Yogi thwarts Akhilesh challenge, AAP wins Punjab; BJP holds on to other three


The trends so far suggest that the BJP will be back for a second term in Uttar Pradesh with an overwhelming majority while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to wrest power from Congress in Punjab. The saffron party is leading in about 270 seats in UP while AAP has taken a lead in over 92 constituencies in Punjab. In Uttarakhand, BJP has taken a lead in over 45 seats as Harish Rawat, the CM face of Congress in the state, is trailing. The leads also show a neck-and-neck fight in Goa with the BJP pulling slightly ahead of Congress. In the northeastern state of Manipur, BJP has taken a lead in over 20 seats, with incumbent CM N Biren Singh ahead in Heingang.