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UP polls: Adityanath wins Gorakhpur Urban seat with massive margin

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath won Gorakhpur Urban seat with a massive margin of 54,858 votes.His victory comes as the BJP is on course to retain power in Uttar Pradesh. The counting of the votes polled in assembly elections is underway.According to the Election Commission of India, Adityanath, who is contesting the Assembly elections for the first time, received 85,356 while his nearest rival SP candidate Subhawati Upendra Dutt Shukla got 30,498 votes.Azad Samaj Party chief Chandra Shekhar Azad garnered only 4,501 votes.Adityanath represented the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat until 2017 when he was chosen as the UP Chief Minister after the Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in the state polls. The Gorakhpur Sadar seat had also been a bastion of the BJP, which the party had never lost since 1967 since the days of the Jan Sangh.Meanwhile, according to the latest trends of the Election Commission of India as the counting of the votes is

BJP spreading rumours, will form government in UP: Samajwadi Party

The Samajwadi Party claimed that after the declaration of the final results, it will form next government in the state.

UP Assembly polls: Yogi Adityanath busts 'Noida jinx' after three decades

Adityanath also looked set for a victory from Gorakhpur Urban seat while all three BJP candidates in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, appeared set for win, according to poll trends

Manipur CM wins from Heingang seat; BJP secures five seats, JD (U) three

The BJP was leading in 15 seats, while the JD (U) was ahead in three seats and the Congress in two

BJP breaks 36-year old UP jinx, rides Modi-Yogi magic to power

The incumbent UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led the BJP to poll victory, riding a high-decibel election campaign, with thrust on the development agenda along with welfare schemes

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.

Goa Assembly polls: BJP to stake claim today evening to form govt

The BJP will meet Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai and stake claim to form government on Thursday evening, a senior party leader said.

BJP set to secure 2nd consecutive win in Uttarakhand; CM Dhami trails

The ruling BJP looked all set to secure a second consecutive term in office in Uttarakhand leading in 44 out of the total 70 seats, according to latest trends. However, both Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Congress' Harish Rawat who led the campaigns of their respective parties in these assembly polls, were trailing on their respective seats of Khatima and Lalkuan. While Dhami trails behind Congress's Bhuvan Chandra Kapri in Khatima by 2,287 votes, Harish Rawat was trailing behind BJP's Mohan Singh Bisht by 13,893 votes. It will be clear later in the afternoon on what ultimately happens on these two seats. However, if the trends are an indication of the outcome, then it is going to be difficult for both the parties to choose the next chief minister as Rawat and Dhami were billed to be the leading probables for the top office. The Congress had not declared Rawat as its chief ministerial candidate. Dhami on other hand was almost the BJP's chief ministerial candidate as the pa

Congress registers first win in Goa, BJP leading in 19 seats

The Congress registered the first win in the 40-member Goa assembly even as the BJP continued to lead in 19 seats till 1 pm

BJP set for big win in Uttar Pradesh, party alliance leading in 269 seats

The ruling BJP seems to be on course to retain power in Uttar Pradesh, with poll trends on Thursday showing the party alliance leading in 269 seats as against 121 of its nearest rival Samajwadi Party

UP elections: New history being created in Uttar Pradesh, says BJP

With the BJP leaving its rivals comfortably behind in states like UP and Uttarakhand in initial rounds of vote counting, its leaders credited PM Modi's governance model for the expected win

Voters have responded to PM Modi's appeal to reject dynasty politics: BJP

As the trend showed the saffron party leading in four states, the BJP claimed that voters have hugely responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to reject dynasty politics

Goa assembly polls: CM Pramod Sawant trailing Congress candidate

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was trailing behind the Congress candidate in Goa's Sankahlim seat on Thursday, as per the latest trends

Goa elections: Cong leading in 15 seats, BJP in 13, MGP ahead in 6

The Congress was leading in 15 Assembly seats of Goa, while the BJP was ahead in 13, as per the latest trends available of 38 out of the 40 seats in the state.

BJP leads in Manipur; Congress, others far behind in early trends

As counting of votes for Manipur's Assembly polls in underway, the state's ruling BJP is leading on nine seats, while the Congress is ahead in four and Janata Dal (United) in three

38.9% vote share for BJP in Uttar Pradesh, 40.3% for AAP in Punjab: EC

The BJP is showing an upper hand in Uttar Pradesh with around 38.9 per cent of total vote share as it leads in 48 seats and Samajwadi Party trails in 24 seats, as per the Election Commission website.

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

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

BJP, Cong to keep close eye on Goa results amid prediction of hung assembly

Amid predictions of a hung assembly, BJP and Congress in Goa would be keeping a close watch on the results of assembly elections on Thursday to assess their chances of forming government in the state