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Malegaon/Mumbai/Chadigarh/
Itanagar:
Maharashtra’s ruling
Congress-NCP
alliance seems set to form its third successive government in the
state as it has emerged as the largest political formation in the
assembly elections held on October 13. Ditto is in Haryana and
Arunachal Pradesh where Congress seems to be well placed to form the
next governments.
The
Congress-NCP combine is forging ahead and looks set to manage simple
majority on its own in Maharashtra. They have until now won 80 seats
and are leading in 71. The Shiv Sena-BJP on the other hand has taken
a severe beating and the combined numbers of the seats won and leads
is now below 100.
Raj
Thackeray’s MNS has emerged as the surprise package with victories
or leads in 12 seats, way beyond the 8-10 seats even party insiders
had forecast. The assembly has 288 seats and the halfway mark for a
simple majority is 145.
The
prominent Muslim winners in all important assembly elections include
Abu Asim Azmi, Mufti Mohd Ismail, Rasheed Tahir Momin and Ameen
Patel.
Abu
Asim Azmi contested the election from Bhivandi and Shivaji Nagar in
Mumbai. He won both the seats. This is first Assembly win for Abu
Asim Azmi. In 2004 assembly elections and recently held
parliamentary elections Abu Asim lost the elections after tough
battle.
In
Malegaoan (Central), Jana Surajya Shakti candidate and cleric of
Jama Masjid Mufti Mohammed Ismail got elected. He defeated sitting
Congress MLA Shaikh Rasheed and JD(S) veteran and former MLA Nihal
Ahmed by 17919 votes.
Congress is also leading in 16 of the 36 constituencies in Mumbai
while the NCP is leading in two constituencies. The Sena is leading
in seven seats and the BJP in four. The MNS is leading in five and
has won one seat (Vikhroli). In Thane, of the 24 seats, the Sena is
leading in seven, the BJP three, the MNS three and the Congress only
one.
Rajendra Shekhawat, son of President Pratibha Patil is leading
against Congress rebel Sunil Deshmukh in the high-profile contest in
Amravati in Vidarbha
Congress heading for simple majority
in Haryana
The
ruling Congress is heading for a simple majority in the 90 member
Haryana Assembly winning 33 of the 75 seats which were declared and
leading in 9 others much less than 67 seats in 2005 which made the
party come back to power with over two third majority drubbing the
INLD.
The
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) won 28 seats and ahead on 3 seats
while BJP won 4 seats. The Haryana Janhit Congress won five seats
and was ahead in only one seat whereas other were leading on 7
seats.
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda who secured large lead over his
INLD rival in Kiloi finally trounced him with 72,000 votes. First
result from the state went in favour of Congress as Venod Sharma
father of Manu Sharma won with a margin of 35000 votes. The Congress
had already won two seats as Venod Sharma father of Manu Sharma,
prime accused in the Jessicas Lall murder caser was declared winner
by a margin of 35,550 votes. Savitri Jindal also won in Hisar.
The
INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala who initially trailed in Uchana
Kalan secured a lead over his nearest rival and former Finance
Minister Birender Singh but soon the lead again turned in the favour
of Birender singh. However, Chautala was leading in Ellenabad in his
home district of Sirsa. Former Forest Minister and former Power
Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala was leading in their respective
constituencies of Tosham and Kaithal.
The
Bhajan Lal family continued its hold on their family seats of
Adampur and Nalwa as HJC chief Kuldeep Bishnoi and his mother and
wife of Bhajan Lal, Jasma Devi was leadin in Nalwa. State BJP chief
Krishan Pal Gurjar was leading in Tigaon.
Haryana Congress President Phool Chand Mullana lost to Rajbir Barara
(INLD) from Mullana by a margin of 2938 votes.
Congress set to get 2/3rd majority in Arunachal Pradesh
Congress is all set to form the
government in Arunachal Pradesh. It is leading in 35 seats of the
total 60 seats for which the elections were held on October 13,
2009. The trend suggests Congress getting the 2/3rd majority in
Arunachal Pradesh.
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