BJP wins 4 out of 5 states in assembly polls
14 Mar 2022
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The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has won assembly elections in four of the five states, including the politically significant Uttar Pradesh, while the eight-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept aside ruling Congress party in Punjab, giving itself a second state after Delhi.
Yogi Adityanath led the BJP to a landslide victory securing 273 out of the 403 seats with a vote share of 43 per cent, also becoming the first chief minister in Uttar Pradesh to return to power after serving a full five-year term in 36 years, as voters set aside the “misleading” campaign run by the opposition over the past 2-3 days and reposing faith in the good governance of the BJP.
BJP secured clear majority in Uttarakhand (47 out of 70) and Manipur (32 out of 60) as well while it secured 20 of the 40 seats in Goa, where it would need to form alliance.
Addressing party workers at the state headquarters after the poll results, the Yogi said that people have buried the politics of caste and religion by ensuring victory of BJP in Uttar Pradesh.
With around 92 of the state's 117 seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made a clean sweep in Punjab. The party got a three-fourths majority in the assembly polls in Punjab, bagging 42 per cent of the votes cast - an increase of 18 percentage points over the 2017 elections. AAP completely outclassed traditional players like the Congress, BJP, SAD and BSP.
Both BJP and SAD had a dismal show at the hustings with the parties winning two and three seats, respectively. SAD's vote share fell from 25.2 per cent in 2017 to 18.38 per cent in 2022.
"The people Punjab have done something spectacular. This has been a huge revolution. So many huge leaders have lost... Amarinder Singh has lost, Sukhbir Badal lost, Parkash Singh Badal lost, Charanjit Channi lost, Navjot Sidhu lost, Bikram Singh Majithia lost... this is nothing short of a massive, massive revolution," Arvind Kejriwal said.
BJP has won 20 seats in Goa while the Congress has won nine seats and is leading on 2 seats. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak and AAP won 2 each, Goa Forward Party and Revolutionary Goans Party won 1 each and Independent 3
BJP also emerged as the largest party in Manipur winning 32 of the 60 seats. BJP's chief minister N Biren Singh has won from the Heingang seat by around 18,000 votes.
Following Congress' dismal performance in Uttar Pradesh, senior leader Priyanka Gandhi said the party was not able to convert its hard work into votes. She added that the Congress party will move ahead with a positive agenda and work as a responsible opposition for the betterment of UP and its people.
While the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav did not live up to his claims, the 48-year-old, who took over the mantle from his father and party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, proved the only challenge to the BJP, drawing crowds, shutting out in-house family squabbling contenders, and trying to distance himself from the “goondaism” baggage of his last government.
The biggest loss has been for the Bahujan Samaj Party, from winning 206 seats in 2007 and 30 per cent vote share to 80 seats in 2012 and 19 per cent vote share in 2012 to a mere lead on 1 seat with just 12.8 per cent vote share in Uttar Pradesh.
From 7 seats and about 6 per cent vote share, the Congress has been reduced further to 1 seat and 2.4 per cent vote share in UP this time despite contesting on all the 403 seats. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi had single-handedly led the campaign holding over 160 rallies and over 40 roadshows.
Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah Thursday congratulated the CM of Uttar Pradesh and also thanked the voters for reposing their faith in the BJP.
"Everyone had their eyes on UP, given the vastness of the state. I am thankful to the people for making us win with majority. Under PM Modi's leadership, we will be forming governments in UP, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand," Yogi said in his victory speech.
Thanking the public, PM Modi and other minister, Yogi termed the mandate as one for nationalism, development and good governance. Addressing party workers, he said the double-engine government gave UP a secure environment, worked on schemes for the poor under PM Modi's guidance.
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