Hung Assembly In J&K; Lotus Blooms In Jharkhand

Voters in Jammu and Kashmir haven’t given any political party the chance to emerge out s a winner. While People's Democratic Party (PDP) emerged as the single largest party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was aiming for 44 plus, managed to grab the second spot. In Jharkhand, BJP will be able to form the government on its own. As per latest reports, the final result tally in Jammu and Kashmir is: PDP (29), BJP (25), National Conference (12) and Congress (12). In Jharkhand, the tally stands as: BJP (41), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (20) and Congress (7).

Although the National Conference (NC) has lost power, it has managed to salvage at least some pride as the party is leading in 12 seats.

Contrary to what the exit polls had projected, the Congress’ performance has been bad across constituencies. The most likely post-poll scenario is that the PDP would form the government with either the Congress or BJP. However, there is also a possibility of the BJP forming the government in alliance with the NC. "All options are open for us, BJP will decide on how other parties respond or initiate," BJP President Amit Shah said.

Jharkhand, which has seen nine chief ministers in the 14 years, has finally been able to get a stable government. The BJP and All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) alliance is leading in 41 seats, which is the magic number in the 81-member Assembly. It is pertinent to mention here that some exit polls like Today's Chanakya had predicted 61 seats for the BJP. Even other agencies had predicted more than 50 seats for the party.