Bharatiya Janata Party supporters celebrate as their party leads in state elections in India on March 11, 2017. The Election Commission said Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in more than 300 out of 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh state legislature. The party was also heading for an impressive victory in northern Uttarakhand state, leading the race in 56 out of 70 seats. The main opposition Congress party was heading for a consolation win in Punjab state, where it was leading in 69 of 117 seats. Article Continued BelowRahul Gandhi, the Congress party vice-president, seems to have failed to make any impact for his party in Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, in the Hindi heartland, with his party leading in only nine constituencies.

Source: thestar March 11, 2017 09:11 UTC