Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2017 LIVE: Narendra Modi takes BJP to historic win in UP, crosses 300

 BT Online   New Delhi     Last Updated: March 11, 2017  | 14:14 IST
Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2017 LIVE: Narendra Modi takes BJP to historic win in UP, crosses 300

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led BJP to a stunning victory for the saffron party, with the party taking a massive lead early on in vote counting today morning.

BJP is well above the 250 mark and looks set to emerge as the single largest party with possible majority to form the government in Lucknow. A saffron sweep is visible across the length and breadth of Uttar Pradesh, except some pockets where Samajwadi Party has done well. If the trends are right, it will be the most remarkable victory for the BJP in UP.

The ballot in the northern state represents the most important electoral test that Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has faced since winning the 2014 general election.

If the BJP does wrest control over Uttar Pradesh by scoring an outright win it would be an endorsement of Modi's stewardship of Asia's third-largest economy after his high-risk decision last November to scrap high-value banknotes worth 86 percent of the cash in circulation.

Here are all the LIVE updates of the D-Day:

 

 

  • 2:12 PM: BJP rubbishes Mayawati's claim of tampered EVM machines

 

 

  • 2:09 PM: AAP Leader Alka Lamba says her party has given tough fight to established parties in Assembly elections
  • 2:04 PM: Senior Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro wins in Goa
  •  1:58 PM: Nirmala Sitharam thanks voter for a thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh
  • 1:55 PM: BJP wins 8, INC 8, NCP 1, MGP 1, GFP 3 in Goa
  • 1:53 PM: Congress and BJP leading in 18 seats in Manipur
  •  1:51 PM: I openly challenge Amit Shah, if you believe you have won honestly, ask EC to conduct polls again through ballot paper: Mayawati
  • 1:49 PM: Muslims are saying we have not voted for the BJP, how has the votes been transferred to the BJP. This is the talk of the town in UP: Mayawati
  • 1:48 PM: We have written to Election Commission over the issue related to EVM: Mayawati
  • 1:47 PM: If the same system of voting is organised in 2019 polls then democracy in this country won't exist
  • 1:46 PM: If BJP is honest, they should write to Election Commission asking for an arrangement of polls using ballot paper instead of EVM: Mayawati
  • 1:44 PM: Mayawati questions EVM machines, BJP did not give ticket to any muslim candidate
  • 1:42 PM: Results of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand are shocking
  • 1:41 PM: Mayawati alleges that EVM machines did not register votes other than BJP's
  • 1:40 PM: Mayawati says EVMs compromised for massive BJP victory in UP
  • 1:40 PM: Mayawati says "results tough to swallow"
  • 1:37 PM: EVM machines have been tampered, says Mayawati
  • 1:37 PM: Mayawati addresses media, cries foul
  • 1:31 PM: Piyush Goel tweets thanking people for the mandate
  • 1:25 PM: CM Harish Rawat loses both seats, to meet Governor at 3 PM
  • 1:24 PM: Manipur: BJP wins 3, Congress-8, NPF-3,Others-2
  • 1:05 PM: The Bharatiya Janata Party won 299 seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance won 67 seats and Mayawati's BSP won only 20 seats.
  • 1:00 PM: BJP going neck-to-neck in Goa
  • 12:40 PM: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal concedes defeat, says will offer his resignation to governor tomorrow
  •  12:29 PM: Captain Amrinder Singh thnaks voters for victory in Punjab



  • 12:23 PM: "Historic mandate to BJP, shows people have supported PM Modi's policies," said Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh
  • 12:19 PM: Okram Ibobi Singh won from Thoubal constituency beating activist-turned-politician Irom Sharmila who bagged just around 90 votes
  • 12:15 PM: Punjab election results 2017: Amarinder Singh is King as Congress storms back to power
  • 12:12 PM: This is the revival of Congress: Navjot Singh Sidhu on Punjab
  • 12:10 PM: Need to rise above caste & community and give preference to development: Santosh Gangwar
  •  12:09 PM:This is a victory of people's faith and believe: Navjot Singh Sidhu
  • 12:06 PM: BJP bags landslide win in Uttarakhand, all eyes on who will be the next CM
  • 12:04 PM: Home Minister Rajnath Singh thanks party workers for the massive victory


  • 11:59 AM: It's not SP's defeat, arrogance did not let us win, says Shivpal Yadav


  • 11:57 AM: Saffron Holi for BJP in Uttar Pradesh; touches 300
  • 11:52 AM: BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma wins from Mathura
  •  11:49 AM: Congress, BJP going neck-to-neck in Goa
  • 11:48 AM: Election results yet to become official, but Congress MLAs in Punjab plan meeting with governor
  • 11:46 AM: Watch how BJP has saffronised Uttar Pradesh


  • 11:44 AM: Congress' Francisco Silveira wins from St. Andre seat in Goa
  • 11:44 AM: Former Goa Deputy CM Francisco D'Souza of BJP wins from Mapusa constituency
  • 11:44 AM: Congress' Pratapsingh Rane wins from Poriem constituency
  • 11:40 AM:  Rahul Gandhi cannot be blamed for everything, vote bank Politics has won: Congress


  • 11:37 AM: Today nation is standing with PM Modi. This is the victory of people of UP and Uttarakhand, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal
  •  11:34 AM: BSP hasn't been able to open its account in Uttarakhand


  • 11:32 AM: Sanjay Jha of Congress tells India Today that Congress is disappointed with the outcome of Assembly Elections 2017 in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
  •  11:30 AM: Bharatiya Janata Party takes lead over Congress in Manipur
  • 11:26 AM: SAD-BJP losing momentum, now leading in only 20 seats in Punjab 
  • 11:21 AM: Ex Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah tweeted about the Modi Wave


  • 11:19 AM: Clean sweep by BJP (55) with Congress stumbling at 10
  • 11:14 AM: Rawat trailing with as many as 10,995 votes to BJP's Yatishwaranand in Haridwar Rural constituency
  • 11:13 AM: Samajwadi Party Candidate Raghuraj Pratap Singh trailing from Kunda, Pratapgarh
  • 11:12 AM: Not only is Congress leading by big margin, it could go on to win two-thirds majority in Punjab
  •  11:10 AM: No decision yet on the new UP CM, says  UP BJP chief,Keshav Prasad Maurya


  • 11:04 AM: Trends show BJP's Sangeet Som is ahead of his nearest SP rival Atul Pradhan by a margin of 8,359 votes in Sardhana seat
  • 11:02 AM: AAP CM candidate for Goa Elvis Gomes currently at third position in Cuncolim, Congress first, Independent second
  • 10:53 AM: Amrinder Singh all set to captain Punjab


  • 10:47 AM: Sambit Patra talks about the potential CM candidate in UP


  • 10:41 AM: BJP starts celebrations in Uttar Pradesh; set for an historic win


  • 10:39 AM: Omar Abdulla reacts to assembly results, "At this rate we might as well forget 2019 & start planning/hoping for 2024", he tweeted

10:47 AM: Sambit Patra talks about the potential CM candidate in UP

  • 10:34 AM: Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh leading in Noida
  • 10:33 AM: BJP ahead in 48 constituencies as per trends from 62 out of 70 Assembly seats
  • 10:29 AM: After Uttar Pradesh, Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) has a reason to celebrate


  •  10:25 AM: Close battle between Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) and Congress in Goa


  • 10:24 AM: BJP takes unassailable lead in UP, to also form govt in Uttarakhand; Congress set to win Punjab
  • 10:22 AM: EC latest trend update: Uttarakhand Chief Minister (CM) is trailing, Goa CM lost, Manipur and Punjab chief miniters' leading
  • 10:19 AM: Congress crosses halfway mark in Punjab; leads in 65 seats; big dent on Kejriwal's ambitions
  • 10:16 AM: Yogi Adityanath slams SP-coalition,"People have rejected their coalition as they were against the country"
  • 10:12 AM: Irom Sharmila loses to CM Okram Ibobi Singh


  • 9:58 AM: Harish Rawat trailing in Kiccha Assembly contituency of Uttarakhand
  • 9:55 AM: It is turning out to be a very happy birthday for Captain Amrinder Singh; Congress ahead of competition by 2:1 margin


  • 9:49 AM: First result from Goa, CM Lakshmikanth Parsekar loses
  • 9:47 AM: BJP leading in 52 out of 66 seats in Uttrakhand
  • 9:46 AM: We will accept the people's verdict, says SP leader Shivpal Yadav
  • 9:45 AM: Sukhbir Singh Badal leading in Jalalabad
  • 9:44 AM: Captain Amarinder Singh set to register victory for Congress; Akalis doing better than expected
  • 9:41 AM: The SP-Congress alliance won 59 seats in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP has won 232 seats until now


  • 9:39 AM: Workers start early celebrations at BJP's office in Lucknow
  • 9:37 AM: Latest Punjab trends: Congress-48, SAD+BJP-28, AAP-24, BJP-4
  • 9:34 AM: Shivpal Yadav leading from Jaswant Nagar seat
  • 9:28 AM: BJP leading by 200 seats in Uttar Pradesh


  • 9:22 AM: CM Ibobi Singh looks set for record fourth term
  • 9:20 AM: Congress is surging ahead in Punjab
  • BJP/SAD: 12
    CONG: 30
    AAP: 15
    Others: 0
  • 9:19 AM: Chief Minister Harish Rawat leading from Haridwar Rural seat


  • 9:17 AM: Bharatiya Janata Party gets clear lead in Uttarakhand with 19 seats
  • 9:16 AM: BJP seems to be making it tough for the opponents in UP


  • 9:12 PM: latest trends in Uttrakhand show: Congress 14, BJP 13, Other 2
  • 9:11 AM: In round 1, BJP leads in 5, SP and BSP in one each in Uttar Pradesh Election says EC
  • 9:09 AM: We are not yet sure if these are postal votes, the picture will become clearer by 10:30, says Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar
  • 9:07 AM: Rita Bahuguna Joshi is ahead in Lucknow Cantt while UP minister Azam Khan is ahead from Rampur.
  • 9:06 AM: Let's not jump to any conclusion based on early trends: AAP's Ashutosh after early trends suggest Congress taking lead against AAP in Punjab


  • 8:59 AM: Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal leading in Lambi


  • 8:55 AM: BJP taking a big early lead in Uttar Pradesh, AAP and Congress in a tight race in Punjab


  • 8:54 AM: Samajwadi party candidate from Amethi Gayatri Prajapati leading in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
  • 08:51 AM: Navjot Singh Sidhu leading in Amritsar East


  • 8:50 AM: Latest trends from Uttar Pradesh suggest BJP leading in 40 seats, SP+Congress in 15, BSP 9, & Others in 4
  • 8:48 AM: In Punjab, both the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress won 3 seats each.
  • 8:45 AM: Pankaj Singh of BJP leading in Noida Constituency; BJP leading on 5 seats in Lucknow
  • 8:42 AM: Initial trends in Uttar Pradesh: 84/403
    BJP+ 47
    SP+ 24
    BSP 9
    Others 4
  • 8:40 AM: Captain Amarinder Singh is contesting from two seats: Patiala and Lambi where he takes on the sitting chief minister.
  • 8:40 AM: Trends from at least 80 seats show BJP leading in 37 seats and the SP-Congress combine in 20. The Bahujan Samaj Party is ahead in 16 seats.
  • 8:38 AM: BJP now pulling ahead in UP with 29 out of 45. SP/Cong 11
  • 8:34 AM: Congress takes early lead in Punjab (18/117); BJP/SAD: 2, Congress: 14; AAP:2; Others: 0
  • 8:33 AM: Punjab: Congress leading in 3 seats
  • 8:31 AM: BJP+ takes lead in early trends in Uttar Pradesh (30/403)


  • 8:29 AM: In Punjab, Congress has won 2 seas, the Aam Aadmi Party has won 2, and the SAD-BJP alliance secured 1 seat until now.
  • 8:27 AM: The 'badals' are about to go away. It is time for a new sunrise in Punjab, says Navjot Singh Sidhu
  • 8:26 AM: First trend in PUnjab shows, Congress leading in 2 seats
  • 8:22 AM: Till now, BJP is leading with 7 seats in Uttar Pradesh, SP-Congress with three seats,BSP and other with 2 and 1 respectively (13/403)
  • 8:19 AM: First trend emerges in Uttar Pradesh; 8/403
  • BJP 2
    SP+ 2
    BSP 3
    Others 1
  • 08:16 AM: First trend emerges, BSP's Mukhtar Ansari ahead in Mau in Uttar Pradesh
  • 8:10 AM: According to a media report, Drone camera monitors activity at a counting centre in Lucknow
  • 8:00 AM: Counting of votes for Assembly elections in UP, Uttrakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab begins.
  • 7:45 AM: In Manipur, counting of votes will be held for 60 seats. Congress' Okram Ibobi Singh has ruled in Manipur for 15 years.
  • 7:42 AM: A total of 637 candidates including 56 are contesting for 70 seats in the Uttarakhand Assembly. 15 counting centres have been established in Uttarakhand where the Assembly strength is 70
  • 7:35 AM: In Goa, votes will be counted at two centres in North and South Goa to declare the winners in 40 seats.
  • 7:30 AM: In Punjab, for 117-member assembly, votes will be counted at 54 centres in 27 locations
  • 7:25 AM: The Muzaffarnagar district authorities in Uttar Pradesh have banned victory processions to maintain law and order after the results of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls are announced.
  • 7:20 AM: The counting will take place at 157 centres -- Punjab (53), Goa (2), UP (75), Uttarakhand (15) and Manipur (12).
  • 7:15 AM: Akhilesh has already accepted his defeat. BJP is going to win: Brajesh Pathak of BJP just before counting
  • 7:07 AM: 251 candidates are contesting the election this year in Goa
  • 7:05 AM: The SP-Congress alliance will win today, says SP leader Rajendra Chaudhary
  • 7:05 AM: Ahead of the counting, Samajwadi Party workers are seen performing havan in Lucknow
  • 7:00 AM: Election Commission officials said the counting of votes commences at 8 AM and will be completed by late evening.


  • 7:00 AM: Exit polls suggest huge gains for Narendera Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party