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Election Results: BJP Sweeps UP, Uttarakhand, Congress Reclaims Punjab



Election Results: BJP Sweeps UP, Uttarakhand, Congress Reclaims Punjab
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9 years ago
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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

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.

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).

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)

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)

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

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.

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.

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)

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)

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