Thoughts On UP Elections 2007

BSP supremo Mayawati was sworn in as the 40th chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on 13th May. She is leading the most populous Indian state for the fourth time. Her party surpassed all electoral predictions and secured simple majority on its own winning 206 of the 403 assembly seats thus ending an era of coalition governments after 14 years.

UP Election Results 2007

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP): 206

Samajwadi Party (SP): 97

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP): 50

Congress: 22

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD): 10

Independents: 9

Others: 8