Says Anil Singhvi Of Ican Investment Advisors
Goa Voters Will Repent For Giving A Fractured Mandate: Parsekar
Outgoing Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said that the people of Goa will repent for the next five years for giving a fractured mandate.
“I don't know why there was such a result. People have given a fractured mandate and I feel they have committed a mistake. They will repent for next five years,” Parsekar told reporters after submitting his resignation to Goa Governor Mridula Sinha.
Parsekar lost from Mandrem constituency to Congress candidate Dayanand Sopte by over 7,000 votes.
The outgoing chief minister was accompanied by his cabinet colleague Rajendra Arlekar who lost from Pernem seat.
Source: PTI
Election Commission Debunks Mayawati's EVM Tampering Theory
The Election Commission in response to BSP Chief Mayawati's compliant regarding alleged tampering of the Electronic Voting Machines said that there is no merit in the allegations leveled by the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.
Left Front Believes BJP's Win Will 'Encourage Hindutva Politics'
FM Arun Jaitley Comments On BJP's Victory In UP And Uttarakhand
Former FM Chidambaram Comments On PM Narendra Modi
Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat Submits His Resignation As Chief Minister
Six Sitting Ministers Of The Goa Cabinet Lose Their Seats
As many as six cabinet ministers in Goa including Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar lost their respective seats. The six ministers included Mahadev Naik (Social Welfare), Dilip Parulekar (Woman And Child Development), Dayanand Mandrekar (Art And Culture), Rajendra Arlekar (Forest And Environment Minister) and Avertan Furtado (Labour And Employment).
Congress VP Rahul Gandhi Congratulates PM Modi And BJP
Mayawati Doubts The Functioning Of EVMs
Mahindra Group's Anand Mahindra Expects A Positive Reaction To BJP's Victory
Congress Spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi On Defeat In UP, Uttarakhand
Mulayam Singh Yadav's Daughter-In-Law Loses From Lucknow Cantt.
Aparna Yadav, Daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav lost to BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi by over 30,000 votes from the Lucknow Cantonment seat. Rita Bahuguna Joshi polled a total of 95,402 votes compared to 61,606 votes polled by Yadav. (Source: Election Commission)
PM Modi Congratulates Amit Shah, Party Workers, Thanks Voters
Outgoing Punjab Chief Minister Calls For Introspection
AK Bhattacharya's Take On Uttar Pradesh Polls
BJP President Amit Shah Addresses The Media
Mohandas Pai's Take On UP Elections
Navjot Singh Sidhu Calls For Unity Among Parties In Punjab
Smriti Irani's Take On BJP's UP Victory
What Does A BJP Victory Mean For Business?
Prime Minister Modi Speaks To Captain Amarinder Singh
Market Experts React To BJP's Victory
BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi Reacts To Her Party's Victory
Parkash Singh Badal Wins In Lambi
Outgoing Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal defeated his nearest rival Congress candidate Captain Amarinder Singh by 22,770 votes from Lambi Assembly constituency. Badal, SAD candidate, polled 66,375 votes while Congress candidate Amarinder Singh secured 43,605 votes.
Amarinder Singh won from Patiala (Urban) by a margin of 51,000 votes. (Source: PTI)
Mayawati Alleges Tampering Of EVMs
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of tampering with the Electronic Voting Machines in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh polls.
The results are surprising. It seems as though the EVMs did not accept any other vote other than that of the BJP. We demand that the results in both Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand should be stalled until the EVM machines are inspected by the Election Commission.Mayawati, President, Bahujan Samaj Party
Nitin Gadkari Reacts To BJP's Win In Uttar Pradesh
Implementation Of GST Will Now Be Easier: SBI MF
With the Bharatiya Janata Party winning big in the state of Uttar Pradesh, implementation of the Goods and Services Tax will now become easier for the central government, Chief Investment Officer of SBI Mutual Fund Navneet Munot told Bloomberg over the phone.
Indian markets will react positively to the victory of the party led by Narendra Modi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The focus will shift to the decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve once the event of BJP’s victory is behind us.Navneet Munot, Chief Investment Officer, SBI Mutual Fund
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal To Resign On Sunday: PTI
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal’s fifth term as chief minister of Punjab will come to an end on Sunday, after the Punjab electorate voted for the Congress to return to power after 10 years.
BJP President Amit Shah Thanks The People Of UP For A 'Historic Mandate'
Manipur: BJP, Congress Set For A Photo Finish
Punjab: Amarinder Singh Wins From Patiala
While captain Amarinder Singh is trailing from Lambi against incumbent Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, he has managed to win from Patiala (Urban) by a margin of 51,000 votes against Aam Aadmi Party’s Balbir Singh. (Source: ANI)
Decoding State Assembly Poll Results
Navjot Singh Sidhu Reacts To Congress' Victory In Punjab
Stocks To React Positively To BJP Victory: Bajaj Allianz
Indian stocks had factored in BJP’s victory to a certain extent but the scale of the victory in India’s most populous state is ‘big,’ Chief Investment Officer of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Sampath Reddy told Bloomberg over the phone.
Indian stocks will react very positively to this win as it will give confidence to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to push ahead with more reforms and not pursue populist policies.Sampath Reddy, CIO, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
Indian shares will react to the win on Tuesday as the markets remain shut on Monday on account of the festival of Holi. Post the reaction, the focus will shift to the two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Reddy added.
BREAKING: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar Loses From Mandrem
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar was defeated in Mandrem by Congress candidate Dayanand Sopte by a margin of over 7,000 votes. (Source: Election Commission)
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Reacts To Election Results
BREAKING: Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat Loses In Haridwar Rural
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat lost from the Haridwar Rural seat by a margin of almost 10,000 votes to BJP’s Yatishwar Anand. (Source: ANI)
BJP's Lead Crosses 300 In Uttar Pradesh, Congress Returns To Power In Punjab
Samajwadi Party Concedes Defeat In Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent Samajwadi Party has conceded defeat in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Party spokesperson Ghanshyam Tiwari in a series of tweets has congratulated the BJP for the win, adding that they accept the mandate of the people
Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal Leads In Jalalabad
Punjab's Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal led from the Jalalabad constituency by a margin of over 10,000 votes. Aam Aadmi Party's Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur, Bhagwant Mann was in second place while Ravneet Singh Bittu of the Congress was third. (Source: Election Commission)
BJP Leaders Credit 'Modi wave' For Strong Showing In UP
The credit goes to Prime Minister Modi, his government’s pro-poor policies and party chief Amit Shah’s strategy. People have fought the elections on our behalf in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and results have vindicated their faith in us.Kailash Vijaywargia, General Secretary, BJP
The state has become “Modi-fied” and so has the country.OP Mathur, General Secretary, BJP
Former Jammu And Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah Comments On Election Results
Punjab: Congress Set To Return To Power
Uttar Pradesh: BJP Workers Celebrate Outside Party Headquarters In Lucknow
People Have Rejected Congress-SP Alliance: Yogi Adityanath
BJP’s Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath reacted to the early trends showing a big lead for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.
Manipur: BJP, Congress In A Neck-To-Neck Fight
Punjab: Congress' Lead Goes Past The Halfway Mark
Uttar Pradesh: BJP's Lead Inches Closer To The 300 Mark
Manipur: BJP Continues To Make Inroads
Uttarakhand: CM Harish Rawat Trails From Haridwar Rural
Punjab: Congress' Lead Close To The Halfway Mark
Uttar Pradesh: BJP Extends Its Lead
Uttarakhand: BJP's Lead Crosses Halfway Mark
Punjab: Congress Gains Momentum; AAP In Second Place
Uttar Pradesh: BJP Leads In Over 200 Seats
Manipur: Trends At 9:15 a.m.
Punjab: Trends At 9:10 a.m.
Punjab: Captain Amarinder Singh Leads In Patiala
Chief Ministerial candidate for the Congress in the Punjab, captain Amarinder Singh is leading from his Patiala constituency by close to 3,500 votes against former Chief of Army Staff General JJ Singh. Source: ANI
Uttar Pradesh: Trends As Of 9 a.m.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi Leads In Lucknow Cantonment
The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in all five seats of the Lucknow parliamentary constituency. BJP leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi is currently leading Samajwadi Party leader and Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav in the Lucknow Cantonment seat. Source: ANI
Uttarakhand: Trends As Of 8:50 a.m.
Uttar Pradesh: Trends As Of 8:45 a.m.
Uttar Pradesh: Trends As Of 8:30 a.m.
Punjab: CM Parkash Singh Badal Leads In Lambi
89-year old Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has taken an early lead from Lambi. His opposite number Captain Amarinder Singh was in second and Jarnail Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party stood in third place. Source: ANI
Counting Underway In Manipur
Counting of votes for 60-member Assembly underway at eleven centres in Manipur. Source: ANI
First Leads Emerge From Uttar Pradesh
First leads from Uttar Pradesh show 1 lead each for BJP+, SP-Congress and BSP. Source: @TheQuint
Counting Begins In Uttar Pradesh
Counting underway in 78 centres across 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. (visuals from Allahabad)
Counting Of Votes Begins
Counting has begun in all the 54 centres at 27 locations in Punjab for 117 assembly seats: ANI
Exit Polls Peg BJP In The Lead
After a campaign dominated by rhetoric, unlikely alliances, polarization and defection, voters across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa have sealed the fate of 7,152 candidates that are contesting for the 690 seats on offer.
Market analysts are primarily watching the outcome in Uttar Pradesh where most exit polls have forecast that the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely emerge as the single largest party. Two exit polls, those done by India Today - Axis and by News 24 - Today’s Chanakya are projecting a clear majority for the BJP in UP.
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