The electoral roll in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir is nearly over with the final rounds of counti

Assembly poll results: The AAP, which is in power in Punjab and Delhi, now has members in the legislative assemblies of Jammu and Kashmir, Goa, and Gujarat.

The party’s Mehraj Malik won the Doda seat in the Jammu region, defeating his nearest rival, Gajay Singh Rana of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 4,470 votes

The pre-poll and post-poll surveys for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana conveyed a strong message that the BJP was expected to lose badly in both places.

J&K Assembly polls: AAP's Mehraj Malik wins Doda seat in Jammu Kashmir, marking party's entry into fifth State/Union Territory in India

Aam Aadmi Party opened its account in Jammu and Kasmir as its candidate from the Doda constituency defeated the BJP candidate by a margin of over 4,500 votes.

So how did the BJP, written off by everyone, including privately by some of their own leaders, pull off a stunning upset against the odds and, in the face of a 10-year anti-incumbency score, a remarkable hat trick?

A comfortable victory was expected for the Congress, according to poll predications carried out by various firms.