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Uttarakhand Election Result 2017, as it happened: BJP sweeps hill state with unprecedented mandate
The BJP was projected to win Uttarakhand Assembly polls by various exit polls on Thursday, with projections ranging from 35 to 53 seats for the party in the 70-member house
New Delhi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday lost from both the Haridwar (Rural) and Kichcha seats, as the ruling Congress was handed a humiliating drubbing by the BJP in the hill state.Rawat lost the Haridwar (Rural) by 12,000 votes and the Kichcha seats.His defeat comes as the Congress state unit president Kishore Upadhyay conceded defeat.The BJP is leading in over 55 seats in the state.Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for the BJP's "historic victory" in the two states.Rajnath Singh attributed the victory to "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the public, his efficient leadership and our commitment to good governance."We thank all the people of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for this historic victory and express gratitude towards them."This, he said, was not a victory but a "mega victory"."The BJP has changed the political picture of the country by touching the new era of success in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand," he tweeted.The BJP was projected to win Uttarakhand Assembly Election by various exit polls on Thursday, with projections ranging from 35 to 53 seats for the party in the 70-member house.The News 24-Today Chanakya poll gave the BJP 53 seats and the ruling Congress 15, and others two in the hill state. India Today-Axis predicted that BJP would get 46-53 seats, the Congress 12-21, and others 2-6 seats. India News-MRC exit poll projected 38 seats for the BJP, 30 for the Congress, two for others.India TV-Cvoter predicted that BJP and Congress had an even chance at forming a government in the state, and projected 29-35 seats for both parties each. It projected two to nine seats for others.The poll of polls done by CNN-News18 projected BJP to get 38 seats, Congress 26 and others six, and a similar exercise by NDTV projected the BJP getting 43 seats and the Congress 23 in the hill state.Exit polls were telecast on Thursday evening at 5.30 pm, after balloting ended on a seat each in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which polls were earlier countermanded following deaths of candidates.Five states — Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Manipur — witnessed assembly polls over eight phases in February-March. The counting of votes will take place on Saturday.
First Published:Mar 11, 2017, 19:46:54 IST
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