Assembly election results: BJP, Congress workers celebrate victories of local candidates, Narendra Modi address saffron party

[caption id=“attachment_7551601” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters after the party’s victory in both Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7551651” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda receives a certificate from the ECI after his victory from Garhi Sampla Kiloi constituency in Rohtak. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7550741” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] BJP workers celebrated their victory in the Maharashtra Assembly election, outside the party office in Mumbai. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7550721” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The saffron party’s electoral juggernaut met with some resistance in Maharashtra and Haryana with a resurgent Congress performing creditably in the northern state. The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party in Haryana followed by the Congress. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7550661” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Election officials carry out counting of votes for the Maharashtra assembly election results, at a counting centre at Worli, Mumbai. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7550751” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Congress supporters celebrating a party candidate’s win in the Assembly election in Haryana’s Karnal. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7550781” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] BJP candidate from Gharaunda, Harvinder Singh Kalyan celebrated his win in the Assembly election, in Haryana’s Karnal. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7550771” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur (centre) and Ministers Mahinder Singh and Suresh Bhardwaj along with the supporters celebrate their victory in Dharamshala and Pacchad bye-elections, in Shimla. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7550791” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Karimganj: BJP candidate Bijoy Malakar for Ratabari constituencies seat with party members after his win in the bye-election, in Karimganj district of Assam. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7550811” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The maiden Block Development Council (BDC) election in Jammu and Kashmir recorded a 98.3 percent turnout on Thursday, with Congress, NC and PDP boycotting the first electoral exercise after abrogation of the state’s special status. PTI[/caption]