All you should know about state assembly election results

New Delhi: On Sunday, the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed a 4-0 win against the ruling Congress Party in the recently concluded elections to four state assemblies—Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi—giving it momentum ahead of the general assembly elections due early next year.

In Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made a spectacular debut by winning 27 seats, giving a tough fight to both the BJP and Congress.

Mint picks some of its key stories which should give you an all-round understanding of the state assembly election results.

Election results: what the 0-4 verdict actually means

The story of the state assembly elections is as much about the BJP’s victory as it is about the Congress’s decimation and the spectacular debut of the AAP.

AAP, an alternative with a difference

In a clear two-party competition environment, the AAP carved a niche for itself by redefining its way of doing politics. Its manner of candidate choice, style of campaign and electoral focus compelled the mainstream parties—the BJP and the Congress—to respond and take a relook at their own strategies.

Election results: Much ado about nothing

The 72 Lok Sabha seats that the four election states represent are a mere 13% of all seats in the lower house of Parliament and, more importantly, have had negative correlation with the results of the Lok Sabha election over the last 15 years.

Steady rise in female voters

In a year when women’s rights and voices of India’s urban youth have dominated the air waves, the percentage of women turning out to vote continues its slow but steady climb. However, representation by female political candidates still falls short, highlighting the divide between rhetoric and reality.

Election results showcase a revolution of rising expectations

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s observation that a revolution of rising expectations is underway could not have captured the mood of the nation better. Though, ironically, it reflected on his own Congress party’s poor performance in state assembly elections two days later.

Where does the Congress go from here?

The ruling Congress party will need to change the way it operates, and also look beyond the Nehru-Gandhi family if it seeks to return to power in 2014, say analysts

Election results likely to spur outperformance by Indian markets

The increased confidence among Indian citizens in the BJP should result in a boost to equity markets in the run-up to the general election, as investors position themselves for what they consider a more market-friendly government at the Centre.

India votes for change

Mint compares the governance agenda promised by the BJP in the four states and lists key development indicators to show the legacy that incoming administrations inherit

Arvind Kejriwal: People have found an alternative in AAP

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said in an interview that the victory of his party was a measure of people’s anger and unhappines


md.aquil alam
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