Assembly election results: BJP supporters celebrate as vote count progresses across five states

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers sprinkle coloured powder on a photograph of incumbent chief minister Yogi Adityanath as they celebrate early the party’s peformance  in the Uttar Pradesh state elections in Lucknow on Thursday. (Image: AP)
A supporter of  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) displays cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as he celebrates the election results outside the party office in Lucknow on Thursday. (Image: Reuters)
BJP workers celebrate as election officials count votes from the Uttar Pradesh state elections in Lucknow on Thursday. (Image: AP)
Samajwadi Party workers gather outside a counting centre in Lucknow. (Image: AP)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers celebrate the party’s unprecedented showing in the  Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in Lucknow on Thursday. (Image: AP)