Celebrations at SP, Cong offices in Lucknow; BJP office remains silent.

Workers of the BJP and SP clashed outside the counting centre at the Ramabai Ambedkar ground. Cops intervened to prevent the situation from escalating.The state headquarters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wore a deserted look on Tuesday as TV screens started flashing results in the morning, and all focus shifted to the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress offices, where celebrations broke out.Expecting favorable results on counting day, the BJP office in the state capital was all decked out for celebrations with preparations for the Bada Mangal. However, as results started coming in, with TV screens flashing a tough fight between the NDA and the INDIA bloc, no senior BJP leader turned up at the party office.However, as the day progressed, more people gathered at the BJP office. But the usual euphoria was missing since the number of seats had gone down compared to the projected number and the office wore a silent look. In contrast, celebrations broke out at the offices of the SP and Congress. Many party workers appeared at the Samajwadi Party office to celebrate the party’s outstanding performance in the polls. Party workers distributed sweets. Senior SP leader Uday Veer Singh, who arrived at the party office early in the morning, said: “We are winning the elections; we have been told by the party leader to stay at the counting center as a precaution.”Celebrations also broke out at the Congress office in the state capital. Senior party leaders and workers assembled at the office to celebrate the party’s performance in the Lok Sabha polls.