A day after Congress President Sonia Gandhi asked party chiefs in five states where Assembly elections were held recently to quit, Manipur state unit chief N. Loken Singh on Wednesday put in his papers, taking moral responsibility for the .
In the elections, the BJP went solo this time and contested all seats alone. It won 32 seats out of 60 in Manipur, Congress bagged five seats and the National People s Party has won seven seats.
The Congress has allied itself with five others, including Left parties, and contested the polls under the banner of Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance. It will be a fight between the alliance and BJP. Track how the parties perform this time compared to the Assembly elections 2017 below:
The results for assembly elections in five states, including the politically significant Uttar Pradesh, will be declared today. Besides Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur held state polls.
Where is counting take place: Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Punjab are the states that went for the polls in seven phases. The results of the assembly elections for five states will be declared on March 10. When does the counting of votes start: The counting of votes will begin at 8 am on March 10 across counting centres in the five states, under the respective