Upset with results and rapid decline of Congress in the recent Assembly Elections, G-23 leaders have decided to convene meet in the next 48 hours, a senior leader says citing anonymity.
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17:46 March 10
G-23 leaders to convene meet in the next 48 hours
15:07 March 10
Sidhu loses from Amritsar East by 6,750 votes
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu loses from Amritsar East by a margin of 6,750 votes, while Shiromani Akali Dal's Bikram Singh Majithia loses by 14,408 votes.
15:03 March 10
AAP's Bhagwant Mann to take oath in Bhagat Singh's village
AAP's Bhagwant Mann, speaking at Sangrur, says, "I will take oath as the CM in Bhagat Singh's village Khatkarkalan, not at the Raj Bhawan. No government office will have CM's photos, there will be pictures of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Ambedkar."
14:03 March 10
AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann greets party workers and supporters post win
AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann and his mother Harpal Kaur shared an emotional moment as they greeted party workers and supporters in Sangrur.
"Bade Badal Sahib has lost, Sukhbir (Badal) has lost from Jalalabad, Capt has lost from Patiala, Sidhu & Majithia are also losing, Channi has lost on both the seats," Mann said in Sangrur as AAP sweeps Punjab elections.
Meanwhile, Delhi CM and AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal termed the Punjab verdict as revolutionary. Kejriwal along with Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain also offered prayers at the Hanuman Temple in Delhi.
13:30 March 10
CM Pramod Sawant credits party workers for the win
BJP will form the government in Goa; We will take MGP and independent candidates with us, says Goa CM and BJP leader Pramod Sawant.
BJP's Goa desk in-charge C T Ravi said, "Congress makes false promises; BJP has done development... our party is a structural party, we'll decide the CM face after the results are out & post our legislative party meeting. The parliamentary board will decide."
| GOA (40/40) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | INC+ | TMC+ | AAP | OTH | |
| 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
12:41 March 10
Humbly accept the mandate, says Sidhu as AAP decimates Congress
After Congress lost the assembly elections in Punjab, Congress leader Navjyot Singh Sidhu took to Twitter saying, "The voice of the people is the voice of God …. Humbly accept the mandate of the people of Punjab …. Congratulations to Aap !!!"
Sidhu, who is also the state chief of the party, is trailing against Jeevan Jyot Kaur from Amritsar East.
12:36 March 10
Punjab Lok Congress' Captain Amarinder Singh trails
Aam Aadmi Party's Ajit Pal Singh Kohli leads from Patiala constituency; Punjab Lok Congress's Captain Amarinder Singh trailing from Patiala.
11:33 March 10
Uttarakhand: BJP leads on 47, Congress on 20
BJP comfortably crosses the majority mark, now leads on 47; Congress leads on 20 as official trends for all 70 seats for Uttarakhand Elections 2022 come out.
| UTTARAKHAND (70/70) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | INC | AAP | OTH | |
| Lead/won | 47 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
11:03 March 10
UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya leading from Sirathu by over 800 votes
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is leading from the Sirathu seat by over 800 votes, according to poll trends. After the initial round of counting, Maurya secured 3,392 votes while his nearest rival SP's Pallavi Patel got 2,432 votes, according to the EC.
10:54 March 10
BJP crosses majority mark in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Bharatiya Janata Party crosses majority mark in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, in early trends, leading in 232 constituencies, as per early trends; while AAP sweeps Punjab.
10:07 March 10
Manipur CM Biren Singh leads in Heingang
Early trends show BJP leading in 24 seats; CM Biren Singh leads in Heingang
| MANIPUR (58/60) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | INC+ | NPP | JDU | OTH | |
| 24 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 13 | |
09:49 March 10
AAP crosses magic figure of 59, leads in 76 seats
| PUNJAB (117/117) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | AAP | SAD+ | BJP+ | OTH | |
| 21 | 76 | 14 | 5 | 1 | |
Celebrations have begun at AAP's CM candidate Bhagwant Mann's residence in Sangrur as the party crossed the majority mark in Punjab. Mann won from his seat Dhuri.
09:36 March 10
Punjab CM Channi trails, Navjyot Singh Sidhu leads
Punjab CM trailing in Chamkaur Sahib, meanwhile, in Amritsar East Assembly constituency, Navjot Singh Sidhu is leading, SAD's Bikram Majithia is at third place, in the second round of counting, as per Election Commission.
09:34 March 10
Pramod Sawant trailing by 400 votes
CM and BJP candidate from Sanquelim, Pramod Sawant trailing by 400 votes, Congress leading here.
09:26 March 10
Ministry of Home Affairs alerts all central agencies to be on alert in Uttar Pradesh to avert any untoward incidents.
09:13 March 10
Punjab CM Channi leading from Chamkaur Sahib
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is leading from Chamkaur Sahib against Dr Charanjit Singh of AAP. Channi had also won the seat in the last assembly elections in 2017.
08:58 March 10
Utpal Parrikar leading in Goa Assembly polls
Utpal Parrrikar son of Manohar Parikkar is leading in Goa assembly polls.
08:55 March 10
BJP leading in 94, SP 62, BSP 7 and INC 3 leading in UP polls
BJP is leading in 94, SP 62, BSP 7 and 3 are leading.
08:42 March 10
BJP leading in 80 and SP in 52
BJP leading in 80, SP leading in 52 and BSP 4 and INC 3
08:36 March 10
Yogi and Akhilesh Yadav leading
Akhilesh Yadav and Yogi Adityanath leading in their respective seats
08:20 March 10
Goa CM Pramod Sawant offers prayers at Sri Datta Temple as counting begins
Goa CM Pramod Sawant offers prayers at Sri Datta Temple as the countdown begins for the results of the Goa Assembly polls.
08:09 March 10
The counting of votes is a transparent process: Sushil Chandra, Chief Election Commissioner
There is no question of EVM tampering, says CEC Sushil Chandra, adding that EVMs are being continuously used since 2004, and in 2019 we have started using VVPAT at every polling booth. EVMs are sealed in the presence of political party agents, he said.
"The counting of votes is a transparent process. There is a standard operating procedure under which we conduct the counting. Authorised polling agents of the political parties are allowed to come inside the counting centre. When questions were raised by some parties, we showed them no. displayed on that EVM. It didn't match with EVMs that were sealed & kept in the strong room for counting. They were satisfied after this. No EVM on which votes are cast can be taken out from the strong room. The questions raised on an EVMs in Varanasi was meant for training purpose. The ADM's mistake was that he did not inform political parties about the movement of EVMs for training purposes as per standard operating procedure," CEC Chandra said.
He further added," During the ban on election rallies due to the Omicron wave, EC took MCC violations seriously. Around 2,270 FIRs were filed for violation of COVID norms as well as MCC violations in all 5 states. Every political party is the same for EC. 'Know your candidate' App was a successful initiative by EC. Supreme Court had decided that people with criminal backgrounds should be known to the voters. So, we created this app & out of 6,900 candidates, more than 1,600 were with a criminal background."
"31,000 new polling booths were created for the Assembly polls. We created 1,900 polling booths that were run by women & large women participation was seen due to this. In 4 out of 5 states, the percentage of female voters were higher than that of male voters. One Nation One Election is a good suggestion but this needs a change in the Constitution. The Election Commission is fully geared up and is capable of holding all the elections simultaneously. We are ready to hold elections only once in 5 years," CEC said.
08:06 March 10
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann visits gurdwara Gursagar Mastuana Sahib, at Sangrur
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann offered prayers at gurdwara Gursagar Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur. Meanwhile, the counting of votes for 117 Assembly constituencies in Punjab began at 8 am. We are hopeful that the people of Punjab have voted for change, he says.
07:21 March 10
The political fervour goes high as all eyes are on the counting of votes of Assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand on Thursday. The elections occurred in 690 assembly constituencies in the above-mentioned five states. Further counting will also take place for the by-polls held in Majuli in Assam.
The counting of votes started at 8 am with postal ballots followed by EVMs at 8.30 am. According to Election Commission (EC), 671 counting observers, 130 police observers, and 10 Special Observers are on the ground to ensure the smooth counting process.
Commission has also deputed two special officers- CEO Delhi to Meerut and CEO Bihar to Varanasi to supervise the counting arrangements. EC said all strong rooms, where polled EVMs are kept, are under three-layered security with an inner cordon manned by Central Armed Forces. Concerned candidates have been watching the strong room arrangements through CCTV coverage of 24x7.
Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh from February 10 to March 7 in seven phases. Goa and Uttarkhand went to the polls on February 14. Assembly polls in Punjab were held on February 20. Assembly polls in Manipur were conducted in two phases on February 28 and March 5. Amongst these five states, BJP holds power in four states including Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Goa and Uttarkhand. Further, there is a Congress government in Punjab.
In the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly, the majority mark is 202 and the exit polls predicted that the BJP is poised to comfortably return to power with its allies for an unprecedented second term with most of them stating that the party's tally would be less than that in 2017 elections when it had scored a landslide victory. The Samajwadi Party (SP), which fought the polls with RLD and some other parties, would improve its performance, the exit polls predicted.
06:43 March 10
BJP hopes to surpass exit poll predictions in Uttarakhand, Congress confident of getting majority
Exit polls predicted a clear victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the 117-member Punjab Assembly with the scale of the party's victory varying across various surveys. Several surveys predicted Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which is in power in Delhi, getting a landslide victory. The surveys also predicted that the ruling Congress will finish a distant second in the state followed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) which had allied with Bahujan Samaj Party. The BJP and its allies are not predicted to do well, according to the surveys. If the results come as per the prediction of exit polls, it will be the first time that AAP will come to power in Punjab.
The multi-cornered contest in Goa could lead to a hung assembly verdict, exit polls predicted with some of them putting the BJP ahead but some also stating that Congress would the single-largest party close to the halfway mark in the 40-member state assembly.
The exit polls predicted a close race in Uttarakhand, with many of them giving an edge to the BJP to form the government. Some exit polls also predicted that Congress would finish ahead and could cross the halfway mark in the 70-member Assembly.
The exit polls in Manipur gave a clear edge to the ruling BJP in forming the next government with many of them predicting that it may fall short of the halfway mark. The majority mark is 31 for the 60-member Manipur Assembly.
Last Updated : Mar 10, 2022, 5:49 PM IST