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| India's governing Congress Party has won three of the five states where elections were held recently, final results there show. | India's governing Congress Party has won three of the five states where elections were held recently, final results there show. |
| Congress won in Delhi, Rajasthan and Mizoram while the main opposition BJP was poised to retain Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in central India. | |
| The key election issues had been the economic slowdown and security following the Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. | The key election issues had been the economic slowdown and security following the Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. |
| The votes come ahead of a general election, which must be held by May. | The votes come ahead of a general election, which must be held by May. |
| Anti-terror law | Anti-terror law |
| The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says many had expected Congress to be on the receiving end of a backlash following the Mumbai attacks and amid economic uncertainty. See a map of states voting | The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says many had expected Congress to be on the receiving end of a backlash following the Mumbai attacks and amid economic uncertainty. See a map of states voting |
| But the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has lost Rajasthan by 96 seats to 78 and Delhi by 42 to 23. | But the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has lost Rajasthan by 96 seats to 78 and Delhi by 42 to 23. |
| The BJP was well ahead in Madhya Pradesh and also likely to retain control in Chhattisgarh where the contest was closer. Final results were due later on Monday. | |
| ELECTION TIMETABLE 14 and 20 November: Chattisgarh27 November: Madhya Pradesh17 November to 24 December: Jammu and Kashmir29 November: Delhi2 December: Mizoram4 December: Rajasthan India state elections guideWhy the state polls matter | ELECTION TIMETABLE 14 and 20 November: Chattisgarh27 November: Madhya Pradesh17 November to 24 December: Jammu and Kashmir29 November: Delhi2 December: Mizoram4 December: Rajasthan India state elections guideWhy the state polls matter |
| In Mizoram in the north-east, Congress swept back to power for the first time in a decade. It won 32 of the 40 seats. | In Mizoram in the north-east, Congress swept back to power for the first time in a decade. It won 32 of the 40 seats. |
| Our correspondent says this is a morale-boosting performance for the government. | Our correspondent says this is a morale-boosting performance for the government. |
| He says Congress is particularly celebrating the result in Delhi - a third straight term in a state that voted in the immediate aftermath of Mumbai, when the government was being strongly criticised for being weak on terrorism. | He says Congress is particularly celebrating the result in Delhi - a third straight term in a state that voted in the immediate aftermath of Mumbai, when the government was being strongly criticised for being weak on terrorism. |
| "This is the beginning of the decline of the BJP," Congress spokesman Veerappa Moily told the Reuters news agency. | "This is the beginning of the decline of the BJP," Congress spokesman Veerappa Moily told the Reuters news agency. |
| Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit condemned the BJP for playing the "terror card". | Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit condemned the BJP for playing the "terror card". |
| "It's an outright rejection," she said. "The people of Delhi have given a fitting reply." | "It's an outright rejection," she said. "The people of Delhi have given a fitting reply." |
| BJP president Rajnath Singh admitted defeat in Delhi was "shocking as we thought we would win". | BJP president Rajnath Singh admitted defeat in Delhi was "shocking as we thought we would win". |
| Voting in Indian-administered Kashmir is still going on and the results for the state of Jammu and Kashmir will be released later in December. | Voting in Indian-administered Kashmir is still going on and the results for the state of Jammu and Kashmir will be released later in December. |
| Along with rising prices, security has been a key issue in the six elections, with many Indian cities, including Mumbai, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Delhi hit by bomb blasts recently, with large loss of life. | Along with rising prices, security has been a key issue in the six elections, with many Indian cities, including Mumbai, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Delhi hit by bomb blasts recently, with large loss of life. |
| The BJP campaigned for a tougher anti-terror law. | The BJP campaigned for a tougher anti-terror law. |
| Analysts had said the party that fared better would find it easier to secure alliances with regional parties before the general election, which is of the utmost importance when building a post-election governing coalition. | Analysts had said the party that fared better would find it easier to secure alliances with regional parties before the general election, which is of the utmost importance when building a post-election governing coalition. |
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