While Pramod Sawant barely managed to win the Sanquelim seat, a few MLAs in the BJP are unhappy even in victory, says senior journalist K R Sreenivas.
The ruling BJP has emerged as a clear winner and is certain to retain its power in the coastal state.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), ecstatic at its overwhelming win in Punjab, took a swipe at opponents who had written off party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his early political career. Sharing a video on Twitter with #AAPSweepsPunjab, the party said: "They tried to bury us.. They didn't know we were seeds!"
Going back to a few weeks, in an interview, AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said, "Channi will lose both the seats he is contesting. We are ready to give in writing".
BJP's win at the Gangotri constituency has reminded people of the age-old myth that revolves around this constituency since the time of undivided Uttar Pradesh.
The AAP had won 92 seats and was ahead in the 117-member legislature. The governing Congress has gained 18 seats, bagging the second spot.
Bulldozer has often been used to refer to Yogi Adityanath's stern move to raze properties belonging to criminals.
The incumbent Yogi Adityanath has broken the 39-year-old record in the state by getting the mandate after having served the full term.
Celebrations kicked off at the BJP office in Goa as Assembly polls counting indicated that party is inching closer to the half-way mark.
BJP got a big jolt on Thursday when it lost two of its key constituencies, including that of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Now the question that arises in front of BJP is that who will be its CM candidate?
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