Election Results 2024 Live Analysis: Hooda stares at big jolt in Haryana; NC surpasses halfway mark in J&K

Election Results 2024 Live Analysis: Latest trends for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir make exit poll predictions look shaky. We decode the results as they trickle in.

Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Analysis: As per latest trends for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, exit poll predictions are looking shaky. While Jammu and Kashmir seems to be going Congress-National Conference’s way, things are tight in Haryana, where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is defying exit poll predictions, poised for a historic third term.

The mood in Haryana: Exit polls had projected a clear majority for Congress, but BJP’s win will mark a first for Haryana, which hasn’t seen any party form the government for three consecutive times. Within the Congress, the stage is set for the declaration of a Chief Ministerial face should the party secure a victory. For now, though, Bhupinder Singh Hooda is staring at a big jolt, with BJP making inroads in Jat-dominated constituencies falling in the ‘Hooda bastion’.

In Kashmir: The National Conference (NC) and the Congress have jointly fought the J&K Assembly elections, with NC headed for a clear majority, as per latest trends. The Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for whom the stakes were particularly high, has failed to make a dent in the polls. Independents and smaller parties — tagged by some as the BJP’s proxies — are also failing to make a mark.

Get latest news updates on ECI results for Election Results Haryana along with Election Results in J&K. 

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13:59 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: AAP makes maiden entry in Jammu, Mehraj Malik leads in Doda

Springing a surprise, the Aam Aadmi Party is set to have its maiden entry into the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly as its candidate Mehraj Malik is leading in Doda by 4,770 votes from BJP’s Gjay Singh Rana at during the last round of counting in Doda.

The AAP had shown its presence in Chenab Valley region of Jammu province when Malik had for the first time organised a massive rally in Doda town in March 2022.

Malik, a member of the Doda District Development Council, has often been in news for carrying of protests against the local administration. Accordingly, he is facing police cases for locking the offices of some revenue officials or blocking roads. --Reports Arun Sharma

13:57 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: How BJP bettered its 2014 performance in Jammu

Setting its house in order by replacing its senior leaders with new faces to overcome anti-incumbency factor and helped by lacklustre campaign by the Congress, BJP outperformed its 2014 performance wiping out Congress from Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur districts.

Of the 26 seats, falling in these areas, BJP had so far been declared elected in four constituencies - Udhampur East, Chenani, Basohli and Jammu West. --Reports Arun Sharma

13:17 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP National President JP Nadda to meet Haryana general secretaries shortly

BJP national president JP Nadda will meet with the party’s Haryana general secretaries shortly.

13:08 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: With 1 lead, Congress heading towards wipeout in Jammu

Leading in only Rajouri (ST) of the 43 Assembly constituencies, Congress stands wiped out in Jammu province. However, its leading margin from nearest BJP rival Vibodh Gupta is only around 2,500. There is still two rounds of counting left in the final outcome of the results.

In Jammu South's R S Pura constituency, former minister Raman Bhalla, who was locked in a keenly contested electoral battle, was trailing from BJP’s national secretary Narender Singh by 325 votes. Meanwhile, BJP’s R S Pathania has been declared elected from Udhampur East by a margin of 2,349 votes. —Reports Naveed Iqbal

12:47 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Why independents, smaller parties failed to make a dent in J&K

The trends suggest that the smaller parties which got tagged as BJP’s proxies and the independents - the BJP relied heavily on them - have failed to attract the voters this time. Surprisingly, Engineer Rashid’s party has failed to take the lead even on a single assembly segment. Rashid’s brother, Sheikh Khurshid Ahmad is also trailing from Langate, the seat represented by Rashid twice in 2008 and 2014. The tagging of these independents and the smaller parties has been a key reason for their failure to make a mark in these assembly polls. Altaf Bukhari’s Apni party that failed to take-off after its was founded in 2020 has failed in its last chance of redemption. The party is unable to take lead on any seat and even its founder and president Altaf Bukhari is trailing behind the National Conference candidate Mushtaq Ahmad Guroo. --Reports Naveed Iqbal

12:42 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Haryana may be slipping away, what went wrong for Congress?

The Congress that was confident of returning to power in Haryana by ousting the BJP government after a decade was on the edge Tuesday as the BJP crossed the halfway mark in early trends, upsetting the grand old party’s calculations.

Though Congress leaders argued it was too early to count it out as only one-third of the votes had been counted, it was far from the sweep they had expected.

Behind the scenes, a blame game is waiting to begin, according to party insiders. The party will now be back to the drawing board. And there are many questions to be answered: was it politically wise to put all the eggs in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda basket, how did the open tug of war between the Hoodas and Kumari Selja for the Chief Minister’s post play out, were there lacunae in the selection of candidates (Hooda’s detractors have been claiming that he cornered a lion’s share of the tickets) and was the party overconfident and complacent?

Catch all the insights in this report by Manoj C J.

12:21 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: As BJP closes gap in Haryana, Jairam Ramesh alleges BJP putting pressure on administration

Congress MP and communication-in-charge Jairam Ramesh has alleged that pressure was being exerted on local administration and that the results for 10-12 rounds have come, but the update on ECI website and (TV) channels is only for four-five rounds.

In a post on social media, Ramesh wrote: “Like the Lok Sabha results, the election trends in Haryana are also being deliberately shared slowly on the Election Commission's website. Is the BJP trying to put pressure on the administration?”

12:18 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: PDP's Iltija Mufti concedes defeat - a look at her electoral journey

PDP's Iltija Mufti, next in line for the Mufti family in J&K’s politics, was the first to concede defeat as results rolled out on Tuesday. She was trailing against NC’s Bashir Ahmad Veeri by just over 4000 votes. This was Iltija’s first electoral plunge from the Bijbehara seat that has previously been represented by her grandfather and former J&K chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

In a hard fought campaign, Iltija invoked the party’s legacy in “fighting for the rights of the people of J&K” and how they paid the price for their alliance with the BJP in 2014. The party has long argued that the voters in Jammu had put their weight behind the BJP in Jammu, in the 2014 elections, and that mandate deserved to be respected. Thus, paving the way for the PDP-BJP coalition.

A fierce critic of the BJP, Iltija was elevated as media incharge for her mother and party president Mehbooba Mufti last year. While Mufti remained steadfast on her word not to contest assembly polls with J&K as a UT, the party fielded Iltija in this election. --Reports Naveed Iqbal

12:15 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: As per trends, BJP making inroads in 'Hooda bastion' in Haryana

The trends indicate the Congress getting a jolt in the Jat-dominated 14 assembly seats of southern Haryana. These seats fall in the “Hooda-bastion”, due to influence of senior party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda among Jat voters here.

These 14 seats fall in three districts-- Sonipat, Rohtak and Jhajjar. The trends show that Congress was leading on eight seats whereas BJP was in the leading position in four seats. Independents were leading on the other two seats.

This scenario is different from 2019 when Congress had won 11 seats in this belt. Then, BJP had won only two seats while Independents had won one seat.

In this this region, Hooda's supporters had declared him as “bhaavi mukhya mantri” (future CM) in their election campaign. --Reports Lalmani Verma

12:07 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: What do numbers look like in J&K now?

Though BJP appears to be on way to outperform its 2014 performance when it had won 25 seats and formed government in coalition with the PDP, trends suggest that it will be difficult for it to re-enter corridors of power this time.

While the NC is leading in 42 constituencies and Congress in 10, the BJP was ahead in 26 segments. The PDP was leading in five, J&K People’s Conference (2), and independents (7).

In the 95 member house including five to be nominated by the Lt Governor, one needs 48 members to form the government.

12:06 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Trends in SC, ST seats in J&K show mixed response to 'caste census' plank

The trends of seats reserved for SCs and STs in Jammu and Kashmir are showing an interesting picture. The BJP is leading in all seven SC-reserved seats. On the other hand, National Conference-Congress alliance is leading on seven of the nine ST-reserved seats in the state. Independents are leading on the other two ST-reserved seats. The trends show a mixed response to issues of reservation and caste census which were raised by the Congress in the campaign there. -- Reports Lalmani Verma

11:52 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Congress headed for clean sweep in Muslim-dominated belts in Haryana

The Indian National Congress is heading for a clean sweep in Muslim dominated belts, including Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka and Punahana. While Nuh riots accused Mamman Khan is leading by 51780 votes after eight out of 19 rounds of counting, Aftab Ahmed is leading by 28973 votes, and Mohammad Ilyas is leading by 21778 votes.

The BJP's candidates in all three constituencies are trailing. In Nuh, BJP's Sanjay Singh is on a distant third position while INLD's Tahir Hussain is on second spot. In Ferozepur Jhirka, BJP's Naseem Ahmed is on third spot while INLD's Mohammad Habib is on second spot. In Punahana, BJP's Mohd Aizaz Khan is on a distant third spot while Independent Rahish Khan is on the second spot. -- Reports Varinder Bhatia

11:45 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: With NC-Cong in 'friendly fights', BJP has the upper hand

In the five seats where NC and Congress agreed on a friendly contest the advantage is with the BJP so far. BJP is in the lead on three of these five seats.

These are Sopore, Banihal, Bhaderwah, Doda and Nagrota.

This is how things stand:

Sopore: NC Irshad Rasool Kar leading against Congress candidate - Abdul Rashid Dar.
Banihal: NC’s Sajad Shaheen is in the lead against former PCC chief Vikar Rasool.
Bhaderwah: BJP’s Daleep Singh is leading against NC’s Sheikh Mohammad Iqbal by over 5000 votes.
Doda: BJP is in the lead against both NC and the Congress by over 10,000 votes.
Nagrota: BJP’s Devender Singh Rana is in the lead by margin over 13000 votes against both NC and Congress.

-- Reports Naveed Iqbal

11:39 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: National Conference wins first seat in the Valley

National Conference has won the first seat. Its Gurez candidate Nazir Ahmad Khan has defeated BJP’s Faqeer Mohammad Khan by over 1000 votes. The official announcement, however, is pending. -- Reports Bashaarat Masood

11:36 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Where is Congress making its mark in Haryana?

In Mewat, Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, and Punhana, Congress is leading in all three with wide margins.

In Nuh, where Congress’s Aftab Ahmed is against INLD’s Tahir Hussain, who is the son of BJP leader and Waqf board administrator Zakir Hussain, Ahmed leads with 20692 votes.

In Ferozepur Jhirka, Mamman Khan, who was recently slapped with the UAPA in the Nuh riots case, is leading 45775 votes and in Punhana, Mohammad Ilyas leads by 16613 votes. Hathin, which also has a considerable Muslim vote, BJP is leading. --Reports Aiswarya Raj

11:34 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: JJP heading for a complete wipeout, Dushyant on 6th position in Uchana

Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) is heading for a complete wipeout, with Dushyant Chautala in sixth position in Uchana.

Dushyant Chautala, who emerged as a kingmaker in 2019 assembly polls by winning 10 seats has himself slipped to sixth spot in Uchana Kalan, the constituency that he considered his stronghold. Congress' Brijendra Singh is leading by a margin of 3177 votes over BJP's Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri, while Dushyant has barely got 2420 votes after 4/16 rounds of counting.

Dushyant's brother Digvijay Chautala is also on third spot in Dabwali where Congress' Amit Sihag is leading by 5076 votes after 2 out of 16 rounds of counting, while INLD's Aditya Devilal is on second position. JJP's another prominent candidate Amarjeet Dhanda in Julana is on fourth spot and has got barely 517 votes after four rounds of counting. BJP's Yogesh Kumar is leading by 3641 votes in Julana over Congress' Vinesh Phogat who is on second spot. --Reports Varinder Bhatia

11:20 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: How is AAP faring in Haryana?

Aam Aadmi Party has not established a lead in any of the 89 seats where it fielded candidates. According to election commission data, it has a vote share of 1.54% at present.

This comes despite senior AAP leaders including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Raghav Chadha campaigning extensively in Haryana.

11:19 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: PDP's Iltija Mufti concedes defeat in Bijbehara

PDP’s Iltija Mufti who is trailing behind the National Conference’s Bashir Ahmad Veeri by over 4000 votes has accepted defeat. This comes even as only six out of twelve rounds of counting are completed.

In a post on X, Iltija said: “I accept the verdict of the people. 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."

11:10 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP leads with narrow margins in 13 seats in Haryana

With Haryana still in the early stages of counting, there are as many as 13 Assembly seats where the margin is less than 1,000 votes as of 10.50 am. The BJP is leading in six of these seats and the Congress in seven.

Some of these tight contests include high-profile seats like Adampur, where former Congress leader and BJP candidate Bhavya Bishnoi is trailing, and Rohtak, where sitting MLA Manish Grover is leading by less than 600 votes. In Kharkhauda, the BJP’s lead is just over 20 votes. -- Reports Anjishnu Das

11:07 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: How is NC doing in the Valley?

In the valley, the National Conference has shown a stellar performance by leading on 39 seats as compared to its main rival PDP that is only leading on four assembly segments.

The National Conference has made inroads in PDP’s south Kashmir bastion as well, where the PDP is only leading in two of the 16 segments.

11:05 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP retains ground in Jammu region, Congress fails to make inroads

The BJP seems to retain its base in Jammu region. The Congress has failed to make inroads in Jammu despite huge anti-incumbency against the BJP.

The trends suggest that the Congress is leading on eight seats only, five of them in the valley.

The party is leading only on three seats in Jammu - two from Rajouri and one from Kishtwar. It has failed to dislodge the BJP from mainland Jammu comprising the four districts of Udhampur, Jammu, Kathua and Samba. The BJP on the other hand seems to increase its 2014 tally of 25 seats.

10:55 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP leads in ten seats in Haryana's Ahirwal belt

In the ten seats in Ahirwal belt - Rewari, Bawal, Kosli, Badshahpur, Pataudi, Ateli, Gurgaon, Nangal Chaudhary, Narnaul, Mahendragarh - BJP is leading in all except Ateli, where the BSP candidate is leading. Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit’s daughter Arti Singh Rao is contesting in the seat.

10:52 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: What is working for the BJP in Haryana?

The trends in Haryana show that the 'Grand Trunk (GT) belt' is helping the saffron party in taking a lead against the Congress.

Out of 25 assembly seats falling in GT road belt, the BJP was leading on 12 seats while the Congress was leading on eight seats till 10:30 am on Tuesday. Twelve seats where BJP was leading include Ladwa, where Chief Minister Nayab Singh is leading with a thin margin of 840 seats against Congress nominee Mewa Singh.

In 2019 assembly polls, BJP had won 13 seats of GT road belt while Cogress had won nine.

10:50 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP trails in Muslim-dominated constituencies in Haryana

The BJP's move to field Muslim candidates in Ferozepur Jhirka and Punahna seems to have failed to draw support from minority community as party's both the candidates are trailing at third position while Congress is leading there. Both Ferozepur Jhirka and Punahna are Muslim dominated constituencies.

Early numbers show BJP candidate Naseem Ahmed in Ferozepur Jhirka is at third position as he has got 9.86 per cent of total counted votes. Congress' Mamman Khan is leading with 77.49 per cent of total counted votes. INLD candidate Mohd Habin is in second position. In Punahana, BJP's Mohd Aizaz Khan is at third position with 2.77 per cent of total counted votes. Congress candidate Mohd Ilyas is leading with 62 per cent of total votes counted so far.

10:45 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: NC-Congress leads in Srinagar, PDP headed for a setback

In the eight assembly constituencies of Srinagar, the NC-Congress combine is leading as of now. The PDP had won five out of the eight assembly segments in Srinagar in the last election.

10:39 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: 'Should mandate be against BJP, they should not make attempts to distort it', says Omar Abdullah

"Should the people’s mandate be against the BJP, then they should not make attempts to distort it. Raj Bhawan and the Centre should accept the verdict, as we do," says Omar Abdullah.

10:37 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Vinesh Phogat trails in Julana

Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat has lost her lead and is trailing in Julana.

10:27 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP, Congress in close contest in Ambala Cantt

The former State Home Minister and senior BJP leader Anil Vij is tied in a tight contest in Ambala Cantt, a seat he has wrested six times. This time around, Vij, who openly staked claim to the top post after the BJP declared the siting CM Nayab Singh Saini as their CM face, is facing stiff completion from Congress’s Parvinder Pal Pari as well as the independent candidate and Congress rebel Chitra Sarwara.

Interestingly, Chitra, daughter of Nirmal Singh, Congress candidate from Ambala city, had come second in the 2019 assembly elections. Chitra, who rejoined Congress early this year after leaving AAP, had thrown her hat in the ring for the party ticket but was denied due to the party’s one family one ticket principle. This has made it a tight contest not just for Vij but for the Congress candidate as well. Other contenders from the seat include Indian National Lok Dal’s Onkar Singh, Aam Aadmi Party’s Raj Kaur Gill, and Jannayak Janta Party’s Avtar Singh.

10:24 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Saini says he will take "full responsibility" if BJP loses in Haryana

Saini has already made a statement saying that "If BJP loses, he shall take the full responsibility".

There has not been any reaction yet from Hooda yet, but Kumari Selja says, "It is very early and the trends will shortly change. Congress will surely form the government with more than 60 seats".

Anil Vij says that "It is too early a trend. It is only been two hours. The trends will continue to remain in BJP's favour".

10:22 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Dushyant Chautala slips to fourth position in Uchana Kalan

Dushyant Chautala, after two rounds of counting in Uchana Kalan, has slipped to fourth position.

10:21 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Congress bigwigs lead in Haryana, CM Saini trails in Ladwa

Several bigwigs including Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Vinesh Phogat from Congress in Garhi Sampla-Kiloi and Julana, respectively are leading, while BJP's chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and former home minister Anil Vij are trailing in Ladwa and Ambala cantonment, respectively.

10:20 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP, Congress eye close contest in Haryana; JJP, AAP see no leads

According to early trends (till 10 am), according to Election Commission's data, the BJP is leading in 41 seats while Congress is leading on 34 seats. INLD and BSP, each are leading on one seat, while four Independents are leading on four seats. The postal ballots counting has already been completed and it shows that Dushyant Chautala and his JJP as well as AAP are not in the contest.

So far, till 10 am, neither JJP nor AAP has not led in even a single seat.

The BJP and Congress numbers, however, are fluctuating.

10:14 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: The big contests in Haryana

Ladwa: CM Nayab Singh Saini, BJP, vs sitting Congress MLA Mewa Singh
Garhi Sampla-Kiloi: Former CM Bhupinder Hooda, Congress, vs BJP’s Manju Hooda, daughter of retired police officer
Uchana Kalan: Former Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, JJP, vs former MP Brijendra Singh, Congress, vs BJP’s Devender Chaturbhuj Attri
Julana: Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Congress, vs professional wrestler Kavita Dalal, AAP, vs BJP’s Yogesh Kumar
Sirsa: Haryana Lokhit Party chief Gopal Kanda, backed by the BJP, vs Sirsa strongman Gokul Setia, Congress
Hodal: Congress state chief Udai Bhan vs BJP’s Harinder Singh, poll debutant and son of former two-time MLA
Ambala Cantt: State Home Minister Anil Vij, BJP, vs Congress’s Parvinder Pal Pari, vs Congress rebel Chitra Sarwara contesting as an Independent
10:12 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Haryana assembly election, in numbers

Total seats: 90 – 17 reserved for Scheduled Castes
Total voters: 2.05 crore – 1.09 crore men, 95.83 lakh women and 467 transgender voters
Turnout in 2019: 68.31%
The candidates
Total candidates: 1,031
Candidates with criminal cases: 133 (13% of total candidates)
Crorepati candidates: 538 (52%)
Women candidates: 100 (9.7%)
Average age of candidates: 47.9 years
10:09 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: In Haryana, what are the alliance dynamics?

In Haryana, while the primary contest is between the ruling BJP and Congress, the state’s alliance dynamics has seen a churn.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP ended its tie-up with the Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), which has now allied with Chandrashekhar Azad’s Aazad Samaj Party. While the Opposition INDIA bloc partners Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had struck a seat-sharing deal for the general elections, they were unable to come to an agreement for the Assembly polls. And the O P Chautala-led Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) is contesting with the Mayawati-led BSP.

10:04 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP fails to open account in the Valley, anger over special status prevails

The BJP has once again failed to open its account in the valley. The only seat where BJP was expecting to win - Gurez - the party candidate Faqeer Mohammad Khan is trailing by over 1500 votes to National Conference’s Nazir Ahmad Khan after two rounds of counting.

The outcome is a result of anger in the valley after the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and the tough Kashmir-policy by the centre. In fact, the political parties and independents that were tagged to be the BJP proxies have also been not able to make a strong performance in the valley.

09:57 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: What is happening in Gurez, where BJP was hopeful of gaining some ground?

In Gurez, BJP candidate Faqeer Mohammad Khan is trailing by 1,558 votes behind National Conference. Two of the five rounds of counting are completed.

09:55 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: A turn in Haryana, BJP leads in 44 seats

This are changing every moment. Now, the BJP leads in 44 seats in Haryana, with Congress a close second at 41 seats.

09:54 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: What could be the reasons for PDP's poor performance?

Leading in just three seats, PDP has failed to make a mark in its south Kashmir stronghold as well where it is leading only in two out of 11 seats.

One of the reasons for PDP’s dismal performance is the perception in the valley that the party can’t come to power and it is better to rally behind an alliance - National Conference-Congress- that has better chances to win.

The PDP’s alliance with the BJP in 2014 that was seen as a betrayal of the popular vote in Kashmir has also contributed to the PDP’s worst ever performance.

09:49 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Jammu and Kashmir Election Results Live Analysis: is PDP looking at its worst performance since formation?

After almost two hours of counting, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) - that was the single largest party with 28 seats in the last assembly in 2014 - is leading only on three seats - two in south Kashmir and one in north Kashmir.

This is the party’s worst performance since it was founded in 1999. In its first electoral fight in 2002, the party had won 16 seats, followed by 21 seats in 2008 and 28 seats in 2014.

09:46 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Haryana Election Results Live Analysis: Vinesh Phogat leads from Julana

In Haryana, Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat is leading from the Julana assembly seat.

09:45 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: J&K Pathers Party candidate trails in Chenani, BJP ahead in early trends

In Chenani, J&K Panthers Party (India) candidate and former minister Harsh Dev Singh was trailing by 3800 votes from his cousin and BJP candidate Balwant Mankotia.

The trends show a keenly contested electoral battle between both BJP and Congress at most of the places in Jammu province where Congress rebels contesting as independents at several places were making their erstwhile party candidates to trail.

09:42 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Jammu and Kashmir Election Results Live Analysis: Prominent BJP leaders lead in Jammu province, J&K president Ravinder Raina trails

Except for BJP's J&K president Ravinder Raina who was trailing by 2797 votes, all the prominent party faces including many former ministers and ex-legislators were leading by 410 votes to 3800 votes in Jammu.

They included Devender Rana, Sham lal Sharma, Chander Parkash Ganga, Yudvir Sethi, R S Pathania among others.

09:40 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Jammu and Kashmir Election Results Live Analysis: BJP leads in 18 constituencies in Jammu, 'in touch with independents' says state leader

With BIP leading in 18 out of 47 constituencies in Jammu province, the BJP vice president Yudvir Sethi said that the party was hopeful of forming its government in J&K with the help of independents.

When asked whether any consultations were going on with independents, he said that “we are in touch with independents”.

“We will win nearly 35 seats, outperforming its 2014 assembly polls,” he said. The BJP had in 2014 assembly polls had won 25 seats in Jammu region and entered the corridors of power in coalition with the PDP.

09:38 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Haryana Election Results Live Analysis: BJP's Arti Singh Rao leads in Ateli

BJP candidate Arti Singh Rao, the daughter of union minister and Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh who got her ticket after announcing that she will contest with or without BJP, is ahead after the first round in Ateli.

09:35 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Congress's Udai Bhan leads in Hodal constituency

In Hodal, where HPCC president Udai Bhan is contesting, Congress is ahead after the first round of counting.

09:34 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda leads from Gargi Sampla Kiloi

Former Haryana CM and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda is leading from Gargi Sampla Kiloi constituency.

09:32 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija trails

In what looks like can be a big upset in Jammu and Kashmir, former chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti is trailing in Srigufwara-Bijbehara seat. Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri of the National Conference is leading from there.

09:30 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Congress extends lead in Jammu and Kashmir

At 9.30 am, the Congress has extended its lead in 50 seats in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP, meanwhile, leads in 29 seats and the PDP in 7. The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has 90 seats in total.

09:29 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Riots-accused Mamman Khan leads in Ferozepur Jhirka

In Ferozepur Jhirka, Congress' Mamman Khan, who is an accused in the riots case, is leading by 13,681 votes after round 2.

09:27 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: CLP leader leads in Nuh, Saini cabinet minister in third position

After round one of counting in Haryana's Nuh, Deputy CLP leader Aftab Ahmed leads while minister of Saini cabinet Sanjay Singh is third behind Om Prakash Chautala-led INLD .

09:19 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Will Hindu-dominated seats of Jammu be key to govt in J&K again?

Observers feel the Jammu division, especially Hindu-dominated districts, will emerge as the key in the power corridors of the UT.

BJP: The party contested all 47 seats in Jammu province and is banking on the votes of the Pahari ethnic group and the Padari tribe, which were granted Scheduled Tribe (ST) status earlier this year.

Congress, NC: The Congress and NC contested 30 and 17 seats respectively in Jammu, and were engaged in “friendly fights” in four. Both parties are banking on the consolidation of Gujjar voters, who are miffed with the BJP for inducting the Paharis into the ST category and feel the move diluted political representation granted to them post the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.

09:17 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: BJP leads in 30 seats in Haryana, faraway from halfway mark

Currently, the BJP leads in only 30 seats in Haryana. If the current numbers hold, the party will be facing a setback in the state where it has been in power for the last 10 years.

09:16 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Election Results Live Analysis: Congress goes past halfway mark in Haryana and J&K

A status check at 9 am: The Congress have gone past the majority mark in both Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

09:05 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Assembly Election Results 2024 Analysis: Early trends in Jammu show BJP leading in 19 seats, Congress in 10

As the counting of postal ballot begins, early trends in Jammu show BJP leading in 19, Congress 10 and independents in 6. AAP and BSP in are leading in one constituency each.

08:58 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Assembly Election Results 2024 Analysis: 5 things to watch out for in Jammu and Kashmir poll results

Here are five things to watch out for in the poll results:

NC-Congress alliance: The National Conference (NC) and the Congress have jointly fought the J&K Assembly elections. Both are part of the Opposition INDIA alliance at the national level. Under their seat-sharing pact, the NC contested 51 seats out of J&K’s 90 as compared to the Congress’s 32 , with both partners also opting for “friendly fights” in five other constituencies.

PDP factor: The stakes are very high in the elections for the Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In the previous Assembly polls in 2014, the PDP had emerged as the single largest party with 28 seats. The party had then forged an alliance with the BJP to form a coalition government, but the BJP withdrew its support to it in June 2018 following which J&K has been under the Central rule.

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08:58 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Assembly Election Results 2024 Analysis: 5 things to watch out for in Haryana poll results

Here are five things to watch out for in the poll results:

Cong’s CM pick if it wins: A tussle between various chief ministerial aspirants within the Congress was seen even during the party’s campaign for the October 5 polls. Some of the party front-runners who have staked their respective claims, openly or obliquely, for the CM post include Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and Dalit leader Kumari Selja, AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, and even Hooda’s son Deepender.

Fallout for BJP: A poll defeat would deal a blow to the BJP, but no party has formed the government in Haryana for three consecutive time. The BJP contested the polls under the leadership of CM Nayab Singh Saini, the party’s OBC face, and state party chief Mohan Lal Badoli, a Brahmin leader.

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08:57 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Analysis: Congress leads in early trends for Haryana elections, BJP trails, JJP yet to open account

As the vote counting for the 2024 Haryana Assembly Elections approaches, initial trends reveal Congress leading with 40 seats, while the BJP is behind with 21. The JJP has not yet won any seats, and postal ballot results suggest two seats going to 'others,' according to PTI reports.

08:43 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Analysis: Jammu show BJP leading in 19 seats, Congress trailing with 10; Independents gain ground

As the counting of postal ballots begins, early trends in Jammu show the BJP leading in 19 constituencies, followed by the Congress with 10 seats. Independents are leading in 6 constituencies, while the AAP and BSP are each ahead in one constituency.

08:02 (IST) 8 Oct 2024
Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Analysis: Can Congress pull off an upset in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir?

With counting of votes for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir underway, it remains to be seen if Congress can pull off an upset in both the polls — in Haryana, exit polls have predicted Congress’s return to power after 10 years, and rejected BJP’s hopes for the third term. In the UT, exit polls indicate the probability of a hung assembly.

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