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Counting day brings high-stakes battle for BJP, Congress, Akhilesh Yadav, AAP

Updated on Mar 09, 2022 09:35 PM IST

2022 Assembly elections: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand voted starting early February, with Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh set to vote later this year.

Varanasi, a BJP stronghold, and Azamgarh, a bastion of the Samajwadi Party, will be key battlegrounds in UP’s seventh and final phase of assembly elections.

UP polls: In letter to EC, BJP demands ‘full protection’ of vote counting venues

Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged the BJP is trying to “steal votes” and tampering with the EVMs by saying that the Varanasi district magistrate was transporting to the devices.

Most exit polls have predicted that BJP will win in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. (ANI)
Published on Mar 09, 2022 08:02 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi

Goa Election 2022: BJP, Congress to go head-to-head, smaller parties may be key

Goa Assembly election: The Goa Forward Party, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, and the Trinamool Congress could emerge as kingmakers in a hung election result.

Goa Election: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is hopeful that BJP will come to power in Goa. 
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 10:41 PM IST
By, New Delhi

How to read assembly election results today from the 5 states

Here are four charts that explain the larger takeaway of the assembly poll results that will be announced on Thursday

Security personnel at a counting centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district on Wednesday. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 10, 2022 05:09 AM IST
ByRoshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Punjab Election: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party set for 1st win outside Delhi

Punjab Assembly Election: Exit polls say ruling Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal set to tussle for post of primary opposition. 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President, Bhagwant Mann along with others wave to supporters during 'Vijay Yatra' after AAP's victory in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections. (ANI Photo)(Ajay Jalandhari)
Updated on Mar 10, 2022 05:38 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Election results 2022: How to check poll results, trends on ECI website, app

ECI election result 2022: To track minute-to-minute updates as the votes are counted, people can visit the official website of the Election Commission of India.

Assembly election results 2022: How to check results for UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur on ECI website, 
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 07:40 PM IST
By, New Delhi

No party wants to go with BJP, claims Goa Congress chief ahead of poll results

Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar expressed confidence that the smaller parties, most prominently the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), will join the Congress in a post poll scenario.

The Congress has begun sequestering its candidates in a hotel on the outskirts of Goa’s capital, Panaji, in anticipation of a hung assembly and wary of the attempts by the BJP to poach their MLAs. (File/Representational Image)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 03:48 PM IST
ByGerard de Souza

BJP to keep UP, Uttarakhand; AAP to win Punjab; tight race in Goa: New exit poll

2022 Assembly elections exit polls: UP, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand voted in February-March, with Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh among those set to vote later this year.

Voters waiting in queues to cast their votes for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Mirzapur, March 7, 2022 (ANI)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 05:06 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav's party's demand to Election Commission ahead of counting in UP

UP Elections: Akhilesh Yadav has made claims about tampering of voting machines. 

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at party office in Lucknow, Tuesday.(PTI)
Published on Mar 09, 2022 02:52 PM IST

Goa Congress says candidates voluntarily staying at resort ahead of counting

Goa Assembly election 2022: Goa Congress general secretary Sunil Kauthankar said party candidates have not been made to forcibly stay together at a resort, adding a number of senior leaders from other states have reached the coastal state.

Goa Congress general secretary Sunil Kauthankar. (ANI Twitter)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 12:56 PM IST
By, New Delhi

'Official admits lapse...': On Akhilesh Yadav's EVM claim, party tweets clip

UP Elections: Akhilesh Yadav's claims were trashed by the BJP. 

A video was tweeted by the Samajwadi Party after Akhilesh Yadav's big claim (Twitter. )
Published on Mar 09, 2022 12:20 PM IST

Sukhbir, Harsimrat visit Golden temple day ahead of Punjab verdict

Punjab Assembly election 2022: Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal contested from Jalalabad Assembly constituency in Punjab.

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal with party candidate from Amritsar North coast constituency Anil Joshi addresses at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. (Sameer Sehgal/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 10:46 AM IST
By, Amritsar

Half of Goa's MLAs resigned, switched camps in last five years

Goa Assembly election 2022: Two prominent MLAs - chief minister Manohar Parrikar and BJP veteran Francis D'Souza - passed away during the same period.

BJP's Michael Lobo switched over to the Congress and contested as the party's candidate from Calangute, 
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 09:57 AM IST
PTI |

Manipur polls: Ruling BJP confident of comeback with win in over 40 seats

Manipur Assembly polls 2022: The BJP's Manipur unit chief, Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi, exuded confidence over the party's victory in the Assembly election.

Results of the assembly elections of five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab-- will be announced on Thursday, March 10.(HT_PRINT)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 09:58 AM IST
ANI |

Uttarakhand polls: Congress deploys top leaders in hill state ahead of results

Uttarakhand Assembly election 2022: The Congress  has sent senior leaders, including party MPs, AICC office-bearers and Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, to Uttarakhand.

Representational image.
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 10:00 AM IST
ANI |

SC refuses urgent hearing to plea for enhanced VVPAT verification

The court in 2019 directed ECI to ensure mandatory verification of VVPAT slips at five randomly selected polling stations

The court allowed the petitioner to serve a copy of the plea to the commission and posted the matter for Wednesday.
Published on Mar 09, 2022 02:42 AM IST
ByAbraham Thomas, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

The countdown to UP election outcome

HT has extensively reported on these elections, both in terms of analysis that looked to underline the contours of this crucial election and multiple pieces from the ground that shone light on the most important questions that will decide voting patterns and behaviour.

UP election: A policeman stands guard outside a polling booth during the last phase of assembly election in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, on March 7(REUTERS)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 02:18 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Assembly polls: Row erupts as SP chief Akhilesh alleges ‘vote theft’ in UP

Yadav’s comment came a day after multiple exit polls predicted a big win for the BJP in the state, and the former CM said the entire exercise was just meant to create a perception that the ruling party was set to win

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav with Om Prakash Rajbhar (unseen) addresses a joint press conference over the EVM security issue at the party office, in Lucknow on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 05:53 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, Lucknow

UP Polls: SP leader Azam Khan gets bail, to stay in prison

“Azam Khan will continue to remain in prison as judgments on bail petitions in two other cases have been reserved,” said Vinod Shahi, additional advocate general, Lucknow high court.

Khan has been in jail since February 2020 in connection with cases lodged against him during Chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s tenure.(PTI file photo)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 02:26 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, Lucknow

Buzz on post-poll alliance in Goa ahead of counting

The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress have both expressed confidence about getting a clear majority in the 40-member assembly, for which polls were held on February 14.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Tuesday.(ANI Photo)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 05:50 AM IST
ByGerard de Souza, Hindustan Times, Panaji

UP Polls: Some seats in Prayagraj have always remained unwinnable for some parties

Polls may take place every five years and sometimes even earlier, but for these political parties, their fate on these seats of Prayagraj region have remained unchanged.

UP Polls: Some seats in Prayagraj have always remained unwinnable for some parties (Pic for representation)
Published on Mar 09, 2022 12:04 AM IST
By, Prayagraj

UP polls: Hat-trick of wins on these three Prayagraj seats still a dream

The voters of these seats have succeeded in giving a new incumbent an opportunity denying the satisfaction to any candidate of a third consecutive win, say poll analysts.

UP polls: Hat-trick of wins on these three Prayagraj seats still a dream (Pic for representation)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 12:01 AM IST
By, Prayagraj

SP workers stop vehicle carrying ‘training’ EVMs, stage demo

The administration explained that EVMs were being taken “for hands-on training (on Wednesday) for employees on election duty on counting day.”

SP workers staging protest in Varanasi on Tuesday. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 08, 2022 11:27 PM IST
By, Varanasi

As focus shifts to March 10, discussing next CM over hot cuppa commonplace in Kashi

With polling for the 2022 UP assembly polls over and counting slated for Thursday (March 10), tea stalls in the temple town are abuzz with political discussions as to who will be the next chief minister

Tea stalls in Kashi are abuzz with political discussions as to who will be the next chief minister. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 08, 2022 10:18 PM IST
By, Varanasi

SP won't accept defeat, retorts BJP over Akhilesh's EVM manipulated charge

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the electronic voting machines (EVM) were being transported in Varanasi without informing local candidates

UP minister Brajesh Pathak and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav(Deepak Gupta/HT)
Published on Mar 08, 2022 09:08 PM IST
By | Written by Aryan Prakash

2,145 FIRs lodged for poll code violations during UP elections

The model code is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission for the political parties, candidates, government and the party in power during the polls concerning speeches, announcements, election manifestos and general conduct.

Elections to the 403 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh were held in seven phases between February 10 and March 7. Votes will be counted on March 10.
Published on Mar 08, 2022 09:03 PM IST
PTI |

‘Don’t agree with exit polls, they create mental pressure': RLD chief

The RLD contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls 2022 by tying up with Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party. Most exit polls have predicted another victory by the BJP in the northern state, while the RLD-SP coalition will emerge as the runner-up.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary during a public meeting for the just concluded UP assembly polls, in Varanasi, Thursday, March. 03, 2022. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Updated on Mar 08, 2022 08:31 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Aryan Prakash, New Delhi

Varanasi DM transporting EVMs without informing local candidates: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav alleged that exit polls want to create a perception that BJP is winning

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav(Twitter/ANI)
Published on Mar 08, 2022 07:25 PM IST

Ahead of Goa election results, Cong planning to move its candidates to hotel

Goa election results: All Congress candidates will be staying at a resort in North Goa on Wednesday from where they will be heading to the counting centres

The Congress is planning to move all its candidates to a hotel in Goa
Published on Mar 08, 2022 06:35 PM IST

Watch: With binoculars and jeep, UP Samajwadi Party candidate 'guards' votes

Samajwadi Party candidate Yogesh Verma had lost to the BJP's Dinesh Khatik in 2017 polls. Verma had contested polls as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate

Samajwadi Party candidate from Hastinapur constituency in Meerut district, Yogesh Verma keeps an eye on EVM strong room with binoculars(ANI)
Published on Mar 08, 2022 03:52 PM IST
By | Written by Aryan Prakash
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