NEW DELHI: Congress has destroyed the BJP forts in the north Indian states as the assembly election results of five states was declared on Tuesday. Congress is close to assuming the power back in three states as the results were declared.

Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan were set to go to the Congress, while the opposition party was also ahead in Madhya Pradesh after several rounds of counting. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was headed for a landslide victory in Telangana, while results for Mizoram were declared and the Mizo National Front (MNF) emerged as the victor.

In Rajasthan, the Congress and its allies were headed for a victory, having won 16 seats and leading in 88 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to lose its government in the state, having won 10 seats and leading in 60 seats. Other parties had won 8 seats and were leading in 17 seats. These trends were according to Television reports and the official Election Commission of India website.

In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress and its allies nudged past the BJP to take the lead, leading in 117 seats. The BJP appeared to be inching towards defeat, having won 1 seat and leading in 102 seats. Other parties were leading in 10 seats.

In Chhattisgarh, the Congress was headed for a victory, leading in 63 seats. The BJP was set to lose its government in the state, leading in just 18 seats. Other parties were leading in 9 seats. While the results for the state were yet to be declared, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh conceded defeat, saying that he had resigned from his post.

In Telangana, the TRS was set for a landslide victory, having won 21 seats and leading in 66 seats. The Congress and its allies had won 4 seats and were leading in 16 seats. The BJP was leading in 1 seat. Other parties had won 3 seats and were leading in 8 seats.

“People have blessed us. We should get a comfortable majority in Rajasthan," said Congress leader Sachin Pilot in Jaipur.