Congress, NCP retain power in Maharashtra, Cong sweeps Arunachal

It was advantage Congress all the way as results of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh came in on Thursday. Standing at midpoint in a House of 288, the party, securing 82 seats, was set to form a government with ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra. The NCP bagged 62 seats. In Haryana, which was seen as the best bet for the Congress ahead of the polls, it is stuck five short of the bare majority mark, creating some uncertainly as to who would be able to put the required numbers together. In Arunachal Pradesh, the Congress won 42 of the 60 seats.