BJP on way to rule 12 states on its own, Congress down to 3
BJP heading towards victory in three out of the four states that went to polls recently, the party will now be in power in 12 states on its own, while the Congress, the second largest national party, will come down to three after losing Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The Aam Aadmi Party, with its government in Delhi and Punjab, is third among national parties.
The BJP, which rules the centre, is in power in Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and is all set to get Madhya Pradesh back and snatch Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress after today's vote count.
Besides, BJP is also part of the ruling coalition in four states — Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Sikkim.
The Congress will now be in power in three states on its own — Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana, where it's on its way to victory, defeating its closest rival, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
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- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Telangana
- Chhattisgarh
- Mizoram
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- The Congress is also part of the ruling coalition in Bihar and Jharkhand and is an ally of the DMK which rules Tamil Nadu, however, it is not a part of the state government.
The results also consolidated AAP's position as a major Opposition party, making it the second biggest Opposition party with government in two states, as
