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| Congress setback in key India Uttar Pradesh polls | Congress setback in key India Uttar Pradesh polls |
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| India's Congress party is trailing in the fourth place as votes are being counted in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. | India's Congress party is trailing in the fourth place as votes are being counted in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. |
| The regional Samajwadi Party is leading in 181 of 386 seats for which counts are available. The state has 403 seats. | |
| Congress also looks set to lose in Punjab, while it is engaged in a neck-and-neck contest in Uttarakhand state. | |
| The state polls are seen as a litmus test ahead of the national elections in 2014. | The state polls are seen as a litmus test ahead of the national elections in 2014. |
| They are also seen as a test for the Congress party-led central government, whose credibility has been eroded in the past few months due to a series of corruption allegations. | They are also seen as a test for the Congress party-led central government, whose credibility has been eroded in the past few months due to a series of corruption allegations. |
| Manipur and Goa are the other states where counting is going on. | Manipur and Goa are the other states where counting is going on. |
| Blow to Congress | Blow to Congress |
| The most crucial of the state elections has been in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which has more than 200 million people. | The most crucial of the state elections has been in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which has more than 200 million people. |
| Uttar Pradesh politics has been dominated in recent years by Mayawati, a low-caste Dalit who heads the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and has had four terms as chief minister. | Uttar Pradesh politics has been dominated in recent years by Mayawati, a low-caste Dalit who heads the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and has had four terms as chief minister. |
| Her main challenger for state power is Mulayam Singh Yadav, who heads the Samajwadi Party that mainly represents the interests of a caste grouping called the Other Backward Classes. | Her main challenger for state power is Mulayam Singh Yadav, who heads the Samajwadi Party that mainly represents the interests of a caste grouping called the Other Backward Classes. |
| The Samajwadi Party is leading in 181 of 386 seats for which vote counts are available, while the ruling BSP is leading in 87 seats. | |
| The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress party were leading in 52 and 38 seats respectively. | The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress party were leading in 52 and 38 seats respectively. |
| Correspondents say the leads in Uttar Pradesh will come as a blow to the Congress party. | Correspondents say the leads in Uttar Pradesh will come as a blow to the Congress party. |
| "It's baffling if this is true. I still don't believe the trends," Congress party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency. | "It's baffling if this is true. I still don't believe the trends," Congress party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency. |
| In Punjab, the incumbent regional Shrimoni Akali Dal-BJP alliance has won three and is leading in 66 seats. Punjab has 117 seats. | In Punjab, the incumbent regional Shrimoni Akali Dal-BJP alliance has won three and is leading in 66 seats. Punjab has 117 seats. |
| The Congress party has won four and is leading in 42 seats. | The Congress party has won four and is leading in 42 seats. |
| Uttarakhand is seeing a neck-and-neck contest with the ruling BJP leading in 32 seats and Congress ahead in 28 seats. Uttarakhand has 70 seats. | Uttarakhand is seeing a neck-and-neck contest with the ruling BJP leading in 32 seats and Congress ahead in 28 seats. Uttarakhand has 70 seats. |
| In Goa, the BJP has won five seats and is leading in another five. The Congress has won one and is ahead in two seats. Goa has 40 seats. | In Goa, the BJP has won five seats and is leading in another five. The Congress has won one and is ahead in two seats. Goa has 40 seats. |
| The Congress is doing well in the north-eastern state of Manipur - it has won five seats and is leading in seven seats for which leads are available. The state has 60 seats. | |
| The month-long elections were held in a total of 690 assembly seats. | The month-long elections were held in a total of 690 assembly seats. |