So the day is finally here when the fortunes of many will be decided. Exit polls say that it is the end of road for Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh, but some parties have rejected the exit poll results as whimsical and unreal.
Today’s result will also determine BJP’s identity as a national party as in last year’s assembly poll they fared pretty badly. We will also come to know if Rahul Gandhi’s magic works for the congress and if his yatras in UP will pay off.
To know all this and more stay tuned for our live coverage on the results:
Uttar Pradesh
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
Party[/TD]
[TD]
Leads
[/TD]
[TD]
Change
[/TD]
[TD]
Total
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SP
[/TD]
[TD]119[/TD]
[TD]+53
[/TD]
[TD]119[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]BJP+
[/TD]
[TD]59
[/TD]
[TD]+19
[/TD]
[TD]59
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Congress+
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[TD]+6
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]BSP
[/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[TD]-81
[/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Others
[/TD]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Awaited
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]130
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Punjab
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
Party
[/TD]
[TD]
Leads
[/TD]
[TD]
Change
[/TD]
[TD]
Total
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SAD+
[/TD]
[TD]55
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]55
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Congress+
[/TD]
[TD]36
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]36
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]IND
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Others
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Awaited
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Uttarakhand
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
Party
[/TD]
[TD]
Leads
[/TD]
[TD]
Change
[/TD]
[TD]
Total
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]BJP
[/TD]
[TD]24
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]24
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Congress
[/TD]
[TD]23
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]23
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Awaited
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]11
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Manipur
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
Party
[/TD]
[TD]
Leads
[/TD]
[TD]
Change
[/TD]
[TD]
Total
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Congress+
[/TD]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PDP
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Awaited
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Goa
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]Party
[/TD]
[TD]Leads
[/TD]
[TD]Change
[/TD]
[TD]Total
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Congress+
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]BJP+
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]NCP
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Others
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Awaited
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
10:09 am: SAD-BJP alliance zooms ahead in Punjab
The ruling SAD-BJP alliance is ahead in Punjab, leading in 65 Assembly seats, while the Congress is leading in 43 according to the trends available in 110 or the 117 Assembly constituencies till 10:00 AM.
The Congress was leading in Ghanaur, Amritsar Central, Khadoor Sahab, Garh Shankar, Talwandi Sabo, Rajpura, Fatehgarh Churian, Samana and Patiala. Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was leading in Patiala and his son Raninder Singh from Samana.
The SAD was leading in Raja Sansi, Sultanpur Lodhi, Faridkot, Nabha, Barnala, Attari, Ropar and Balachaur.
10:06 am: Punjab: SAD-BJP takes lead
10: 05 am: Uttarakhand: Close fight between Congress and BJP
10:004 am: Congress leading in Manipur
10:03 am: UP: SP on top, BJP surges, BSP set for rout
Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was headed for a rout with the Samajwadi Party leading the vote count that began Tuesday and the BJP making stunning gains.
With trends available from 115 of the 403 assembly seats, the Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh Yadav led in 44, making huge inroads all across the state. More on this story
10:01 am: BJP leads in Uttarakhand, shocker for Congress
10:00 am: Unimaginable scenes : Congress trailing in Amethi, in Sultanpur - Salman Khurshid's wife trailing
10:00 am: THE BIG PICTURE: Is Congress getting wiped out in North India?
9:58 am: In GOA, BJP leads as single largest party.
9:54 am: In a shocker for the Congress, the party was trailing in all five assembly seats in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh which is represented in the Lok Sabha by party president Sonia Gandhi.
Election Commission sources also said that the Congress was trailing in Jagdishpur constituency in neighbouring Amethi, which elected Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to the Lok Sabha.
9:49 am: UP party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi has said she will take responsibility for such eventuality if the party fails to convert Gandhi's presence into votes.
9:45 am: SP surges ahead, BJP makes surprise gain in UP.
9:40 am: What can be said with certainty is that the Samajwadi Party will emerge as the largest party in UP.
9:37 am: Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP spokesperson says Congress has been torn. They have to introspect
9:35 am: Harish rawat : Congress will win in Uttarakhand. I was hoping for a smooth sailing. Even if it’s a tough fight, I’m still confident we’ll win.
9:33 am: SP leads in 119 seats now in UP
9:32 am: Congress in a comfortable lead in Uttarakhand but trailing in Maidan region; congress leader is optimistic.
9:30 am: Congress leads in Uttarahand
9:29 am: Akalis lead in Punjab
9:28 am: BJP emerges as the second largest party in UP
9:25 am: UP: The SP is ahead in 97 seats, BJP in 45, BSP in 37 and the Congress with its allies is leading in 21 seats. Independents and others are ahead in seven seats.
9:22 am: The Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) alliance took lead after the initial hour of counting, while the Congress was trailing.
9:24 am: BJP surprises many in UP
9:20 am: PUNJAB: Akalis have a slight edge over Cong
The Congress and the Akali Dal-BJP combine appeared to be in a neck-and-neck race in the Punjab Assembly polls, with the Akalis holding a slight edge.
The Akali-BJP combine is ahead in 43 seats, while the Congress is leading in 29 seats, of the total of 78 seats for which trends are in.
SAD candidate Veer Singh Lopoke was leading over his nearest rival Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria of the Congress from Raja Sansi assembly segment by 668 votes.
From Ghanaur segment, Congress' Madan Lal Jalalpur was had a slender lead of 7 votes over his nearest rival Harinder Singh of the CPM.
In Gurdaspur, SAD's Gurbachan Singh Babbehali was leading over his nearest Congress rival Raman Behl by a narrow margin of 10 votes in early trends from the constituency.
In Phagwara, BJP's Som Prakash was leading over Balbir Kumar Sodhi of the Congress by 600 votes.
Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur was leading over her nearest rival Navtej Sidhu from Sultanpur Lodhi assembly constituency.
9:15 am: Amarinder Singh of Indian National Congress leading in Patiala over Surjit Singh Kohli of Shiromani Akali Dal.
9:12 am: BJP is darkhorse, gamechanger, in UP
9:09 am: In Goa, early trends show a lead for independent candidates.
9:05 am: Meanwhile, it is learnt that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has sought an appointment with the UP Governor. Early trends are indicating that the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party is headed for a total rout in the state.
The UP elections are significant as they will decide the political fortunes of many a big player -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, BSP’s Mayawati, SP’s Mulayam Singh Yadav, among others.
9:03 am: Congress' Amita Singh trails in Amethi.
9:00 am: GOA: Early morning trends on Tuesday showed the BJP and the Congress fighting neck and neck in Goa, notching 2 seats each. The United Goan Democratic Party (UGDP) was at a close second, gaining 1 seat.
8:55 am: Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party have taken the early leads in Uttar Pradesh where counting of votes began after a seven-phased elections concluded on Saturday.
However, it is the Samajwadi Party that seems to be headed for power in the all-important state of UP.
Early trends indicate that the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led SP is leading on 68 seats, while the BJP was ahead in 45 seats.
The ruling BSP, which had 206 seats in the 403 strong Assembly in 2007 polls, was ahead in only 27 seats and seems to be losing in 47 seats out of a total of 170 seats for which trends are available.
Congress was leading in 21seats.
8:51 am:
Shivpal Singh Yadav of SP leading in Jaswantnagar seat (Uttar Pradesh) by 2803 votes
8:50 am: No impact of Kushwaha arrest on results, claims BJP
The BJP's Kalraj Mishra told reporters at the party's office in Lucknow that its association with Babu Singh Kushwaha did not tarnish the party. "There will be no impact of the Kushwaha factor," he was quoted as NDTV by saying. Mr Mishra added: 'I am confident the results will be in our favour."
8:45 am: In sync with the exit polls, the Samajwadi Party appears all set to emerge as the single largest party in the political live-wire state of Uttar Pradesh. However, the biggest surprise is the spectacular lead gained by the Bhartiya Janata Party as it is emerging as the second largest gainer, well ahead of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party.
8:35 am: Trends show lead for BJP and SP in UP
8: 30 am: Congress leading in early counting in Punjab
March 6, 2012
8:20 am: Counting begins in five states
Early trends show Bahujan Samaj Party is slipping in while the BJP and Congress is gaining in Uttar Pradesh.
Early leads in UP: BJP 12, SP 11, Cong 4, BSP 3