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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Live Updates
- 8 Oct 2024 1:26 PM GMT
Latest from Haryana: 89 seat results declared
BJP - 48
Congress - 36, leading in 1
INLD - 2
Independents - 3
Total seats - 90
- 8 Oct 2024 1:23 PM GMT
Latest from Haryana: 88 seat results declared
BJP - 46, leading in 1
Congress - 37, leading in 1
INLD - 2
Independents - 3
Total seats - 90
- 8 Oct 2024 1:16 PM GMT
Latest from Haryana: 86 seat results declared
BJP - 46 won, leading in 2
Congress - 35, leading in 2
INLD - 2
Independents - 3
- 8 Oct 2024 1:09 PM GMT
'Surprised' by Haryana results: Bhupinder Hooda
"We are surprised by the results, BJP is surprised as well. Results are opposite from the situation that was there in the state... We have received many complaints (from candidates). We will meet ECI regarding it," says former Haryana CM and Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda.
- 8 Oct 2024 1:07 PM GMT
Latest from Haryana: 85 seat results declared
BJP - 45 won, Leading in 3
Congress - 35 won, Leading in 2
INLD - 2 won
Independents - 3 won
Total seats - 90
- 8 Oct 2024 12:36 PM GMT
Haryana results: Latest update from EC
BJP (48) - Won 41, Leading in 7
Congress (37) - Won 33, Leading in 4
INLD (2) - Won 2
Independents (3) - Won 3
Total seats - 90
- 8 Oct 2024 12:34 PM GMT
'Power' of my name helped Vinesh win: Brij Bhushan
Former BJP MP and ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday said wrestler Vinesh Phogat's win in the Haryana Assembly elections is a result of the “power” of his name.
"If she wins by using my name, it means I am a great man. At least my name has enough power to help her sail through,” he said while addressing an event.
Singh said wherever Phogat goes, destruction follows her and it will happen in future too. "She may have won the election by herself but Congress is completely doomed.” Congress candidate and wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday called her maiden electoral win from the Julana assembly seat in Haryana as "victory of struggle" and "victory of truth".
Phogat defeated her nearest rival and BJP nominee Yogesh Kumar by a margin of 6,015 votes, according to the Election Commission.
Phogat polled 65,080 votes while BJP's Kumar secured 59,065 votes.
The former chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said that “these wrestlers are not heroes but villains for Haryana”.
The condition of Congress in the country is continuously deteriorating, he said, adding "All the efforts of Rahul Gandhi are failing. Now Congress should accept that the people of the country have rejected them.” On the lead taken by the opposition alliance INDIA bloc in the Jammu and Kashmir elections, Singh said the BJP had made an attempt to form the government there, which was not successful.
"The mood and atmosphere of the (political) weather there is different. The mandate is acceptable to us (BJP)," he said.
Phogat and wrestler Bajrang Punia were at the forefront of the wrestlers' protest against then WFI chief and former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
After the allegations made by the women wrestlers, the BJP did not give Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh a ticket from Kaiserganj and made his son Karan Bhushan Singh the candidate.
His son Karan Bhushan Singh won the Lok Sabha polls by a margin of over 1.48 lakh votes defeating SP's Bhagat Ram.
- 8 Oct 2024 12:28 PM GMT
J&K polls: Party-wise vote share
J&K poll vote share. Source: Election Commission of India
- 8 Oct 2024 12:27 PM GMT
All results declared in Jammu and Kashmir
NC - 42
BJP - 29
Congress - 6
PDP - 3
JPC - 1
CPI(M) - 1
AAP - 1
Independents - 7
Total seats 90
J&K results. Source: Election Commission of India
