Elections Results 2024 Live: Counting of votes for assembly polls in Haryana and J&K began at 8 am
Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates:
Counting of votes is underway for the assembly elections in Haryana – where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eyeing a straight third term – and Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in an assembly election after 10 years. In Haryana, the BJP has so far won three seats in the 90-member assembly and is leading in 45. The Congress has also secured three seats and is ahead in 34.
In Jammu and Kashmir‘s 90 seats, the BJP has so far won nine, while the National Conference (NC) has secured six and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken one. Available leads show that the BJP is ahead in 20 seats and the alliance of the Congress and the NC is leading in 38.
Jammu and Kashmir voted in its first assembly elections since 2014, first as a Union Territory and first after the removal of Article 370, which gave the erstwhile state special status.
Here are live updates on Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir election results:
National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah has won the Budgam assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir, defeating the PDP’s Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi by a margin of more than 18,000 votes.
Mr Abdullah, who is also leading from the family bastion of Ganderbal, secured 36,010 votes in Budgam, while the PDP leader got 17,525 votes.
He had earlier lost the 2024 Parliamentary polls from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. He was defeated by independent candidate Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid who was then lodged in the Tihar Jail under terror-funding charges.
In Jammu and Kashmir’s 90 seats, the BJP has so far won ten, while the National Conference (NC) has secured eight. The NC’s ally Congress has got one seat, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken one.
Available leads show that the BJP is ahead in 19 seats and the NC-Congress is leading in 38.
In Haryana, the BJP has so far won three seats in the 90-member assembly and is leading in 45. The Congress has also secured three seats and is ahead in 34.
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NC leader Sakeena Masood has won the DH Pora assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He defeated her nearest PDP rival Gulzar Dar by over 17,000 votes.
“Omar Abdullah will become the next chief minister,” National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah announced today after strong showing in the J&K polls.
Mr Abdullah has secured an unassailable lead of over 16,000 votes against PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi in the Budgam seat.
With just one round of counting to go, he has secured 32,344 votes.
Mr Abdullah, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, is also leading from the family bastion of Ganderbal by a margin of over 5,000 votes over PDP candidate Bashir Ahmad Mir.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has congratulated Mehraj din Malik, the party candidate from the Doda seat in Jammu and Kashmir, for the “landslide victory”.
“You fought a very good election. Congratulations to the entire Aam Aadmi Party on getting an MLA in the fifth state,” Mr Kejriwal posted on X.
डोडा से आम आदमी पार्टी के उम्मीदवार मेहराज मलिक द्वारा बीजेपी को हराकर शानदार जीत हासिल करने के लिए बहुत बहुत बधाई। आप बहुत अच्छा चुनाव लड़े।
पांचवें राज्य में MLA बनने पर पूरी आम आदमी पार्टी को बधाई।
– Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 8, 2024
Election Results Haryana Live: Nayab Singh Saini maintains his lead
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini continues his lead over Congress’ Mewa Singh in the Ladwa Assembly constituency. He is now leading by a margin of 13,189 votes.
Congress candidate and Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won from the Julana seat in Haryana. She secured more than 65,000 votes.
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The Aam Aadmi Party that is heading for a massive setback in Haryana, may open its account in Jammu and Kashmir. Its candidate Mehraj Malik is leading against BJP’s Gajay Singh Rana by over 4,000 votes.
Haryana Election Results 2024: AAP leader on “different trends in Haryana”
Delhi minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai says, “Different trends are being seen as of now. I think, everyone who knows the ground report is waiting for the final results. I think, only after seeing the final results it will be clear who is getting.”
Congress candidate Aftab Ahmed has won from the Nuh constituency in Haryana. He received 91,833 votes and won the seat by nearly 47,000 votes.
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NC’s Tanvir Sadiq has won the Zadibal seat in Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, securing 16,173 more votes than his nearest rival.
Jammu and Kashmir Election: BJP’s Arvind Gupta wins Jammu West seat
BJP’s Arvind Gupta has won the Jammu West assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He defeated his nearest rival, a Congress candidate, by 22,127 votes.
Congress’ Vinesh Phogat, an Olympic wrestler, is currently ahead of her BJP rival Yogesh Kumar in Julana seat in Haryana’s Jind district by 5,231 votes. She has so far received 57,998 votes, while Mr Kumar has got 52,767.
National Conference’s Salman Sagar has won the Hazratbal assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He polled over 18,000 votes and defeated his nearest rival, a PDP candidate, by 10,295 votes.
Live Election Results Jammu and Kashmir:: BJP win another seat
The BJP has won another seat in Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. BJP’s Ranbir Singh Pathania won the Udhampur East seat by 2,349 votes.
India’s richest woman, Savitri Jindal, who is contesting as an Independent from Haryana’s Hisar constituency after the BJP denied her ticket, is currently leading.
The two-time MLA from Hisar and former Haryana minister has so far polled 21,113 votes and is leading her nearest rival and Congress’ Ram Niwas Rara by more than 7,300 votes.
Kamal Gupta, the BJP nominee, has received 7,269 votes and is on the third spot.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who is contesting from the Ladwa seat in Kurukshetra, is leading by a margin of 10,562 votes over his Congress rival and sitting MLA Mewa Singh.
Congress has now complained to the Election Commission on the Haryana assembly results, alleging an “unexplained slowdown” in updating of trends on its website.
“Slowdown in updating results allows bad faith actors to spin narratives that undermine process,” Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in a letter to the EC.
Here is my letter to @ECISVEEP on the inordinate and unacceptable delay in updating trends in the Haryana assembly elections pic.twitter.com/Lvq747seTz
– Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) October 8, 2024
Live Election Results: BJP, NC win one seat each in Jammu and Kashmir
The BJP and the National Conference have won one seat each in Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. While BJP’s Darshan Kumar won by over 16,000 votes from Basohli against Congress’ Choudhary Lal Singh, NC’s Nazir Ahmad Khan won by a margin of 1,132 votes from Gurez (ST).
Congress’ Jairam Ramesh has alleged that there was a slowing down in uploading trends for the Haryana assembly polls on the Election Commission website.
In a post on X, he said, “Like the Lok Sabha elections, in Haryana we are again witnessing slowing down of uploading up-to-date trends on the ECI website.”
“Is the BJP trying to build pressure on administration by sharing outdated and misleading trends @ECISVEEP?” Mr Ramesh said.
He later said he will lodge a complaint.
#WATCH | #HaryanaAssemblyPolls2024 | Delhi: Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh says, “We are filing a memorandum in the next 5-7 minutes. We are lodging a complaint. We hope that the EC will answer our questions. The results of 10-11 rounds are… pic.twitter.com/yCQwNJ9CG0
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Responding to Mr Ramesh, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that Congress has accepted its defeat.
“If Jairam Ramesh has already started saying this and pointing fingers at Election Commission, then we should understand that they have accepted their defeat… as per the trends going on, I feel that we are moving towards an important victory and Congress has started taking precautionary measures for their future defeat,” he told ANI.
#WATCH | BJP National spokesperson, Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi says, ” If Jairam Ramesh has already started saying this and pointing fingers at Election Commission, then we should understand that they have accepted their defeat…as per the trends going on, I feel that we are moving… https://t.co/fonKAxCzNjpic.twitter.com/mJFuJhufWA
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address BJP workers at the party’s headquarters in Delhi. The BJP is currently eyeing a record third straight term in Haryana.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress president Vikar Rasool Wani is currently behind NC candidate Sajad Saheen in the Banihal assembly segment. While Mr Wani has got 15,010 votes, Mr Saheen has got 24,417 votes.
J&K Election Results: People Conference’s chief Sajad Gani Lone leading from Handwara
J&K People Conference president Sajad Gani Lone is now leading from the Handwara constituency by a margin of 1,175 votes after six rounds of counting. He, however, is trailing by nearly 13,000 votes in Kupwara, the second assembly seat from where he contested the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir elections.
Indian National Lok Dal leader Abhay Singh Chautala is currently trailing Congress’ Bharat Singh Beniwal by a margin of 6,346 votes, the latest trends showed.
His son and INLD candidate Arjun Chautala is leading from the Rania seat over his grand uncle and Independent candidate Ranjit Chautala by 6,161 votes.
Live Election Result: AAP yet to get off the mark in Haryana
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to get off the mark in Haryana. The party led by former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had contested 89 of Haryana’s 90 seats.
Speaking on the assembly election result trends, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said it is a “genuine surprise” to see the BJP leading in Haryana.
“We have to wait and see…We shouldn’t make a premature conclusion right now…At the moment, they (BJP) seem to be leading in a majority of the seats (in Haryana) which is a genuine surprise. Certainly, the whole exit poll industry must be in a deep disgrace…Honestly, let us wait for the final results…My own feeling is that the signs in Haryana are not what we were expecting and are better than what INDIA bloc was expecting in Jammu and Kashmir,” he told reporters.
#WATCH | Thiruvananthapuram | On Haryana, J&K election trends, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, “…We have to wait and see…We shouldn’t make a premature conclusion right now…At the moment, they (BJP) seem to be leading in a majority of the seats (in Haryana) which is a… pic.twitter.com/82SMmICldm
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Election Results 2024 LIVE: J&K Congress chief leads in Central Shalteng
J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra is now leading from the Central Shalteng assembly constituency by a margin of 8,758 votes, after six rounds of counting.
PDP leader Iltija Mufti, who is currently trailing by more than 4,300 votes against NC’s Bashir Ahmad Veeri in the Srigufwara-Bijbehara assembly constituency, has said that she accepts the “verdict of the people”.
Taking to her official X account, Ms Mufti, the daughter of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, said, “The love and affection I received from everyone in Bijbehara will always stay with me. Gratitude to my PDP workers who worked so hard throughout this campaign.”
I accept the verdict of the people. The love & affection I received from everyone in Bijbehara will always stay with me. Gratitude to my PDP workers who worked so hard throughout this campaign 💚
– Iltija Mufti (@IltijaMufti_) October 8, 2024
Former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister and Congress leader Tara Chand, who has so far polled 2,761 votes in the Chhamb seat, is far behind Independent candidate Satesh Sharma, who has got 17,800 votes.
Rajeev Sharma, the BJP candidate from the seat, has got 13,137 votes.
#WATCH | #HaryanaElections | BJP candidate from Ambala Cantt, Anil Vij sings,” Mein zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya, har fikr ko dhuyen mein udata chala gaya….”
Vij trailing by a margin of 1199 votes after 2/16 rounds of counting here, as per the latest EC data. pic.twitter.com/Gjyr5Be0PQ
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Haryana Results: BJP surges ahead in Haryana thriller, Congress pauses celebrations
After leading in initial rounds of counting, Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat is now trailing from the Julana assembly seat in Haryana’s Jind district.
The wrestler is trailing by 3,641 votes to BJP’s Yogesh Kumar, who has so far received 19,218 votes.
After initially surging ahead in Haryana, the Congress has now fallen behind BJP. As per the latest trends, the BJP is leading in 46 seats, while the Congress is ahead in 37.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to start.
Early rounds of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir point to good news for the Congress and its ally National Conference.
While the NC is currently leading in 39 seats, the COngress is ahead in eight. The BJP, on the other hand, is leading in 28 seats, while its former ally PDP is ahead in four.
Congress’ Bhupinder Singh Hooda has continued his lead over his nearest rival, BJP’s Manju, in Haryana’s Garhi Sampla-Kiloi. He is now ahead by 22,182 votes after 4/17 rounds of counting, as per the data available on the EC website.
JJP leader Dushyant Chautala is trailing from the Uchana Kalan assembly seat in Haryana. According to Election Commission of India trends, Mr Chautala, a former deputy chief minister of Haryana, has polled 1,624 votes and is currently at the sixth spot.
Congress’ Brijendra Singh is leading in Uchana Kalan by a margin of 1,188 votes from his nearest rival and BJP candidate Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri.
“I am confident that Congress will win around 65 assembly seats and form the government in Haryana. In J&K, JKNC and Congress alliance will cross the majority mark and I am confident that those who are against BJP will also ally with the Congress-JKNC alliance. We are forming the government in J&K and Haryana,” Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said today.
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari says, “…I am confident that Congress will win around 65 assembly seats and form the government in Haryana. In J&K, JKNC and Congress alliance will cross the majority mark and I am confident that those who are against BJP will also… pic.twitter.com/bOk8KwxwHV
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
“The Congress is going to form the government on its own in Haryana. The trends suggest we will get the majority. The real credit goes to the people of Haryana,” says Bhupinder Hooda of the Congress.
“BJP has been in power for 10 years. It is natural to have fatigue, but there was BJP’s misrule. This was a big factor. The electorate looks at their future and they know their future is Congress. Rahul Gandhi’s yatra and his there guidance as well as the overarching factor that was guidance of leadership,” says Congress MP Kumari Selja. “I am among the contenders for chief minister but the final decision is of high command.”
Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan is currently leading from the Hodal assembly seat in the state, the latest trends on the Election Commission website showed.
Mr Bhan was leading by a margin of 1,919 votes from his nearest rival and BJP’s Harinder Singh.
Photo credits: PTI
Congress candidate and Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat has now extended her lead to 214 from the Julana assembly seat in Haryana’s Jind district.
She has so far received 214 votes as against her nearest rival and BJP candidate Yogesh Kumar’s 3,900.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is now leading by 840 votes from the Ladwa assembly seat against his nearest rival and Congress nominee Mewa Singh. According to the Election Commission, Mr Saini has so far polled 8,182 votes.
Iltija Mufti, the daughter of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, is trailing by 1,847 votes against NC’s Bashir Ahmad Veeri in the Srigufwara-Bijbehara assembly constituency.
J&K Election Results: Apni Party’s Altaf Bukhari trailing in Chanapora
Apni Party founder Altaf Bukhari is trailing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Chanapora constituency where NC’s Mushtaq Guroo has taken a lead.
In Haryana, there is now a close fight between the BJP and the Congress. Initials trends, that showed the Congress crossing the half mark of 46, now show the party is leading on 42 seats. The BJP, on the other hand, is ahead on 43.
Jammu and Kashmir Election Results: PDP’s Waheed Para takes lead in Pulwama
PDP leader Waheed Para has taken a lead in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama seat, the latest trends available on the EC website showed.
BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president Ravinder Raina is currently trailing from the Nowshera seat.
Ahead of the commencement of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir, he performed a ‘yagya’ today morning and expressed confidence the party would secure a majority and form a government.
NC’s Omar Abdullah has now extended his leads from the Ganderbal and Budgam seats in Jammu and Kashmir, according to latest trends available on the Election Commission website.
According to early trends, Indian National Lok Dal leader Abhay Singh Chautala is ahead from his Ellenabad constituency.
Former Haryana Minister and senior BJP leader Anil Vij is currently trailing from his Ambala Cantt seat, according to early trends.
According to initial trends, the Congress-NC alliance has crossed the majority mark of 46 seats in Jammu and Kashmir and is currently leading on 48.
The BJP, on the other hand, is ahead on 26 seats.
According to initial trends available from 89 of the 90 seats in Haryana, Congress is leading on 53 seats — the majority mark is 46 –while the BJP was ahead on 30. The INLD was leading on three seats, while the AAP is yet to start.
J&K Election Results: PDP’s Iltija Mufti trailing in Bijbehara
PDP leader Iltija Mufti is currently trailing in Bijbehara.
Early trends show that Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is ahead of his rivals in Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency in Rohtak district.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is leading from his Ladwa seat in Kurukshetra district, early trends showed.
Congress has now crossed the half-way mark and is now leading on 48 seats in Haryana, latest trends showed.
Early trends from the counting of votes show the Congress ahead in Haryana, and its alliance with National Conference leading in Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress workers have started distributing laddoos at the party headquarters in Delhi as early trends show the party leading in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress worker Jagdish Sharma and other party workers distribute sweets outside Congress office as counting of votes for #HaryanaElections and #JammuKashmirAssemblyElection is underway. pic.twitter.com/eO5e4eJbBe
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah spoke to reporters today as the first leads showed the Congress-NC alliance ahead in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, and said they “are hopeful of victory”.
“”We are hopeful of victory, rest is on God,” he said.
#WATCH | JKNC Vice President and party’s candidate from Ganderbal & Budgam, Omar Abdullah says, ” We have the hope that we will win. The decision made by the voters of J&K, we will get to know by today afternoon. There should be transparency…if people’s mandate is against BJP,… pic.twitter.com/hZcv7EUhN9
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Haryana Election Result Live: Congress’ Vinesh Phogat ahead in Julana
Congress’ Vinesh Phogat is currently ahead in Julana seat in Haryana, initial trends show.
Jammu and Kashmir Elections Result: Omar Abdullah leads from Budgam, Ganderbal
NC leader Omar Abdullah, who is fighting from the Budgam and Ganderbal in Jammu and Kashmir, is currently leading from both the assembly seats.
In Haryana, the Congress has extended its lead to 32 seats, while the BJP has dropped to 19, latest trends from the counting of votes show.
In J&K, BJP is ahead on 18 seats and Congress-NC alliance on 14.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP is now leading on 18 seats, while the Congress-National Conference alliance is ahead on 13.
Early trends from the counting of votes show the Congress was ahead on 28 seats, and the BJP on 20 in Haryana.
In Haryana, where the polling for the 90 seats was held on October 5, the Congress is ahead in very early leads. Various exit polls have predicted a clear majority for the Congress in the state.
In Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in three phases (September 18, September 25, and October 1) and also has 90 assembly constituencies, the early leads point to a close fight between the BJP and the alliance of Congress and the National Conference (NC).
#WATCH | J&K: Counting underway at Polytechnic College in Jammu
The fate of candidates on 90 seats across all 20 districts in J&K is being decided today. pic.twitter.com/S8S3RM7K7R
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Results 2024 Live: Congress ahead in Haryana and J&K, show first leads
According to the latest results trends, Congress is currently ahead in Haryana and J&K.
Postal ballots will be counted first for the Haryana and J&K polls, followed by the counting of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) after 30 minutes.
Counting of votes for the assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir has started.
#WATCH | #HaryanaElections | Strong room opened in Karnal. Counting of votes begins at 8 am.
(Video: DPRO) pic.twitter.com/ENNZR8ELkK
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Ahead of vote counting for Haryana polls, Congress candidate from Kaithal Aditya Surjewala said his party will win 70 seats.
“Exit polls say that we will win 60 seats (of the total 90 seats), but I say that we will win 70 seats, we will Kaithal seat too,” he told reporters.
You can watch live the special coverage of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana on NDTV 24X7 all day today.
Watch Live: Special coverage of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana on NDTV 24X7 all day today https://t.co/TJPIozr1Na
– NDTV (@ndtv) October 8, 2024
Ahead of the Haryana election results, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today offered prayers at Shri Dakshin Mukhi Hanuman Temple in Kurukshetra.
#WATCH | Kurukshetra: Chief Minister Naib Saini offered prayers at Shri Dakshin Mukhi Hanuman Temple located in Brahma Sarovar ahead of the counting of votes for the Haryana assembly elections.
(Source: Office of Nayab Singh Sani) pic.twitter.com/4AcOlBLqyD
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
The meeting comes in the backdrop of several exit polls showing that Congress may win in Haryana, and its alliance with National Conference may stay ahead in the race for Jammu and Kashmir.
Ahead of the counting of votes for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, Congress workers gathered outside the party headquarters in Delhi and raised slogans in support of the party.
#WATCH | Delhi: Ahead of the counting of votes, Congress workers gather outside the party headquarters and raise slogans in support of the party. #HaryanaElections#JammuKashmirAssemblyElectionpic.twitter.com/CJ3VnGQgk6
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
“We are confident that the service we have done to Haryana over the past 10 years, on basis of that I can say that we are forming the government for a third time. The BJP is ready to serve the state for a third time…,” he told reporters.
#WATCH | Kurukshetra: Haryana CM and BJP candidate from Ladwa assembly constituency Nayab Singh Saini says, “Today is the day of counting and I am confident that as a result of the works done by the BJP government in the past ten years, we will be forming the government in… pic.twitter.com/RN5eUqxC6i
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Ahead of the counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, NC leader Omar Abdullah wished his colleagues and allies the “very best of luck” for today.
“We fought the good fight and now, InshaAllah, the results will reflect that,” he posted on X.
Here’s wishing all my colleagues and allies the very best of luck for today. We fought the good fight & now, InshaAllah, the results will reflect that.
– Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 8, 2024
J&K Election Results: “Why not?” Farooq Abdullah on post-poll allianceThe National Conference is open to a strategic post-poll alliance with the People’s Democratic Party to keep the BJP out of power after the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, NC leader and ex Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has said.
“Why not…” Mr Abdullah asked reporters on Monday when asked about an alliance, “How does it matter? If we all work for the same thing… for improvement in the condition of the people of the state. We can be rivals in elections but I have no objections. I am sure Congress will not either.”
Assembly Poll Results: J&K Lt Governor’s power to nominate MLAs sparks rowThe Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s power to nominate five members to the assembly has sparked a massive row ahead of counting of votes.
The Congress, its ally National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples’ Democratic Party have contended that providing such powers to the Lieutenant Governor is a subversion of the people’s mandate as it will be used to benefit the BJP.
Jammu and Kashmir BJP president and candidate from the Nowshera assembly seat, Ravinder Raina today said he is “confident” his party will win the elections with “full majority”.
“We will win 30-35 seats,” he told reporters.
#WATCH | J&K BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly, Ravinder Raina says, “We are confident that BJP and its supporting parties will win the elections with full majority…We will win 30-35 seats…” https://t.co/iwXFalnpVVpic.twitter.com/13sl8exIRc
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
As many as 873 candidates are vying for a seat in the 90-member house in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Election Commission officials, a three-tier security set up has been put in place at all the counting centres in Jammu and Kashmir.
A total of 1,031 candidates, including 464 Independents and 101 women, are in the fray on Haryana’s 90 constituencies.
Postal ballots will be counted first, followed by the counting of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) after 30 minutes.
#WATCH | Haryana: Security heightened at a counting centre in Jhajjar
Vote counting for #HaryanaAssemblyElections to begin at 8 am. pic.twitter.com/2gBHVaCHEF
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Two counting centres each have been set up for the Badshahpur, Gurugram, and Pataudi assembly constituencies, while one counting centre each has been established for the remaining 87 assembly constituencies. To monitor the counting process, 90 counting observers also have been appointed by the Election Commission.
Votes will shortly be counted for the assembly elections in Haryana – where the BJP is eyeing a straight third term – and Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in an assembly election after a gap of 10 years.
The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 am.
Ahead of the Haryana assembly poll results, the issue of chief minister-ship has taken centre stage in the Congres. The party gave the former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda a free hand in finalising majority candidates and formulating election strategy, but another heavyweight and Dalit leader Kumari Selja has thrown her hat in the ring, queering the pitch for the Jat stalwart.
Ms Selja, the Lok Sabha MP, has publicly staked claim to the chief minister’s post and said the high command will take the final call on who will lead the state should the party win tomorrow.
In Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, the main fight is among the BJP, Mehmooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the alliance of Congress and Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference (NC).
J&K voted in its first assembly elections since 2014, first as a Union Territory and first after the removal of Article 370, which gave the erstwhile state special status.
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