Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2022: BJP Heading For Big Win, Crosses 250-Mark | Live Updates

Lucknow: 

The BJP has crossed the 250 mark in early trends. The party is firmly ahead of Samajwadi Party and seems set for a second consecutive term.The Congress and the Samajwadi Party are neck-and-neck. Among those leading included Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur, Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal, Shivpal Yadav from Jaswant Nagar, and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu. The majority mark in the 403-member legislative assembly is 202.

Exit polls have predicted a second consecutive term for the Bharatiya Janata Party with most of them stating that the party’s tally would be less than that in 2017 elections when it registered a landslide win.

he counting of votes started at 8 am with postal ballots. The counting of electronic voting machines (EVM) will begin at 8.30 am.

The UP polls are being seen are an indicator of the national mood ahead of the 2024 general elections.

Along with Uttar Pradesh, votes are being counted in four other states – Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand.