There was a time until recently when the Uttar Pradesh constituencies of Amethi, Sultanpur and Rae Bareli belonged to the Gandhis. Not anymore.
Goodbye to the elephants. Mayawati's Lucknow safari is over for now. But the story of Dalit ki beti who dreamed of becoming Prime Minister is also a story about the power and pitfalls of the politics of symbolism.
Parrikar, who has been the Chief Minister twice before, will be hoping to complete his tenure this time.
Foreign-educated, tech-savvy, down-to-earth and married to the love of his life - that and more is what makes Akhilesh Yadav what he is.
All the political spin in the world will not save Rahul from the one great catastrophe birthed by the UP elections: the rise of Akhilesh Yadav. He is Rahul's doppelganger, the smarter, more articulate and talented scion who will not go away.
Congress’ announcement of a financial package worth more than Rs 6,000 crores for weavers could not translate into votes for the party in Uttar Pradesh, home to more than two lakh weavers.
Some felt that the national party failed to give a united picture in Uttar Pradesh.
Akhilesh Yadav ruled out becoming Chief Minister and said the party would oppose any plan to impose President's rule.
Even though its ascent was predicted, the lesser known Peace Party of India's lead in the Congress stronghold of Rae Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh was completely unexpected.
The SAD-BJP combine today took a march over Congress as per the early trends in Punjab polls with ruling combine winning five seats while Congress bagging another five.
Unlike the projections, the Congress is finding it tough to topple the BJP in Uttarakhand.
Mayawati held a meeting on Sunday to pass the resolution to dissolve the UP assembly.
Former BJP President Rajnath Singh today ruled out an alliance with any party for forming government in Uttar Pradesh.
With the counting of votes underway, analysts feel UP elections have shown that there is no charisma left in the Gandhi family.
List of winners so far from the Punjab State Assembly elections.
The fact that despite being at the Centre, Congress did nothing to bring justice to Azamgarh citizens shifted a sizeable chunk of vote- bank in the district to SP.
The Congress leader might have to settle for being kingmaker if the SP is unable to get a majority on its own.
Lok Jana Sakti Party candidate Karam Shyam defeated veteran Manipur People Party leader O Joy in the prestigious Langthabal assembly seat by over 700 votes.
The ruling Congress party appears to be heading for a setback in Goa assembly polls in which it is trailing.
With hung house a clear possibility, no other combination touches the half-way mark.
The BJP said it was happy to sit in the opposition in UP but would consider alliances in order to prevent President's rule in the state.
The Congress spokesman strenuously defended Rahul Gandhi's electioneering despite the disappointing results. "He's gone to every nook and cranny, he's provided the spirit, the euphoria, the leadership — if it doesn't translate, then it doesn't translate."
With the BJP having made surprisingly massive inroads in western Uttar Pradesh, results haven't gone according to script either for the Congress or the BSP.
Initial leads indicate the BJP may win the most seats but may not have enough to come to power in the state.
After initial leads showed results were in their favour, Samajwadi Party officials said that they were confident of getting 203 seats in the UP Assembly.
The UP Congress chief says the blame for any poll debacle would lie with her and not the party's star campaigner Rahul Gandhi.
The fate of Chief Minister B C Khanduri, who is facing an intense tussle against Surendra Singh Negi from Kotdwar seat would decided.
Counting begins in five states in an election many see as a major factor in the next general elections in India.
Twitter is buzzing with discussions on who will win the elections in Uttar Pradesh. Here are some tweets.
The verdict due out today could shift the tectonic plates of Indian politics in a momentous way.