As the results pour in from the five states which have gone to polls, scenes of celebrations can be seen across the nation.
Here are glimpses of the revelry.
-- Five-State Assembly Election 2017
BJP workers coloured the town red after their party's performance in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In New Delhi too, BJP workers played Holi, putting colour on the cut-out of a Modi poster to celebrate the party's victory. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo
Bharatiya Janata Party supporters and workers celebrate the party’s victory in the assembly elections with colours, at party headquarters in New Delhi. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
The results from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand show that the country is MODI-fied! Photograph: Sandeep Pal
Congress party workers celebrate after learning of the results of Punjab assembly elections in Chandigarh. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters
Modi! Modi! BJP workers wear mask of Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose magic swept opposition in UP. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
And the Holi comes early for the BJP supporters with a big win in the Hindi heartland, Uttar Pradesh. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Muslim BJP supporters celebrate the party's victory in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Photograph: PTI Photo
Uttar Pradesh BJP President Keshav Prasad Maurya joins in the celebrations at BJP office in Lucknow as the Modi wave sweeps the state. Photograph: PTI Photo
In Uttar Pradesh, BJP workers have come out to celebrate the party's victory. Trends show that the saffron party is sweeping the state. Photograph: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters
Congress workers have a reason to smile as the Grand Old Party seems set to win Punjab. Photograph: Reuters
Captain Amarinder Singh's daughter Jai Inder Kaur and granddaughter along with Congress supporters flash victory sign as they celebrate the counting trend showing the party's thumping victory in Punjab. Photograph: PTI Photo
Navjot Singh Sidhu, Congress candidate from Amritsar East assembly constituency, with his wife Navjot Singh Kaur after his win. Photograph: PTI Photo
It's time for band, baaja as the Congress has been able to wrest power from the SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab. Photograph: PTI Photo
And in UP, workers can't control their happiness as the party edges to victory. Photograph: Sandeep Pal
Workers prepare laddoos to celebrate the good news post the results. Photograph: PTI Photo
Supporters of Manipur CM Ibobi celebrate after he wins from Thoubal and the Congress also looks to retain power in the state. Photograph: ANI/Twitter
BJP's lotus blossom in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarkahand with party is heading for a landslide victory. Photograph: Sandeep Pal
