Congress was leading in 70 seats with its partners, NCP and RJD, leading in three and seven seats, respectively.
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, fighting its first
The early trends show that the Modi wave was sweeping the nation and the Congress seems to be swept away in the wave.
Some prominent leaders in the lead were LK Advani (Gandhinagar), Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli), Uma Bharti (Jhansi), Sachin Pilot (Ajmer), Jaswant Singh (Barmer), Rabri Devi (Saran), Rahul Gandi (Amethi), Murli Manohar Joshi (Kanpur), Dimple Yadav (Kannauj), Mulayam Singh Yadav (Azamgarh), Yogi Adityanath (Gorakhpur), Maneka Gandhi (Pilibhit) and Rajnath Singh (Lucknow).
All the BJP-ruled states - Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh - were headed to go the BJP way.
Exit polls had predicted a massive victory for the NDA.