Maha & Haryana poll results: Big takeaways

Victories give Modi a tremendous boost to pursue economic reforms Like the iconic Marathi warrior-king Shivaji, Modi brings victories for BJP in 2 states almost single-handedly. Amit Shah now second most influential politician in country With the party emerging as No. 1 in Maharashtra and set to form the state government in Haryana outright, Amit Shah has emerged as the most influential man in BJP after Modi. A look at Maharashtra CM favourite Devendra Fadnavis's rise Fadnavis, a regular at Press Club in Mumbai, is in awe of Modi, whom he considers the most focused leader in recent times.

Featured How Narendra Modi and Amit Shah cracked Maharashtra and Haryana polls Modi and Shah aimed for the jugular. They hit it in Haryana, missed it narrowly in Maharashtra, and ended up with a hugely impressive performance overall. read more

More Stories Suresh Prabhu: Modi can now take steps to bring economy back on track The PM ran a gruelling campaign, campaigning probably for the first time as extensively for a state election, and staked his personal stature on its outcome. Victories will spell Rajya Sabha gains for NDA in future BJP's win in Maharashtra and Haryana will certainly boost the process of the NDA eventually achieving bicameral parliamentary supremacy by 2017. How Sharad Pawar upset Shiv Sena's calculations No sooner had the trends from the counting become clear and showed BJP well on track to emerge the single-largest party, than Pawar's party sprang a surprise. Blog: Modi continues to be king, delivers impressive performance The election results from Haryana and Maharashtra are positive affirmation of Modi's continuing grip on the electorate's imagination. Sanjay Kumar: This is BJP's moment to cheer and introspect But the BJP should not feel happy about its performance in Maharashtra or Haryana as the party faced a badly divided opposition. Edit: BJP replaces Congress as common enemy of rest The NCP has dropped ideological fig leaf in its desperation over losing power in the only source of funding it has, by offering to support a BJP govt. After yet another fall, Congress stares at abyss Keeping away from Delhi on result day, Rahul Gandhi said, "we accept the people's verdict. Congress will work hard on the ground to once again earn the people's confidence". NOTA: Why choose between lesser of two evils? The moment I utter the word 'secular' in a warm tone, the cyber trolls from Madison Square Garden attack me for being 'anti-Modi'. How Modi sena stormed the Maharashtra fort The Congress and NCP are clearly big losers in terms of seats in Maharashtra, but an analysis of vote shares in the state shows that the Pawar-led party has actually improved its share. Kumar Ketkar: Maharashtra result shows the real world to BJP After the exit polls almost confirming those figures, the BJP had gone into euphoric ecstasy.

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