Election results: BJP, AAP celebrate wins with sweets, slogans, colours

Early trends show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will come back to power in Uttar Pradesh with an overwhelming majority and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to sweep Punjab. Workers in UP and Punjab gathered to celebrate the possible wins.

Updated: March 10, 2022 22:10 IST

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As the BJP looked forward to a 4-1 score in the Assembly elections 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the party workers at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being honoured with a garland at the BJP party headquarters ahead of his address.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National president J P Nadda waves at the crowd of BJP workers and supporters at the party headquarters on Thursday.

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Election officials are seen counting votes in Phool Mandi, Uttar Pradesh Thursday. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)

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A man wearing a Bhagwant Maan printed t-shirt celebrates AAP's sweeping victory in Punjab, on Thursday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

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Seals of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are being opened in Bathinda, Punjab on counting day of Punjab election results. The Assembly elections to Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur kicked off on February 10, with Punjab and Manipur going to the polls at a later date. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)

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BJP workers wave the party’s flag as part in celebration on UP Assembly election’s results day. The saffron party is leading in over 260 seats in UP. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

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An effigy of AAP's Punjab CM candidate Bhagwant Maan being carried by party workers . AAP has taken a lead in over 80 constituencies in Punjab. (Express Photo by Jaipal Singh)

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BJP workers celebrate their party's victory with sweets. Of the 18 seats in Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura, the BJP is leading in 14 seats, while its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) has taken a narrow lead in one seat. Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party is leading in three seats. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

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AAP workers burst firecrackers at the party's headquarters in New Delhi as it raced ahead in Punjab. Since the fifth round, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is trailing in both constituencies, Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur, from where he threw his hat in the ring. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

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A child dressed as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is seen in this photo. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

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AAP workers lift a broom to celebrate their party’s win in Punjab. The Aam Aadmi Party is on its way to becoming the first regional party to win a second state. (Express Photo by Jaipal Singh)

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People watch a television in a small restaurant in Muktsa Thursday to get the latest updates for the Punjab Assembly election results. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)