The Bharatiya Janata Party appears to be heading towards a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh as initial trends suggest the party will likely win over 288 seats. Chants of 'Har Har Modi' outside party offices across UP.

As soon as counting of postal votes began, the party stole an early march over its rivals from the words go. The party's leads in Bareilly and Awadh show the kind of progress it has made since the last assembly elections.


The SP-Congress alliance is currently a distant second, closely followed by the BSP in third.


Speaking to news agency ANI, party MP Yogi Adityanath says the people of Uttar Pradesh rejected the SP-Congress combine. He calls it a "vote for development'. BJP state chief Keshav Prasad Maurya says UP will help reelect PM Modi in 2019. When asked about the SP, Maurya said Akhilesh and his uncles ruined the state.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh is leading for the BJP from Noida. Swami Prasad Maurya, who left BSP for the BJP last year, is leading from Padrauna. Aditi Singh of the Congress leading from Rae Bareli.

BJP: 288 SP: 16 Cong: 11  BSP: 20 Others: 24