The ruling Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra has stormed back to power for the third time in a row. It has registered a landslide victory in Arunachal Pradesh. However, the party fell short of majority in Haryana. <br/><br/>The Congress-NCP alliance, which has been ruling in Maharashtra for the past 10 years, has won 144 in the 288-member Assembly. The party needs one more seat for a simple majority. The saffron combined got 90 seats which is 26 seats less than their tally in 2004. The Raj Thackrey led MNS which made his debut in the Assembly by winning 13 seats played the spoil sport for the Shiv Sena-BJP combined. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has congratulated Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan for the victory of Congress-NCP alliance in assembly elections in the state.<br/><br/>The spectacular showing of the Congress in Arunachal Pradesh saw the party gain of two-third majority winning 42 seats in the 60-member assembly. The NCP got five and BJP three. Ten seats have gone in favour of others. AIR Itanagar correspondent reports, the Congress are now gearing up to form yet another government in the state.<br/><br/>In Haryana, the Congress has emerged as a single largest party winning 40 seats, six short of majority. Congress sources in Chandigarh said, the Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda will stake his claim to form the next government today. He will meet the Governor Mr. Jagannath Pahadia with the letters of support from the six independent MLAs. <br/><br/>Congress says, its victory in the assembly polls is an endorsement of the policies of the UPA Government. Talking to AIR, senior party leader, Renuka Chaudhary said, it has added further responsibility to the party to rise to the expectations of the people.<br/><br/>The BJP has described the election results in the three states as disappointing. The party spokesperson, Mr. Ravi Shanker Prasad told reporters in New Delhi that the Congress performance in Haryana was not satisfactory as it could not muster absolute majority. Mr Prasad said defection of party MLAs in Arunachal Pradesh helped Congress.<br/><br/>The Communist Party of India has said the election results are on expected lines. Speaking to AIR, CPI general secretary, Mr. A.B. Bardhan said people have rejected the communal forces and results are not surprising. Mr. Bardhan said the Left will work hard to regain its place.