A Modi wave today spurred BJP into top position in Maharashtra where the assembly elections threw up a hung verdict but the party was all set to capture power in Haryana on its own.
Pushed into a possibility of allying with erstwhile friend Shiv Sena, the BJP has won two seats and was ahead in 109 other seats in the 288-member Assembly.
The party may fall short of the majority mark of 145 by over 30 seats which throws open the possibility of a coalition government in the state. The Shiv Sena, the oldest ally of BJP which broke relationship ahead of the elections, has won three seats and was ahead in 54 others.
The Congress and NCP, which ruled the state for the last 15 years and fought separately now, are ahead in 40 and 49 seats respectively. Both the parties have won one seat each so far.
In the last elections, Congress had won 82 seats and its then ally NCP had got 62 seats. BJP and Shiv Sena could get 46 and 44 seats respectively then.
In Haryana, BJP appears to be in a position to form the government with a majority. The party was leading in 47 of the 90 seats, two more than the half-way mark of 45.
The INLD was ahead in 18 seats, followed by Congress at 13 and others at 8, according to trends.
In the last elections in Haryana, Congress had got 40 seats followed by INLD which had won 31. BJP had then got 4 and Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) had won six.
Both the formations--Congress and NCP and BJP and its oldest saffron alliance Shiv Sena--fought the elections this time on their own, without any alliance.
