All eyes are set on tomorrow’s results as the Assembly elections in the five states draw to a close. Most pollsters, barring two forecasts that the ruling BJP may suffer losses, predict them crossing the half-way mark of 202 comfortably and retaining power. The SP-RLD alliance may make major gains as compared to 2017 but is likely to fall well short of the magic figure.
In 2017, the BJP won a landslide mandate in UP, winning 312 seats on its own in the 403- member House. The SP, which fought in alliance with the Congress, could win only 47 seats last time. In Punjab, most predictions see an AAP win, with the party being comfortably ahead of the ruling Congress and the Akali Dal-BSP combine.
No party has retained power in Uttarakhand since its formation in 2000. If the BJP manages to hold on to power, it will be a record of sorts. In 2017, riding the Modi wave, the BJP managed to win in 57 of the total 70 Assembly seats. The Congress was limited to 11 seats.
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