Guess which party has the most number of MLAs in the country now? The BJP.

The Narendra Modi-led party, which already has the most number of Parliament members, went ahead of the Congress in the number of MLAs just after Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections.

As of today, the BJP has 1,025 MLAs compared to Congress' 924 MLAs.

BJP legislators outnumber those of the Congress in the Assemblies of 29 states and two Union Territories including Delhi and Puducherry.

But the numbers will change after results of the Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand Assembly elections are declared on December 23.

But for now, here is the data pattern. (The figures however do not include by-poll results till now).

BJP strong in western India

The BJP has a strong presence in the Assemblies of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Goa.

The party has 122 seats in Maharashtra and formed its first government in the state in October.

The Congress was reduced to 42 seats in the state from its earlier tally of 82.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with BJP chief Amit Shah and Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with BJP chief Amit Shah and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

In Gujarat, the BJP won 115 seats in the 2012 elections. The Congress managed 61 seats.

In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has 165 legislators while the Congress is far behind with 58.

In Goa, the BJP has 21 MLAs as compared to Congress' nine.

BJP ahead in north, eyes UP to increase tally

The BJP also has more legislators in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh than the Congress.

The Congress is ahead of the BJP in relatively smaller states such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

The BJP has just wrested Haryana from the Congress and is also eyeing Uttar Pradesh.

The party won 47 seats in the country's biggest state in the 2012 elections while the Congress won 28.

In Rajasthan, the BJP has a commanding majority with 163 members. The Congress has 21 MLAs.



Congress outnumbers BJP in south

The Congress has an edge over the BJP in the Assemblies of Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.

The Congress is running the government in Karnataka with 122 MLAs.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi. Congress president Sonia Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi.

The party has 38, 21 and five legislators in Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu respectively.

It, however, has no member in the 175-strong Andhra Pradesh Assembly.

The BJP has 40 MLAs in Karnataka,, five in Telangana and four in Andhra Pradesh.

It has no presence in Kerala and Tamil Nadu Assemblies.

BJP leads in eastern India

The BJP has a good presence in the Assemblies of Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh but it is still irrelevant in West Bengal and Odisha in terms of number of elected representatives.

In Bihar, the party won 91 seats in the 2010 Assembly elections in an alliance with the JD-U.

The party is now trying to get a majority on its own in the state after its break-up with the JD-U.

The Congress's presence in the state is minimal with just four MLAs.

The BJP is running the government in Chhattisgarh and is looking to bag Jharkhand from the JMM.

In West Bengal, the Congress has 42 MLAs. It contested the elections in 2011 in an alliance with the TMC.

However, the BJP is upbeat after it got 17 per cent vote share in the Lok Sabha elections in the state.

Congress in command in the Northeast

The Congress is in power in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Meghalaya.

The party has 243 MLAs in the eight north-eastern states.

The BJP has a presence in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland Assemblies.

It has no member in Tripura, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram Assemblies.

Regional satraps still relevant

Leaders such as Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar, Jayalalithaa, Chandrababu Naidu, Naveen Patnaik and Mulayam Singh Yadav are still dominating the political landscape in their respective states.

AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The Trinamool Congress has 184 members in the West Bengal Assembly while the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD has 116 MLAs in the Odisha Assembly.

The TDP had won 117 seats in undivided Andhra Pradesh and is still a force to reckon with in Telangana.

The JD-U has 115 seats in the Bihar Assembly.

Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party has 224 MLAs in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

The AIADMK has 150 members in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.