BJP Supporters Celebrate Lead In UP
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017 for a total of 403 seats took place in 7 phases for which the results are to be announced today. The front-runners in UP are: Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance, BJP and BSP.
It remains to be seen whether the ugly SP family feud, which saw supreme Mulayam Singh Yadav relegated to the role of patron and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav anointed head of SP, will impact the election results.
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Stakes are high for the SP-Congress alliance in the crucial state of UP which may signal a trend in the next Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally campaigned on behalf of BJP in various rallies across the state while Mayawati targeted minority groups in the state.
Here are highlights:
Latest trends from Uttar Pradesh: BJP-274, SP+ 79, BSP-25, Others-12
BJP leading in Uttar Pradesh: Party workers celebrate in Lucknow
UP ministers Azam Khan (from Rampur) and Gayatri Prajapati(from Amethi) leading
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav trailing from Lucknow Cantt seat
Azam Khan’s son Abdullah trailing from Swar, Rampur
BJP leading on 5 seats of Lucknow
Latest Trends: BJP 32, SP+ 13, BSP 7, Others 3
Latest Trends: BJP 23, SP+ 10, BSP 5, Others 3
Drone cameras being used for surveillance near a counting centre in Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh: BSP leading from Bulandshahr
Counting underway in 78 centres across 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh
Security arrangements in place outside counting centres in Moradabad
We are winning with 2/3rd majority, SP and BSP will be wiped out:Keshav Prasad Maurya,UP BJP Chief
Samajwadi Party workers perform Havan in Lucknow
SP-Congress alliance will win today,and we will expose the people who were conspiring against CM: Rajendra Chaudhary,SP