Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won four of the five state assembly elections in India.
In particular, in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state with 403 seats, the BJP won 255 seats and retained power.
This is the first time in 37 years that a party has been re-elected from power in the state.
The victory in the Assembly elections is said to have increased the chances of the current Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, taking over as the next Prime Minister of India.
Assembly election results
- Uttar Pradesh – BJP
Total volumes – 403
Winning Blocks – 255
- Goa – Bharatiya Janata Party
Total volumes – 40
Winning Blocks – 20
- Manipur – BJP
Total volumes – 60
Winning Blocks – 32
- Uttarakhand – Bharatiya Janata Party
Total volumes – 70
Winning Blocks – 47
- Punjab – Aam Aadmi Party
Total volumes – 117
Winning Blocks – 92
The Congress party has slipped its grip on the state of Punjab.