Trends so far available on Saturday indicates the BJP was ahead in 274 of the 384 seats. BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao ascribed the BJP sweep in UP to the 'Modi factor.' In the western state of Goa and northeastern state of Manipur, the BJP was involved in a cliff hanger with the Congress. In Manipur, the ruling Congress was ahead in 16 seats and the BJP in 11 seats out of the 32 of the 40 seats, for which trends were available. Led by former chief minister Capt Amrinder Singh, the Congress had forged ahead in 65 seats with the Akali-BJP alliance ahead in only 28 and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party (AAP) ahead in 24 seats.

Source: bd News24 March 11, 2017 05:12 UTC