Assembly poll results LIVE | Haryana hat-trick for BJP; NC-Congress win J&K
In Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference (NC) won 42 seats while the Congress triumphed in six. The BJP bagged 29 constituencies
The BJP on Tuesday (October 8) scored a record hat-trick of victories in Haryana as it won 48 seats in the 90-member state Assembly.
The Congress, which had gained a lead over the saffron party in the morning, won 37 seats. The INLD won two and independents emerged victorious in three constituencies.
The BJP had won 40 seats in the 90-member Assembly in 2019.
Jammu and Kashmir results
In Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance crossed the majority mark in the 90-member Assembly. NC won 42 seats while the Congress triumphed in six. The BJP bagged 29 seats.
Omar Abdullah will become the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said NC chief Farooq Abdullah.
AAP opens account in J-K
The Aam Aadmi Party registered its first victory in Jammu and Kashmir when its candidate Mehraj Malik defeated his nearest rival from the BJP in Doda constituency by a margin of over 4,538 votes. Malik, a District Development Council (DDC) member, polled 23,228 votes against BJP's Gajay Singh Rana's 18,690 votes.
The counting of votes, both in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana began at 8 am on Tuesday (October 8).
A three-tier security setup has been put in place across counting centres both in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.
Elections are due in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Delhi in a few months.
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- 8 Oct 2024 3:48 AM GMT
Haryana: Congress leads in 48 seats, BJP in 23
INLD is leading in three seats, while the AAP is yet to start.
- 8 Oct 2024 3:44 AM GMT
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J&K BJP chief Raina performs 'yagya', confident of forming govt with Independents
Ahead of the counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP state unit president Ravinder Raina performed a 'yagya' on Tuesday morning and expressed confidence the party would secure a majority and form a government, potentially with the support of Independents.
"I firmly believe that the BJP, along with its alliance partners and Independent candidates, will form the government in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP is expected to win 30-35 seats, with an additional 15 Independent candidates and other like-minded groups likely to succeed," Raina, the BJP candidate from Nowshera, told reporters.
He conducted the yagya for the party's victory in the assembly elections. "Together, we will secure a majority with more than 50 seats and establish the government in Jammu and Kashmir," he said.
- 8 Oct 2024 3:12 AM GMT
Tight contest in J&K
In Jammu and Kashmir the Congress-National Conference alliance was tied at eight seats with the BJP, while the PDP was yet to lead in any seat, according to TV channels.
- 8 Oct 2024 3:11 AM GMT
Haryana: CM Nayab Singh Saini, Hooda leading from their seats
Early trends showed the Congress slightly ahead of the ruling BJP. Some reports from the counting of postal ballots, however, showed the Congress ahead on 26 seats and the BJP ahead in 21.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was leading from his Ladwa seta in Kurukshetra district, while Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was ahead of his rivals in Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency in Rohtak district.
- 8 Oct 2024 2:20 AM GMT
Tight security in place at Rajouri
We have made all efforts to have foolproof security arrangements, we have made all efforts to ensure that nobody faces any inconvenience. Only those with issued ID cards are being allowed after checking... Police force and paramilitary force are alert and we have made proper arrangements for security. Counting process will conclude peacefully...All our surveillance equipment are working...All teams are alert: Rajouri SSP Randeep Kumar
