New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) finished vote counting on Saturday for assembly election results in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stormed back to power in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday after a gap of 15 years, winning a landslide victory in an election that some analysts had termed too close to call.
Here’s the final tally of seats in the assembly elections in the five states:
Uttar Pradesh
The counting of votes for the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh (UP) assembly elections 2017 saw a historic landslide verdict in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in 403-member UP assembly.
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 312 | 0 | 312 |
| Indian National Congress | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Rashtriya Lok Dal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Samajwadi Party | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| Apna Dal (Soneylal) | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 403 | 0 | 403 |
Uttarakhand
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won a majority in the 70 seat-Uttarakhand assembly, ousting the Congress led by chief minister Harish Rawat.
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 56 | 1 | 57 |
| Indian National Congress | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 69 | 1 | 70 |
Punjab
Congress won 77 seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly with Amarinder Singh as its chief ministerial nominee, only one short of the 78 needed for a two-thirds majority.
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Indian National Congress | 77 | 0 | 77 |
| Aam Aadmi Party | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Lok Insaaf Party | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 117 | 0 | 117 |
Goa
The counting of votes for the 40 seats in Goa assembly elections 2017 show a close contest between the Congress and BJP, while other smaller parties such as the Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak (MGP) also making inroads.
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Indian National Congress | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Goa Forward Party | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Manipur
The Congress won 28 seats, but the BJP is hot on its heels with 21 wins and neither party is yet assured of a majority.
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
| All India Trinamool Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Indian National Congress | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Naga Peoples Front | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Lok Jan Shakti Party | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| National People’s Party | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 60 |
