Indian Elections 2022

Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand will go to polls in 2022. The terms of all the assemblies end between March 15 2022 and March 27 2022. The Election Commission of India will conduct the polls and announce the results simultaneously. The notification is expected in January and polls in the five states are likely by February.
In UP all eyes would be on the BJP led by Yogi Adityanath and whether the party which put up a stellar performance in 2017 will be able to return to power or not. The Punjab elections would be an interesting one with the drama that is taking place in the Congress following the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh. The APP is also a key contender in the state.
Goa would be witnessing an election without Manohar Parrikar and one needs to see if the BJP will be able to retain power without him. In the 2017 Manipur election, the BJP emerged stronger with 21 seats after failing to open its account in the previous polls. The Congress which bagged 28 seats as opposed to 47 in 2013 had to sit out as the BJP formed the government along with its allies.
The BJP managed to win the Uttarakhand polls in 2017 comfortably and formed the government. However there have been three Chief Ministers since. Will this impact the party and can the Congress reverse its fortunes. It promises to be a close fight.