Live Assembly election 2017 results analysis: BJP's Uttar Pradesh win shows Modi, Amit Shah as master strategists

- EC replies to BSP's letter allegeing manipulation of EVMs,says no merit found in allegation and prayers made in letter are not legally tenable

- Mayawati has a point, EVMs must be probed: Laloo Yadav

- Akhilesh Yadav resigns, hands over resignation letter to UP Governor

- Congratulate people of UP, respect and accept the verdict: AIMIM's Asasuddin Owaisi whose party had fielded 38 candidates

- Congratulations to Amit Shah, party office bearers & state units for their exemplary work in taking the party to new heights. PM Narendra Modi

- I salute the hardwork of BJP Karyakartas. They have tirelessly worked hard at the grassroots level & won the confidence of the people. PM Narendra Modi

- Am overjoyed that BJP has received unprecedented support from all sections of society. Huge support from the youth is gladdening. PM Narendra Modi

- BSP's Mukhtar Ansari wins from Mau with 97199 votes

- One is BJP & we’ve been against them;other is Cong that has setting with BJP. Will think on alliance partner-Vijay Sardesia,Goa Forward Party

- Manipur #ElectionResults: BJP wins 20, Cong 22, LJP 1, NPF 3, NPP 4

- Uttarakhand BJP president Ajay Bhatt loses to Karan Mahara of Congress by 4981 votes from Ranikhet assembly constituency

- Party yogyata ke aadhar par chehra chunegi: Amit Shah on UP CM candidate

- Don't want to go into the details of the Uttar Pradesh results, but would want to point out that the BJP is close to winning six out of ten seats in Raebareli and Amethi: Shah.

- The win has increased the responsiblity on the BJP and on BJP workers: Amit Shah.

- People have accepted the 'politics of performance,' Shah tells the gathering in New Delhi.

- Move past Hindu-Muslim, a voter is a voter; politics of development should take place: Amit Shah

- We will form government in 4 states (UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa), even in Punjab we got a good vote share: Amit Shah

- People accepted politics of performance; this historic mandate will take the country to new direction: Amit Shah

- CM Akhilesh Yadav will meet UP Governor Ram Naik at 6pm today

- Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat tenders resignation from the post of CM

- Goa Election results: BJP wins 11, Congress 11, NCP 1, MGP 3, GFP 3, Independent 2

- Manipur Election results: BJP 17, Cong 16, NPF 3, Others 4

- Even Muslims have backed the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, BJP's Vinay Katiyar to India Today.

- Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh wins Noida seat by over 1 lakh votes.

- Goa: BJP wins on 10 seats, Congress 11, NCP 1, Others 5

- PM Narendra Narendra Modi speaks to Captain Amarinder Singh, congratulates him on the win in Punjab

- This is the wave of change. People realised biggest hindrance in development of poor is SP, BSP and Congress: Shrikant Sharma, BJP

- I thank the people of Jaswant Nagar for my victory. Rest we accept people's mandate : Shivpal Yadav, SP

- I thank voters of UP, PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and all party workers: UP BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya tells India Today.

- Mayawati demands re-election through ballot paper system in Uttar Pradesh

- PM to arrive at BJP HQ in Delhi at 4 PM, likely to address BJP workers

- CM Akhilesh Yadav to address the media at 5 PM today

- PM Modi and Amit Shah will take decision on who will be the CM of Uttar Pradesh: BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi tells India Today.

- BJP sweeps Uttar Pradesh | Trends/Leads available for all 403 seats | BJP ahead on 294 seats | Samajwadi-Congress 69 | BSP 23

- Samajwadi Party's Gayatri Prajapati trailing from Amethi seat.

- Captain Amrinder Singh has won from Patiala urban seat by a margin of over 51000 votes

- CLP Meeting has been called tomorrow at 2 PM: Captain Amarinder Singh,Congress

- Latest trends from Uttar Pradesh: BJP 292,Congress 11, SP 59,BSP 18

- This is the revival of the Congress, it is just the beginning. Congress will spread from here: Navjot Singh Sidhu,Congress

- Logon ne dushton ka ahenkar toda hai, dharm ko jitaya hai: Navjot Singh Sidhu,Congress

- Modi ji ka magic hai, wo janata ke dilon par raaj kar rahe hain: Shivraj Singh Chouhan,Madhya Pradesh CM

- Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat loses from Haridwar rural seat

- Today nation is standing with PM Modi. This is the victory of people of UP and Uttarakhand: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

- Former Goa CM and Congress leader Pratapsingh Rane wins from Poriem constituency

- Historic mandate to BJP, shows people have supported PM Modi's policies: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh

- Punjab latest trends: Congress-70, AAP-23, SAD+BJP-21, Other-3

We respect the mandate, but development has lost and votebank politics has won:Rajiv Shukla,Congress

People of UP have rejected the politics of Muslim appeasement: Yogi Adityanath, BJP

Manipur CM Ibobi Singh wins by 10,411 votes

People of UP have rejected the SP-Cong alliance. People want development: Yogi Adityanath

- AAP CM candidate for Goa Elvis Gomes currently at third position in Cuncolim, Congress first, Independent second.

- Manipur latest trends: Congress 11, BJP 9, NCP 1 and others 7

- SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia leading from Majitha by 6549 votes

- Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh has won from Thoubal seat

- Uttar Pradesh latest trends: Congress candidate Ameeta Singh trailing from Amethi

- Punjab Congress vice-president Sunil Jakhar trailing from Abohar by 3485 votes

- Uttar Pradesh latest trends: BSP leading on Lalganj , Azamgarh assembly constituency

- Uttarakhand Chief minister Harish Rawat trailing in Kiccha assembly constituency

- Punjab latest trends: Congress-60, SAD+BJP-29,AAP-25,Others-1.

- Congress's Navjot Singh Sidhu leading from Amritsar East seat

- Uttarakhand latest trends:: BJP 37, Congress 7 and others 2

- Uttar Pradesh latest trends:: BJP-274, SP+ 79, BSP-25, Others-12

- Punjab latest trends: Congress-55, SAD+BJP-26, AAP-25, Others-1

- Punjab: AAP's Gurpreet Singh Ghughi leading from Batala

- Goa latest trends: Congress-5, BJP-3, MAG-1, Others 2

- Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar loses from Mandrem constituency

- BJP leading by 200 sets in Uttar Pradesh

- Punjab trends: Congress-48, SAD+BJP-28, AAP-24, BJP-4

- Uttar Pradesh Shivpal Yadav leading from Jaswant Nagar seat.

- Manipur trends: BJP- 1, Congress- 1, Others- 1

- Punjab trends: SAD-15, Congress-27, AAP-18, BJP-1, Other-1

- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat leading from Haridwar Rural seat

- Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar trailing by 1000+ votes, Congress leading from Mandrem

- Goa CM and BJP’s Laxmikant Parsekar is trailing in Mandrem.

- Uttarakhand trends: Congress 14, BJP 13, Other 2

- Punjab trends: BJP 1, SAD-5,Congress-15,AAP-10,Other-1

- Punjab election trends: SAD-4, Congress 10, AAP 6, Other 1

- Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal leading in Lambi

- Uttarakhand: BJP now at 15, Congress trailing at 8

- Uttar Pradesh: Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav trailing from Lucknow Cantt seat

- UP ministers Azam Khan (from Rampur) and Gayatri Prajapati(from Amethi) leading

- Uttarakhand: Congress now leading on 3, BJP on 2

- Punjab official EC trends: SAD 2, Congress 1 and AAP 1 

- Punjab results live: AAP's Bhagwant Mann is leading, SAD's Sukhbir Singh Badal trailing in Jalalabad. Captain Amarinder Singh leading in Patiala, trailing in Lambi. Navjot Singh Sidhu leading in Amritsar.

- Uttar Pradesh latest trends: BJP 47, SP+ 15, BSP 9, Others 4

- Uttarakhand latest trends: Congress and BJP leading on one each.

- Uttar Pradesh: Counting shuru ho gayi hai, humari badi jeet hogi: Shivpal Yadav, SP

- Punjab: Parkash Singh Badal leading from Lambi. Capt Amarinder Singh second and AAP's Jarnail Singh third 

- Uttar Pradesh leads so far: BJP 23, SP+ 10, BSP 5, Others 3

- Manipur: Okram Ibobi Singh leading from Thoubal

- Uttar Pradesh leads so far: SP-Cong 5; BJP+ 7; BSP 2

- Uttar Pradesh: BSP leading from Bulandshahr - ANI

- First results out: BJP, BSP lead at 1 each in Uttar Pradesh 

- Counting has begun in all the 54 centres at 27 locations in Punjab for 117 assembly seats.

- Assembly polls: Counting of votes in the 5 states-Manipur, Punjab, UP, Uttarakhand & Goa, begins.

The India Today-Axis My India exit poll is a sweeping statement in favour of the BJP as far as Assembly elections 2017 are concerned. The two-month-long polls that saw five states voting in a pitched battle to reclaim the national narrative have gone dramatically in favour of the saffron party under the steerage of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

Of the five states, the big ones, including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, as well as Goa, are going to be won by the BJP, with a landslide expected in UP. Punjab and Manipur, however, will be bagged by the Congress. The new entrant AAP, it would seem, has not been able to make much of an impact except in Punjab, where it is a close second.

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