Assembly election results: BJP supporters celebrate as vote count progresses across five states

SUMMARY

The election results have spread joy among the supporters of BJP and AAP, with the latter dethroning Congress in Punjab and the former retaining seats in the other four states. The results have also spelled gloom for the supporters of several parties, especially Congress, which now stares at a rather gloomy near future amid rapid changes taking place across the country.

By CNBCTV18.comMar 10, 2022 3:54:00 PM IST (Published)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers sprinkle coloured powder on a photograph of incumbent chief minister Yogi Adityanath as they celebrate early the party's peformance in the Uttar Pradesh state elections in Lucknow on Thursday.

A supporter of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) displays cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as he celebrates the election results outside the party office in Lucknow on Thursday.

BJP workers celebrate as election officials count votes from the Uttar Pradesh state elections in Lucknow on Thursday.

Samajwadi Party workers gather outside a counting centre in Lucknow.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers celebrate the party's unprecedented showing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in Lucknow on Thursday.