New Delhi: Leads and results of five state assembly elections on Thursday have brought sweet music to the ears of BJP as the party is basking in the splendid electoral performance by retaining the crucial U.P. as well as the hilly state of Uttarakhand, coastal state of Goa and Manipur in the North-East.
Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal came up with a sensational big-time victory in Punjab, dethroning the Congress and sending Akali Dal bigwigs in the forlorn jungle of political wilderness. AAP’s chief ministerial face Bhagwant Mann romped home comfortably in Punjab.
Five key messages from state assembly election results:
- Performance and ear to the ground matters.
- BJP looks set with a booster dose for 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
- Socially relevant and welfare schemes in U.P. tilted the scale in BJP’s favour.
- Opposition unity ahead of 2024 general polls remains a distant reality.
- AAP’s victory in Punjab will make the party vie for a place in national politics.