In the Assembly election results announced on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power for a third successive time in Haryana, securing its best ever vote share and seats tally and defied dire predictions that it was on course for an ignominious defeat because of perceived anger among farmers and youths in the state.
In Jammu and Kashmir, where Assembly elections were held after a decade, and for the first time since the reading down of Article 370, the BJP turned in its best ever performance in terms of seats won and vote share secured. But it was the rival National Conference that emerged the single-largest party, helping its pre-poll alliance, comprising the Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist), surpass the majority mark.
While the National Conference's Omar Abdullah is set to become chief minister of J&K with his father, Farooq Abdullah, having retired from active politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated the BJP would continue with Nayab Singh Saini as chief minister in Haryana.
In his first remarks after the win, Omar sought to build bridges with the Centre.
He said J&K would not benefit from an "antagonistic relationship" with the Centre and hoped the Prime Minister would live up to his promise to the people of J&K of restoring its statehood.
In Haryana, Saini was the bright spot in the BJP's victory as he won his seat with a healthy margin but eight ministers and the Speaker of the Assembly lost.
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