
Bharatiya Janata Party is heading towards a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh as it is currently leading on more than 300 seats in a 403-seat Assembly. BJP's first win in UP has come from Dhanaura.
Congress has shown massive improvement in Punjab as it has already bagged two seats after recording a lead on many seats.
In a major blow to Congress, on the other hand, Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat has lost from Haridwar rural seat and also from Kichha seat. The state seems to be slipping to BJP's hand as it is ahead on more than 50 seats.
Here are the Live updates:
04: 10 pm: Manipur - INC 26, BJP 25 (INC won 20, BJP won 19)
04: 10 pm: Goa- INC 14, MGP 3, BJP 14, AAP 0 (INC won 13, BJP won 12)
04: 10 pm: Uttarakhand - BJP 57, INC 11. (BJP won 44 seats, INC won 9)
04: 10 pm: Punjab - SAD 17, INC 78, AAP 20. (INC won 76, AAP won 20 seats, SAD won 17)
04: 10 pm: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 315, SP+ 66, BSP 17 (BJP won 177, SP won 32, BSP won 10)
Party yogyata ke aadhar par chehra chunegi: Amit Shah on UP CM candidate #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/HBISh3sRrS
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
People accepted politics of performance; this historic mandate will take the country to new direction: Amit Shah on #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/5Bpk3bhqeF
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
03: 30 pm: Manipur - INC 25, BJP 25 (INC won 16, BJP won 18)
03: 30 pm: Goa- INC 14, MGP 3, BJP 14, AAP 0 (INC won 13, BJP won 12)
03: 30 pm: Uttarakhand - BJP 57, INC 11. (BJP won 40 seats, INC won 7)
03: 30 pm: Punjab - SAD 17, INC 78, AAP 20. (INC won 74, AAP won 20 seats, SAD won 16)
03: 30 pm: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 311, SP+ 67, BSP 20 (BJP won 113, SP won 28, BSP won 10)
Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat tenders resignation from the post of CM (file pic) pic.twitter.com/NndpGLQ3VT
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah at BJP HQ #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/4DmiU0TtjU
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
02: 30 pm: Manipur - INC 23, BJP 25 (INC won 15, BJP won 13)
02: 30 pm: Goa- INC 13, MGP 3, BJP 14, AAP 0 (INC won 10, BJP won 10)
02: 30 pm: Uttarakhand - BJP 56, INC 12. (BJP won 28 seats, INC won 6)
02: 30 pm: Punjab - SAD 16, INC 76, AAP 23. (INC won 45, AAP won 16 seats, SAD won 9)
02: 30 pm: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 310, SP+ 70, BSP 10 (BJP won 60, SP won 9, BSP won 3)
PM Narendra Narendra Modi speaks to Captain Amarinder Singh, congratulates him on the win in Punjab #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/2ZYPcoPj9c
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
01: 50 pm: BJP has won 19 seats in UP and it is leading on 308 seats. SP won 2 and leads on 72 seats.
01: 50 pm: Congress claimed 23 seats in Punjab. AAP got 7 seats in its bag so far.
01: 45 pm: BSP Chief Mayawati claimed that EVM machines were tampered while addressing media.
Either the EVMs did not accept votes other than BJP, or the votes of other parties have gone to BJP in the EVMs: Mayawati pic.twitter.com/qF741k0DpT
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
Most votes in Muslim majority constituencies have gone to BJP, makes it evident that voting machines were manipulated: Mayawati,BSP pic.twitter.com/DdXjaqMkQF
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
01: 40 pm: BJP won 8 seats in Uttar Pradesh and SP won 1.
01: 15 pm: Manipur - INC 21, BJP 20 (INC won 10, BJP won 4)
01: 15 pm: Goa- INC 12, MGP 1, BJP 9, AAP 0 (INC won 8, BJP won 7)
01: 15 pm: Uttarakhand - BJP 54, INC 13. (BJP won 9 seats)
01: 15 pm: Punjab - SAD 18, INC 75, AAP 22. (INC won 12, AAP won 3 seats)
01: 15 pm: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 306, SP+ 72, BSP 17 (BJP has won one seat)
12: 30 pm: Manipur - INC 19, BJP 20 (INC won 8, BJP won 3)
12: 30 pm: Goa- INC 12, MGP 1, BJP 8, AAP 0 (INC won 5, BJP won 6)
12: 30 pm: Uttarakhand - BJP 54, INC 13.
12: 30 pm: Punjab - SAD 19, INC 74, AAP 22. (INC has won 2 seats)
12: 30 pm: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 306, SP+ 72, BSP 16 (BJP has won one seat)
WATCH: BJP UP state president Keshav Prasad Maurya celebrates in Lucknow as BJP leading in Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/PkH2RNMAqm
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
12: 00 pm: Manipur - INC 16, BJP 16 (INC won 6, BJP won 2)
12: 00 pm: Goa- INC 12, MGP 1, BJP 7, AAP 0 (INC and BJP won 3-3 seats each)
12: 00 pm: Uttarakhand - BJP 52, INC 15.
12: 00 pm: Punjab - SAD 19, INC 73, AAP 23. (INC has won 2 seats)
12: 00 pm: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 308, SP+ 68, BSP 18
Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat loses from Haridwar rural seat pic.twitter.com/x6wpj4RSw7
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
Celebrations in Lucknow as BJP leading in Uttar Pradesh. #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/XzbxNV8WgJ
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
11: 30 am: Manipur - INC 15, BJP 15 (INC won 3, BJP won 2)
11: 30 am: Goa- INC 11, MGP 2, BJP 7, AAP 0 (INC and BJP won 2-2 seats each)
11: 30 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 54, INC 14.
11: 30 am: Punjab - SAD 21, INC 69, AAP 25.
11: 30 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 303, SP+ 70, BSP 23
11: 00 am: Manipur - INC 15, BJP 15
11: 00 am: Goa- INC 11, MGP 2, BJP 7, AAP 0
11: 00 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 51, INC 16.
11: 00 am: Punjab - SAD 28, INC 65, AAP 21.
11: 00 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 288, SP+ 77, BSP 31
We respect the mandate, but development has lost and votebank politics has won:Rajiv Shukla,Congress on #uttarpradeshpolls2017 pic.twitter.com/Ir8CTqPvyD
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
BJP leading in Uttar Pradesh: Party workers celebrate in Kanpur. #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/KfE5Dv10iq
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
10: 35 am: Manipur - INC 10, BJP 14
10: 35 am: Goa- INC 11, MGP 2, BJP 6, AAP 0
10: 35 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 51, INC 14.
10: 35 am: Punjab - SAD 23, INC 70, AAP 20.
10: 35 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 282, SP+ 76, BSP 36
How the hell did almost all the experts/analysts miss this wave in UP? It's a tsunami not a ripple in a small pond.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
At this rate we might as well forget 2019 & start planning/hoping for 2024.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
In a nutshell there is no leader today with a pan India acceptability who can take on Modi & the BJP in 2019.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh has won from Thoubal seat #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/yaCIai2h8j
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
10: 30 am: Manipur - INC 9, BJP 15
10: 30 am: Goa- INC 11, MGP 2, BJP 6, AAP 0
10: 30 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 50, INC 15.
10: 30 am: Punjab - SAD 21, INC 72, AAP 24.
10: 30 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 285, SP+ 73, BSP 34
10: 20 am: Manipur - INC 12, BJP 14
10: 20 am: Goa- INC 11, MGP 2, BJP 5, AAP 0
10: 20 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 49, INC 12.
10: 20 am: Punjab - SAD 19, INC 67, AAP 24.
10: 20 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 277, SP+ 73, BSP 42
Congress leading in Punjab: Party workers celebrate in Chandigarh #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/n7XFz6U5KM
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
10: 10 am: Manipur - INC 11, BJP 14
10: 10 am: Goa- INC 9, MGP 2, BJP 4, AAP 0
10: 10 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 51, INC 11.
10: 10 am: Punjab - SAD 19, INC 66, AAP 22.
10: 10 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 265, SP+ 74, BSP 37
Congress's Navjot Singh Sidhu leading from Amritsar East seat #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/Ey4YdS1VEC
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
10: 00 am: Manipur - INC 11, BJP 12
10: 00 am: Goa- INC 8, MGP 2, BJP 4, AAP 0
10: 00 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 49, INC 11.
10: 00 am: Punjab - SAD 15, INC 58, AAP 24.
10: 00 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 248, SP+ 68, BSP 32
09: 55 am: Manipur - INC 10, BJP 10
09: 55 am: Goa- INC 6, MGP 2, BJP 3, AAP 0
09: 55 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 48, INC 10.
09: 55 am: Punjab - SAD 14, INC 56, AAP 23.
09: 55 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 230, SP+ 63, BSP 32
09: 45 am: Manipur - INC 10, BJP 7
09: 45 am: Goa- INC 6, MGP 2, BJP 3, AAP 0
09: 45 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 41, INC 11.
09: 45 am: Punjab - SAD 15, INC 55, AAP 23.
09: 45 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 201, SP+ 66, BSP 40
09: 35 am: Manipur - INC 10, BJP 6
09: 35 am: Goa- INC 4, MGP 2, BJP 0, AAP 0
09: 35 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 37, INC 12.
09: 35 am: Punjab - SAD 13, INC 47, AAP 18.
09: 35 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 186, SP+ 67, BSP 37
09: 25 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 163, SP+ 63, BSP 37
09: 21 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 32, INC 8.
09: 20 am: Punjab - SAD 12, INC 30, AAP 15.
09: 20 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 133, SP+ 64, BSP 40
09: 11 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 104, SP+ 61, BSP 40
09: 10 am: Manipur - INC 3, BJP 1
09: 09 am: Goa- INC 3, MGP 1, BJP 0, AAP 0
09: 09 am: Uttarakhand - BJP 19, INC 2.
09: 08 am: Punjab - SAD 8, INC 25, AAP 13.
09: 07 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 94, SP+ 60, BSP 37.
09: 00 am: Punjab - SAD 6, INC 23, AAP 14.
08: 55 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 61, SP+ 43, BSP 26.
08: 45 am: Uttar Pradesh - BJP 49, SP+ 30, BSP 21.
08:37 am: Parkash Singh Badal in Punjab is leading from Lambi. Capt Amarinder Singh is second and AAP's Jarnail Singh is third.
#UttarPradeshElection2017 Counting shuru ho gayi hai, humari badi jeet hogi: Shivpal Yadav, SP #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/7C91hJWhcJ
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
#UttarPradeshElection2017 : Drone cameras being used for surveillance near a counting centre in Lucknow #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/yP5j1ms0hf
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 11, 2017
08: 37 am: Uttar Pradesh registers BJP's lead on 29 seats, while SP and BSP are ahead on 20 and 16.
08:35 am: In Manipur - INC - 1, BJP -1.
08:30 am: In Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal is ahead on 2 seats, Congress on 12 and Aam Aadmi Party on 2.
08:20 am: Samajwadi Party is leading on 8 seats while BJP and BSP are leading on 7 and 6 respectively in Uttar Pradesh.
08:15 am: BSP leading from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh.
08:00 am: Counting begins.
First published: 11 March 2017, 8:13 IST