BJP workers celebrate in Lucknow as party crosses halfway mark in UP

Uttar Pradesh has 403 assembly seats and 202 seats are needed to form a majority government.

Updated on: Mar 10, 2022 1:06 PM IST

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and supporters have started with the celebrations in Lucknow as trends favour the party. If the early leads sustain, the BJP may be on the way to retaining power in the state. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading on 250 out of 403 seats at 10.30 pm and top party leaders were expected to hold a press conference later in the day. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers dance and celebrate with saffron-coloured gulal. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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The Samajwadi Party on Thursday said initial trends in Uttar Pradesh were "not authentic" and asked its workers to stay put at local assembly election offices till the counting of votes ends. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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"These trends are not authentic, a perception is being made that BJP is winning so that the morale of the workers can be broken and results manipulated dishonestly after 3 PM. It is an appeal to the workers to stay put at the spot till the last results!” the Samajwadi Party's media cell tweeted in Hindi. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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Prominent candidates who have secured a lead include Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal, Shivpal Yadav from Jaswant Nagar, and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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The election to 403 assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh was held over seven phases from February 10 to March 7. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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The counting of votes began at 8 am and will continue till the final results. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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Exit polls on Monday predicted a clear victory for BJP in Uttar Pradesh with the scale of the party's victory varying across various surveys. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)