The BJP has won four states, including the politically significant Uttar Pradesh, in the mega elections seen as the semi-final before the 2024 national election. Aam Aadmi Party’s CM candidate Bhagwant Mann is set to become Punjab’s next Chief Minister, as the party hit gold in Punjab, giving the eight-year-old outfit its second state after Delhi. In Uttarakhand, the BJP has crossed the majority mark while it’s ahead in 19 of 40 seats in Goa.

Punjab’s former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh has called it the triumph of democracy, Navjot Singh Sidhu has said that he ‘humbly’ accepts the mandate.

Not only has AAP won, but the political personalities of Punjab have also lost their seats from their stronghold constituencies. This includes SAD leaders – Sukhbir Badal and Prakash Singh Badal, Caption Amarinder Singh whose heartland was Patiala among many others. The current chief minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi has also lost the election.

Congratulating his successor-to-be, Channi said, “I hope they will deliver on the expectations of people.”

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has crossed the 270 mark in the latest trends. The party is firmly ahead of Samajwadi Party and Yogi Adityanath set for a second consecutive term as Chief Minister. The majority mark in the 403-member legislative assembly is 202.

The BJP is likely to emerge as the largest party in Manipur but is short of the majority mark, show election trends. Meanwhile, BJP’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh has won from the Heingang seat by around 18,000 votes.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to return to power in Uttarakhand as it was ahead in 48 seats, 12 more than the required majority in the 70-seat assembly, with the Congress leading on 18 seats as counting of votes was underway.