Riding on brand Modi, BJP has come back to power in Uttar Pradesh after an exile of 15 years. ‘UP ke ladke’ were swept away by Modi wave as BJP on its own bagged 311 seats. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance was reduced to 54 seats and Mayawati’s BSP had to remain content with 19 seats. Individually, SP managed only 47 seats while Congress were reduced to a single digit for the first time in history of state and managed only 7 seats. Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
BJP to form government in Uttarakhand with 57 seats out of 70 seats. Congress VP Rahul Gandhi congratulates PM Modi and BJP for their victory and Modi replies to this with a "long live democracy" tweet. Harish Rawat tendered his resignation from the post of Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and said, "Congress has lost under my leadership in Uttarakhand and I take full responsibility for the mandate."
After his party suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of the BJP, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met Governor Ram Naik on Saturday and submitted his resignation. Akhilesh Yadav met the Governor at the Raj Bhawan, and was asked to continue as caretaker Chief Minister till the next government is sworn in, officials said.
Expressing shock over the fact that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got votes from areas she called ‘Muslim mohallas’, Bhaujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati alleged that the electronic voting machines were rigged. Video: ANI Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
Congress Dismisses Exit Poll Projections A day after exit polls painted a favourable picture for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi declared that his party’s alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh would emerge as a clear winner. Gandhi also seemed to question the authenticity of exit polls, adding that he “had seen how exit polls were presented” before Bihar in 2016.
While most polls predict a fractured mandate with BJP leading, Axis My India and Today's Chanakya have predicted landslide win for BJP. For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com The average exit poll results – which in the past have proven to be unreliable – gave 180 seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly, way short of the 202-mark needed to form a government. Music: Big Bang Fuzz To Stay Updated, Download The Quint App: Google Play Store: http://bit.ly/2doDlOo Apple App Store: http://apple.co/2d6qYnT
In the final phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on 8 March, Mirzapur will be one of the seven districts to vote. Who matters to the locals there this election season? Will the Modi factor exceed the Akhilesh factor in UP? Is Mayawati being underestimated? In Mirzapur district’s Marihan village, locals join Barkha Dutt for a chaupal – and tell her who they think is leading in this politically heated race.
Addressing a rally in Ambedkar Nagar, BSP supremo Mayawati slammed BJP President Amit Shah’s ‘Kasab’ jibe. Maywati said that the comments expose the low level thinking of BJP leaders. She added that currently, there is no bigger ‘Kasab’ or terrorist than Amit Shah in the country.
Earlier on Wednesday, Amit Shah had given the acronym ‘Kasab’ to Congress, SP and BSP during a campaign rally in Chauri Chaura.
The weavers of Gorakhpur, mostly from the Muslim community, have put out a poster outside their mohalla asking the candidates not to enter the area. The weavers are angry about the sad state of the economy and closing down of power-looms. Around 1 lakh weavers reside in the area surrounding the Gorakhnath temple. These voters have decided that they will vote on 4 March, but will boycott the candidates. Instead of voting for a party, they will choose NOTA. In 1995, there were 8,500 powerlooms in Gorakhpur, but only 250 have survived. Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
