Assembly Election Results 2009

The Congress will form governments in Maharashtra and Arunachal, but appears to be heading for a fractured verdict in Haryana.

MAHARASHTRA
Congress, along with its ally NCP, was poised to retain power in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly.

Of the 269 results declared so far, the ruling combine has bagged 131, the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance 87, MNS 13, Republican Left Democratic Front 12 and others 26.

HARYANA
The Congress has fallen short of a majority in Haryana after results for all seats were declared.

The Congress emerged as the single largest party in the Haryana assembly elections but was not able to get a clear victory.

The party won 40 of the 90-member assembly seats, the INLD won 31, the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) won 6, the BJP 4 and Independents 7.

ARUNACHAL PRADESH
The ruling Congress party in Arunachal Pradesh will form the next government for the second straight term, having already won 38 of 60 assembly seats as counting of votes progressed on Thursday.

Of the 55 results declared, the Congress party won 38 seats, Trinamool Congress won five seats, six by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), two by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and four by independents and candidates belonging to smaller regional parties.