SP ahead in UP’s hung house; shock for Congress in Punjab

Tuesday, March 6, 2012: Samajwadi Party on Tuesday was on the road to emerging as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh where the ruling BSP has been routed while the Congress got a shock in Punjab with the ruling SAD-BJP combine well on the way to retaining power.
Uttarakhand is locked in a see-saw battle between the ruling BJP and Congress. BJP appears to have an edge leading in 29 seats against Congress 25.
But in Manipur, Congress is set to sweep back to power for the third consecutive term while the BJP is on the road to unseating Congress from power in Goa.
SP, headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, was surging ahead in in 177 seats in the 403-member Assembly while the ruling BSP was leading in 88 seats.
The BJP was leading in 47 while Congress-RLD combine were ahead in 49 constituencies.
In Punjab, Akali Dal-BJP combine appeared set to retain power in Punjab, a first in the history of the state, by leading in 71 of the 117-member House. Congress, which was expected to wrest power, was leading only in 38 seats.
The latest trends from Uttarakhand showed that Congress was leading in 31 seats in the 70-member Assembly and BJP followed closely with 25.
BJP was ahead in Goa with three wins and six leads against Congress’ one win and two leads in the 40-member House.
In Manipur, Congress has won in five seats and leading in 14 seats in the 60-member Assembly.