As counting of votes for Legislative Assemblies in five states—Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand— is under way, Punjab and UP's results have turned heads. Here's a look at what we know so far:
**The BJP looks set to retain power in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, bucking the trend of changing governments over the past two decades in both states. Besides, it is also set to retain power in Goa and Uttarakhand, despite the CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami, looking set to lose.
**Aam Aadmi Party, a relatively new entrant into Punjab polls, is set to form the government in the state, pulling a commanding lead over its opponents.
**Congress continued its dismal performance, not making much headway in any of the five states. Rather, it lost the progress it had in Punjab. This has also put a question mark over its ability to head an Opposition front in the 2024 general elections.
**New entrants AAP and TMC are failing to make a mark in the Goa political scene.
**In Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath is leading from Gorakhpur Urban with a margin of 4,464 votes. This is the first time that the chief minister is contesting an Assembly election.
**Prominent faces who are trailing in Punjab: Five-time former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal from his bastion Lambi; Congress chief ministerial candidate and incumbent Charanjit Singh Channi on both seats; and Congress state unit chief Navjot Sidhu from Amritsar (East).
**Captain Amarinder Singh is set to lose the elections, with Aam Aadmi Party's Ajit Pal Singh Kohli securing 45.2 per cent of the votes in the Patiala Assembly constituency. Captain secured 22,868 votes while Kohli secured 36,645 at the time of the report.
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Published 10 March 2022, 04:48 IST