The assembly elections in the five states were considered the first big test for the BJP after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive, which wiped out 86 per cent of currency from the nation's economy. Not only did the BJP silence its critics in UP, it managed to comfortably dodge the threat posed by the alliance between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party and the Congress.
The BJP and Congress are locked in a close contest in the states of Manipur and Goa. Both the states are heading toward hung assemblies as neither party is expected to cross the respective magic marks. In Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar lost in Mandrem whereas activist Irom Sharmila secured less than 100 votes in Manipur's Thoubal against Chief Minister Okrom Ibobi Singh.
Three Chief Ministers, Akhilesh Yadav, Harish Rawat and Laxmikant Parsekar have resigned. Mr Rawat resigned after the Congress was reduced to just 11 seats in the state. Mr Rawat also lost in both the constituencies he contested.
In Punjab, the Congress ended the decade-long rule of the Akali Dal-BJP, reducing them to the third position. The AAP fared poor than their expected tally, but managed to emerge as the second largest party in the state.
Here are the highlights of the fastest and most accurate 2017 election results:
#ResultsWithNDTV | BJP leader @arunjaitley on their win in Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/p1RsD4NnLr
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
#ResultsWithNDTV | @umasribharti says the BJP saw Ram Mandir not in the "context of elections but as a national sentiment" pic.twitter.com/vCwVr8iA62
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
#ResultsWithNDTV | Uma Bharti on PM Modi's massive win in Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/EtulfxNFcX
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
#ResultsWithNDTV | What vote share in Uttar Pradesh means for BJP
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
Watch @PrannoyRoyNDTV's analysis of results https://t.co/hMlRpgak2y pic.twitter.com/oi0PULtvaR
#ResultsWithNDTV BJP's sweep of Uttar Pradesh transcends caste
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
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#ResultsWithNDTV | Modi wave in Uttar Pradesh? Make that super-wave
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
Watch @PrannoyRoyNDTV's live analysis https://t.co/hMlRpgak2y pic.twitter.com/uj0dYXWtB1
#ResultsWithNDTV | In Uttar Pradesh, repeat of Modi wave of 2014 general elections
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
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- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
In Punjab, the Congress has reasons to rejoice. Party workers celebrate with Captain Amarinder's photo, on a day he has turned 75.
- PM Modi has congratulated Captain Amarinder Singh. We will study the defeat
Thank you @narendramodi ji for your good wishes. Look forward to working with you for betterment of Punjab: @capt_amarinder #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/Gv0QZnxrAp
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#ResultsWithNDTV | Meanwhile in UP...while Mayawati alleges voter fraud, @smritiirani quips 'grapes are sour'
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
Read: https://t.co/p8qAE5ReBR pic.twitter.com/FrKq4JGZG9
BJP has won 6 of 10 seats from Amethi and RB, very happy about that: Amit Shah #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
- PM Modi has met all the expectations of people 100 per cent
- There have been a lot of bad names given to Modi ji and BJP - this a strong rebuttal to those charges
- It is a historic mandate and will give a new direction to the country's politics
- BJP workers have helped us throughout the ups and downs of the elections
- The BJP has got nearly 3/4th majority in UP - possibly the largest since independence
- We also have comfortable lead in Manipur, Goa
- First of all it is a win for the people of these states
- It is also a win for PM Modi's leadership and the hard work of the crores of party workers
- This a stamp of approval for the work of the central government
- Ujjwala scheme, toilets - everything has reinforced PM Modi's agenda for the poor
#ResultsWithNDTV | Uttar Pradesh leads at 2.22pm pic.twitter.com/qSX2QxAPB1
NDTV (@ndtv) March 11, 2017
- In 2014 too there were such fears. Press any button but the vote went to BJP
- In BMC election too such questions were raised
#ResultsWithNDTV @ndtv shocking results , says BSP supremo Mayawati pic.twitter.com/LuWuIncOP0
- Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) March 11, 2017
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The Home Minister says "This is a big victory ...BJP has changed the political picture of the country"
We go by what our central leadership thinks is best, says @capt_amarinder. Explaining much of the mess the Congress is in #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Punjab voter is very smart, understood AAP has no leadership, no credibility: @capt_amarinder #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Would like to thank Congress workers, from seniors to juniors
Thanks goes to people of Punjab as well
I was saying this from the start, that the Punjabi voter is enlightened enough to make the right choice
Arvind Kejriwal's a summer storm - he came and he's gone
Ambika Soni on @capt_amarinder 's big moment: Punjab win not only on account of him. Congress on point, as ever. #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Saffron Holi in UP, big celebrations for a big win #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/b7NucbVMgL
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
We have to leave behind the mentality of revenge and work for Punjab's development
We have to fight to bring back the lost pride, the lost wealth of Punjab
You need good intent to win. Arvind Kejriwal lost because his intent wasn't right. He wanted everything for himself
I want to promise Sonia Gandhi that we will present Punjab as an example
And no sacrifice will be too large for it
(On being asked what role would he want?) What's the hurry brother? I am the principal of the school you went to
If I have been able to campaign across the state, the credit goes to the workers of the party and my wife
Punjab election results: Navjot Sidhu addresses media after Congress's stellar performance
"It is an extraordinary result. I think even young Muslims voted for us," says the BJP leader
BJP's Chandan Mitra says there was no polarisation campaign in UP at all. It is a bundle of lies
I have always been of the opinion that Congress has to build up regional leadership
We have to take decisive action as to what we should we be doing to build up the Congress in states where we don't have leaders
The Nehru-Gandhi family is the biggest binding factor for the Congress. That's why the leadership has to come from Rahul Gandhi
Not true that Congress doesn't encourage young leadership. Rajiv Gandhi picked me to head a state when I was 31
PM Modi and Amit Shah have very aggressively pushed the line of elections on totally communal grounds. They talk of development but their foot soldiers work only on Hindus and Muslims
in race for UP CM , Lucknow mayor Dinesh Sharma . very close to both Amit Shah and Modi . says party will decide @ndtv #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/im0Y5whmcd
- Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) March 11, 2017
People voted with hope in 2014 for Modi ji, this time they are voting with confidence: @PrakashJavdekar #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
He says "The country, and now UP, will not stand any opposition to Modi ji"
"We were seen standing with the rich and the corrupt. That was not our intention," he says
Most sigificant state election I have seen in many, many years, says @PrannoyRoyNDTV on #UttarPradesh #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Modi wave through and through. BJP leaders were right when they said 300+ will happen for UP. #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Waiting for @digvijaya_28 at the congress office in Goa as people gather at an electronics store underneath it @ndtv #electionswithndtv pic.twitter.com/svfJGj7Trt
- anant zanane (@anantzanane) March 11, 2017
Congress needs to seriously groom leadership in states, build collective leadership: Ashwani Kumar #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Except the top leaders, no one knows who will be UP CM. Amit Shah will pull out a rabbit from hat, says @DrChandanMitra #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
"Except the top leaders, no one knows who will be UP chief minister. Amit Shah will pull out a rabbit from the hat," he says
Congress saving grace today is Captain Amarinder Singh/Punjab, & it waited till very last minute to name him Chief Minister #REsultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
BJP heading towards 300 seats now in UP. #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
"Both Samajwadi Party-Congress and BSP have been wiped out by the people of Uttar Pradesh. People of UP have voted in favour of the work done in these two and a half years under PM Modi," Yogi Adityanath says
"BJP has emerged as the most inclusive party and inspired the voters to rise above the traditional feudal mindset of parties in the state. With kind of support he enjoys, PM Modi has become a rallying point for the party across the country," says the union minister.
"Wherever we went in UP, people said they are voting for Modi ji," he says
Akhilesh Yadav's big gambles (Mulayam, Rahul Gandhi) backfired. So is his leadership of SP in danger now? #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
The BJP threw its net wider than other parties in Uttar Pradesh
PM Modi took greater risks, reaching out to new sections, demonetization
BJP was also more successful in carrying the caste equations to the electronic voting machines
Our crisis started in 2012, says Sandeep Dikshit, adds he's aware his comments could land him in party trouble #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
We'll be in trouble if we read these results as affirmation that Cong is main opposition party: Congress' Sandeep Dikshit #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Today's picture shows BJP will hold onto Gujarat, says Arathi Jerath #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
What's happening outside @ArvindKejriwal house as the entire leadership sits in to view results. Watch here: #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/pOg7fkH0Vs
- Sonal MehrotraKapoor (@Sonal_MK) March 11, 2017
SAD performance far stronger than forecast by any exit poll #Punjab #ResultsWithNDTV (leads: currently, AAP trails Akalis)
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
BJP 5
Left 0
Others 3
Congress 10
BSP 0
Others 1
BJP+ 6
AAP 0
Others 3
BJP workers shouting 'Modi Modi' and 'Jai Shri Ram' as trends show BJP sweep in UP #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/raYsQVu02Y
- Nidhi Razdan (@RazdanNidhi) March 11, 2017
Akali+ 21
AAP+ 21
Others 1
SP+Congress 62
BSP 27
Others 3
#UttarPradesh leads totally debunk the idea of the silent voter that everyone kept talking of, says Arati Jerath. #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
electoral result doesn't right a wrong , demonetization a historic blunder, says @DrAMSinghvi #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
AAP still confident that these trends will change in #Punjab, says @attorneybharti to @PrannoyRoyNDTV. #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
"Modi, Modi" chants at BJP's Lucknow office, reports Rahul Shrivastava #ResultsWithNDTV. BJP ahead in 155 of 231 leads.
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
#Uttarakhand overwhelmingly with BJP -ahead in 25 of 30 leads #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
If this UP trend continues (though i feel too early to call it), remarkable victory for PM Modi, says @DrAMSinghvi #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
"Rahul Gandhi always bites the bullet, takes it in his chest, but too early to write obit for any party": @DrAMSinghvi. #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
This photo of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat praying - sent by our reporter AkhileshIf this continues (this is early leads, so health warning there), BJP heading for 260 seats: @PrannoyRoyNDTV #UtttarPradesh #ResultswithNDTV https://t.co/AmiwxyomsB
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Congress 2
BJP 2
Left 0
Others 1
BJP 12
Congress 3
BSP 0
Others 0
Congress+ 3
BJP+ 0
AAP 0
#UttarPradesh: Current strike rate for BJP: 65%, needed: 42%. @PrannoyRoyNDTV analysis #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Congress 25
AAP+ 7
Akali+ 5
Others 1
The one seat that the BJP expected to win in Amritsar - Amritsar North - the Congress is leading in it, reports NDTV's Amitoj Singh.
Congress, 170, BJP 150, AAP 82
BJP+ 58
SP+Congress 25
BSP 10
First samosa of the day consumed, trend likely to continue in a busy newsroom 😀#ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
#Punjab 19 leads in, 15 are for Congress #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Modi vision, Amit Shah micro-management, party workers: our 3 components, but let's wait for results: @sambitswaraj #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
UP 46 leads: BJP ahead in 29 (up 21 from last time) #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
@manoharparrikar watching the results unfold in the Goa BJP office #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/Zyjv7ksXTS
- anant zanane (@anantzanane) March 11, 2017
#resutltswithndtv #PunjabElection2017 Prakash Singh Badal leads after 1st round at Lambi,Capt Amarinder 2nd and AAP's Jarnail singh 3rd
- Sidharth Pandey (@SidharthPandey) March 11, 2017
Punjab first lead in, Cong ahead. #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
So far, BJP should be satisfied with what they're seeing in early leads, says @_YogendraYadav on air now. #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
17 leads in. SP-Cong 6, BJP 9, BSP 2 Uttar Pradesh #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
#ResultswithNDTV: as early leads come in, SP reps on air referencing Akhilesh Yadav's comments on don't want Pres Rule in UP.
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
#ResultsWithNDTV @ndtv postal ballots being counted in Etah , western UP pic.twitter.com/bZQb8ffBXU
- Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) March 11, 2017
6 VERY EARLY leads in Uttar Pradesh: BJP ahead in 3 (gain of 2) #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
VERY EARLY First leads in: one for BJP ( Shamli), another for BSP #UttarPradesh #ResultswithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Votes for 19 constituencies will be counted at Panaji in North Goa, while the tally for the remaining 21 will be carried out in Margao in South Goa.
'Just in case we win kind' of preps @MediaCellSP office #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/ONXy6GCTrm
- sunetra choudhury (@sunetrac) March 11, 2017
#ResultsWithNdtv @ndtv at Lucknow counting centre , drone cameras being used to monitor activity pic.twitter.com/VKhU0XCPGU
- Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) March 11, 2017
Manohar Parrikar reaches BJP office in Goa, performs puja, says "abhee 6 ghante baaki hain" #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
Rahul Gandhi missing from large cut-outs at SP office in Lucknow, he has been replaced with Mulayam. Telling sign. #ResultsWithNDTV
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) March 11, 2017
#ResultsWithNdtv @ndtv all set for counting , in Rae Bareilly , UP pic.twitter.com/y67JTRrmbF
- Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) March 11, 2017
BJP worker Meenakshi Lavande says @manoharparrikar will perform a Puja for lord Duttaguru outside BJP office @ndtv #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/Jc7Zr0FN1t
- anant zanane (@anantzanane) March 11, 2017
#UttarPradeshElection2017 Security arrangements in place outside counting centres in Moradabad #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/XlwpiN5Zec
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
At @MediaCellSP office, the cut out of their ally @OfficeOfRG is missing #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/0znoI6hnQw
- sunetra choudhury (@sunetrac) March 11, 2017
Giant screen outside the BJP office in Goa comes alive ! Keep tracking #ResultsWithNDTV for live updates ! @ndtv pic.twitter.com/kHt1AFC3kf
- anant zanane (@anantzanane) March 11, 2017
#ResultsWithNdtv @ndtv heavy security at counting centres across UP. pic from Firozabad in western UP pic.twitter.com/I1gyI8Iq9T
- Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) March 11, 2017
We are winning with 2/3rd majority, SP and BSP will be wiped out:Keshav Prasad Maurya,UP BJP Chief #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/sbxMLHgNLN
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
Rainy,wet morning at the BJP HQ in Delhi, crews setting up. Giant screen to watch results in place #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/w9UXKQt1SD
- Nidhi Razdan (@RazdanNidhi) March 11, 2017
#ResultsWithNdtv outside BSP office in Lucknow . the usual scene . i.e. nothing much , except a shift change for the guards 😃 @ndtv pic.twitter.com/CFfGrjuedP
- Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) March 11, 2017
All set. #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/ydJq8uytg2
- Sreenivasan Jain (@SreenivasanJain) March 11, 2017
Heavy security outside a counting centre in Panaji #Goa #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/1lHZBj0k7D
- ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
BJP candidate from Lucknow Cantt Rita Bahuguna Joshi offers prayers at Hazratganj's Hanuman Temple #uppolls2017 pic.twitter.com/xm81XWLfGm
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
Exit polls have predicted mostly good news for the BJP; the poll of exit polls that aggregates multiple surveys shows the BJP winning Uttar Pradesh and Uttarkhand, close to a majority in Goa and in a close contest with the Congress in Manipur, a state that the latter has ruled for the last 15 years.
