The BJP rode a Modi super-wave to a massive victory in Uttar Pradesh today, winning 312 of the state's 403 seats; the BJP has also swept neighbouring Uttarakhand; The Congress has won Punjab, and has a few more seats than the BJP in Goa and Manipur; twelve personnel of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) have died after they were ambushed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma; and more in our news wrap of the day.