Election results highlights: 3 Hindi heartland states turn saffron, Congress wins Telangana

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the BJP's performance in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh showed that people have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Goa CM further expressed his gratitude to the people of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh for placing their trust in the BJP.

"'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' is with PM Modi and people have faith in PM Modi's guarantee of development," said Sawant on Sunday.

The Bahujan Samaj Party failed to open its account in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana and bagged just two seats in Rajasthan, negating party president chief Mayawati’s strategy of emerging as a “kingmaker” even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got a majority in three states while the Congress won comfortably in Telangana. Deep dive

Revanth Reddy-led Congress delegation meets Governor, stakes claim to form government in Telangana after marking a resounding victory in the assembly elections. This comes after K Chandrashekar Rao tendered his resignation from the chief ministerial position. Deep dive

“When you fulfill your duties then there is no path left other than expressing gratitude towards the public. We have received overwhelming support in Madhya Pradesh, and with increased mandate comes greater responsibility. Our commitment is to make Madhya Pradesh the number 1 state in the country,” Union minister Prahlad Patel said.

"People have accepted PM Modi’s leadership, his development model and his welfare schemes for the poor people. The re-election of the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, along with the majority in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, signals public support for BJP and PM Modi's potential third term in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections," says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra energised the Congress' rank and file but the jury is out on the electoral impact it had on the states through which it passed with the party winning Karnataka in May and now Telangana while losing the Hindi-heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Deep dive

Madhya Pradesh chief minister on assembly polls win,"I want to thank the people of the state for this unexceptional victory in the Assembly elections. This is the victory of the efforts of PM Modi and the developmental works done by the double-engine government. Our party workers have worked day and night for the victory of the BJP. Under the leadership of PM Modi, the double-engine govt has done a miracle. I want to thank PM Modi, Amit Shah and our party president JP Nadda for guiding us throughout the election campaign..."

The AAP on Sunday asserted that the assembly election results are not reflective of the nation's mood for next year's Lok Sabha polls even as it congratulated the BJP on its imminent victories in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh. The party also asserted that a meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc on December 6 will decide the future course of action.

On BJP's victories in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says,"These are the expectations of the rising India and it is a warning to those who make allegations against the ED and the CBI every day. People answered the foul language used against the Prime Minister and the caste politics done for personal gains... You cannot talk about the caste for your own goals and keep pushing one family forward. BJP is committed to the development of the backward and the extremely backward classes..."

"PM Modi has given guarantee. People rose above the petty issues and voted for the development and progress of the country. It is the win of the people", says Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy in an unusual turn of events, managed to defeat both the outgoing and possible incoming chief ministers in Telangana as the election result declared the BJP leader victorious in the key Kamareddy assembly. Reddy, popularly known as KVR, defeated BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao by 6,741 votes and state Congress chief Revanth Reddy by 11,736 votes. Deep dive

The counting of votes in three out of four states on Sunday showed that less than one per cent of the voters exercised the 'none of the above' (NOTA) option in the just-concluded assembly polls, according to the election commission. Deep dive

“The voter needs a well-defined roadmap to improve his lifestyle...India's voter knows that when India moves forward then the state moves forward and the life of every family improves. So, the voter is choosing the BJP continuously”: PM Modi

“Entire world is witnessing that the people of India vote for a strong and stable government. These results will echo across the world and assure investors globally about India's development potential”: PM Modi

“Congress and its allies oppose our development works. They mocked Vande Bharat trains. Congress and its allies created roadblocks”: PM Modi

Results are a big warning to the corrupt. The election results are a lesson for the Congress and ’Ghamandiya' alliance. Those abusing the probe agencies have been rejected": PM Modi

"Some people are saying that today's hat-trick has guaranteed the hat-trick of 2024, says PM Modi

“I want to specifically thank people of Telangana; BJP will leave no stone unturned in working for them,” says PM Modi

“Be it in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, or Telangana, the incumbent party was thrown out of power because it was against the youth and had scams in its tenure,” says PM Modi

“Today, the resolution of Atmanirbhar Bharat has won, the idea of preference for the deprived has won, the idea of the development of states for the development of the country has won,” Prime Minister Modi said at the BJP headquarters

.In this election, there were efforts to divide the country based on castes. I kept saying that for me, four castes are important - Nari Shakti, Yuva Shakti, Kisaan aur Gareeb Parivaar...

"Every youth is saying that it is his victory. Every woman is saying it is her victory. Every citizen is treating it as his success. I want to thank India's women power': PM Modi

“Today's victory is historical and unprecedented...The idea of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' has won today,” says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Whenever BJP contests any election, be it a state election or a national election, PM Narendra Modi has always taken the leadership and accepted the challenge. He has always led the campaign from the front,” says Nadda

BJP president Nadda says,"Personal attacks were made against the PM. Abusing PM is equal to abusing the OBCs'.