New Delhi: Saffron Sunday, the BJP led by Narendra Modi Congress ended with two of their traditional strongholds in Maharashtra and Haryana and settled to form a government for the first time in the northern state. 

The Congress, which has ruled Haryana for the last 10 years, slipped to third slot pathetic. 

The BJP, which barely existed in the Haryana Assembly, won 47 seats, a clear majority in a House of 90, and is set to form a government alone. 

Interior Minister of the Union Rajnath Singh will leave for Maharashtra on Monday, while the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu will go to Haryana, to supervise the election of the parliamentary parties. Devendra Fadnavis emerges as leading candidate for CM in Maharashtra, while the names of captain. Abhimanyu, Manohar Lal Khattar, Anil Vij and Ram Bilas Sharma are doing the rounds of Haryana CM. 

This was the biggest popularity test of Mr Modi after he took over the country four months ago. Questions are being raised about the charisma and credibility of Mr Modi after dismal performance of the BJP in the collections ordinances in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. "Those who were telling the Modi wave had ended after bypoll results have been an appropriate response," A radiant Amit Shah charged and held in a packed press conference here. 

In a tweet, Mr. Modi described the victory as "historical performance" and "expressed gratitude" to the people of Maharashtra and Haryana. In Haryana, the BJP won 47 seats (a massive gain of 43), and increased its voteshare a meager nine percent to 33 percent. 

With Congress beaten in election after election, the fingers are once more to be said on the "ability and credibility" of Rahul Gandhi.