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Amarinder accepts defeat in Assembly polls, congratulates AAP on victory

Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress president Amarinder Singh on Thursday accepted his defeat and congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party for the victory in the state Assembly polls.

Goa polls: Utpal Parrikar loses to BJP's Atanasio Monserratte from Panaji

Independent candidate Utpal Parrikar, the son of Goa's former chief minister Manohar Parrikar, lost to BJP's Atanasio Monserratte from the Panaji Assembly seat on Thursday.

Congress stages protest in Delhi as party trailing in all five states

Congress workers staged a protest alleging "tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)" outside the party office in Delhi as the party is trailing in all five poll-bound states

Early Trends: BJP leads in UP, Uttarakhand & Manipur; AAP in Punjab

As the counting of the votes began on Thursday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party was seen leading in the early trends in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur

Election Results 2022: Countdown begins for results of UP's great battle

Election Results 2022: After a month-long fierce political battle, the much-awaited results of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will be declared on Thursday

Top headlines: 5 states to know election results, Op Ganga nears finish

Indian Railways to spend Rs 1 trn on developing and procuring assets, the ministry planned to begin capital expenditure in April itself, said senior officials

Election results 2022: 24x7 CCTV lens, 3-layer security for EVMs, says EC

Uttar Pradesh, which has a maximum of 403 assembly constituencies, will have more than 750 counting halls, followed by Punjab over 200

Assembly polls: Counting of votes in five states on Thursday

Political parties were bracing for assembly election results in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, sending out feelers for possible post-poll tie-ups.

EC sends special officers for counting of votes in Varanasi, Meerut

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi has been sent as a special officer to oversee the counting process in Meerut and Bihar's CEO to Varanasi

Goa Assembly polls: Congress shifts flock to luxury resort amid prediction

The Congress has shifted all the candidates who had contested the Assembly polls to a luxury resort in Bambolim village near Panaji ahead of the counting of votes on March 10.

Assembly polls: BJP workers will see good results on March 10, says Nadda

He addressed BJP's office-bearers for Madhya Pradesh and heads of frontal organisations here during his daylong visit to the state.

Apni Party aims to bring new political discourse in J&K: Ghulam Hassan Mir

The Apni Party reiterates its demand to provide reservation to women in the Assembly and Parliament, he said

Top headlines: BJP set to retain UP, falling rupee and exports, and more

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Exit polls 2022: BJP set to retain Uttar Pradesh; AAP may win Punjab

The BJP is set to win the most seats in Manipur, say exit polls

BJP to repeat its 2017 show in Uttar Pradesh: Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma

Sharma said that in the last five years, the size of the economy of Uttar Pradesh increased and the government gave government jobs to 4.5 lakh youths

Cong seen to lose 11% vote share in Punjab, AAP to gain 15% to form govt

The Punjab experiment of the Congress seemed to have failed with the last minute change in the leadership bringing its citadel down, while the AAP has gained more than 15 per cent votes over the last

NDTV Poll of Polls puts BJP ahead in 3 states; AAP to win Punjab

The NDTV Poll of Polls has predicted BJP to retain power in three states, besides giving the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a clear majority in Punjab.

Punjab: Yogendra Yadav congratulates Kejriwal after exit polls prediction

After most of the exit polls predicted a clear majority for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav congratulated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday

Exit polls predict second term for Yogi as UP CM, AAP sweep in Punjab

Several exit polls forecast a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab while being mixed in their predictions for Uttarakhand. Exit polls on CNN News 18, Republic TV and News X channels showed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) getting 211-277 seats and its main challenger in the Samajwadi Party-led alliance getting anywhere between 119 and 160 seats in Uttar Pradesh. CNN News 18 predicted 262-277 seats for the BJP and allies and 119-134 for the SP and allies in the 403-member state assembly. Most of them were also unanimous in predicting a big win for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in Punjab, with one exit poll on India Today projecting up to 76-90 seats in the 117-member assembly. TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat, however, predicted 56-61 seats for the AAP in Punjab, making it the frontrunner. The ruling Congress was mostly predicted to be securing the second spot in Punjab. In Uttarakhand, Both the Congress and the BJP were

Manipur Assembly elections: Repolling to be held in 6 booths on March 8

Voting in these polling stations in Ukhrul and Senapati were declared to be void following violence on March 5 during the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state: Officials