NEW DELHI , Mar 6 (Agencies): Riding an anti-incumbency wave, the Samajwadi Party on Tuesday stormed to power in Uttar Pradesh dislodging Mayawati while the ruling the Akali Dal-BJP combine sprang a surprise retaining power in Punjab and creating a history in the state by breaking a 46-year jinx.<\/p>\n
The BJP bagged Goa ousting Congress which managed to hold on to power in Manipur for a third successive term.<\/p>\n
Uttarakhand proved to be a cliff-hanger of a contest with the Congress emerging the single largest party at 32 having a wafer thin lead over ruling BJP`s 31.<\/p>\n
The Samajwadi Party announced that Mulayam Singh would be the Chief Minister while Akali Dal said it would be Prakash Singh Badal in Punjab.<\/p>\n
In the heartland battle in Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh-led SP knocked out BSP by winning 160 seats and leading in 61 others in the 403-member House.<\/p>\n
The ruling party was reduced to 80 seats from 206 it had in outgoing House.<\/p>\n
The BSP has so far won 52 seats and was ahead in 27 seats.<\/p>\n
The Samajwadi Party had won 97 seats in the 2007 elections.<\/p>\n
While the BJP barely managed to repeat its 2007 performance.<\/p>\n
It has won 34 seats and was ahead in 16 others.<\/p>\n
It had won 51 seats in 2007 elections.<\/p>\n
Equally dismal was the performance of Congress, which sought to make big strides with spirited campaign by Rahu Gandhi, winning only 19 seats and leading in nine.<\/p>\n
The party had won 22 seats in the last elections.<\/p>\n
The shock for Congress came from Punjab, which it was widely expected to wrest from Akali Dal-BJP combine.<\/p>\n
The ruling coalition has won 68 seats, nine more than required simple majority.<\/p>\n
In all, the combine has registered a net loss of one seat from 2007 results.<\/p>\n
But the break up shows that Akali Dal has gone up from 50 to 56 seats while the BJP lost seven seats from 19 to win only 12 now.<\/p>\n
The Congress won 46 seats, a gain of four from last elections.<\/p>\n
The sole relief for Congress came from Manipur where the Party registered a spectacular success winning 35 seats in a House of 60 and was leading in seven others.<\/p>\n
The Trinamool Congress, which is set to become the principal opposition, has won seven seats.<\/p>\n
The party lost its government in Goa to BJP which has won 19 seats in the 40-member House and was ahead in one while its ally has won three seats.<\/p>\n
The ruling Congress put up a dismal performance bagging nine seats against 16 it won in the previous elections.<\/p>\n
The BJP had won 14 seats in the last elections.<\/p>\n
`Others` accounted for seven seats in Goa. Uttrakhand witnessed a see-saw battle in which the leads shifted continuously.<\/p>\n
At 1800 Hrs, it was the Congress which had a wafer thin lead of one over the BJP.<\/p>\n
The Congress won 19 seats and was ahead in 13 while the ruling BJP won 24 and was ahead in seven.<\/p>\n
BJP, which has said the Governor should invite the party to form the government claims the support of lone Uttarkhand Kranti Dal (P) winner and three independents.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, the BSP has won one seat and was ahead in two.(ST-06\/03).<\/p>\n\n
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