India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared on course for a surprise win on Tuesday in polls in the northern state of Haryana, but was trailing the opposition in the first elections in a decade in troubled Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.

The BJP is in the lead in the state of Haryana which borders the capital Delhi, but trails in the federal territories of Jammu and Kashmir, which are seeing their first election results in a decade.

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The BJP crossed the majority mark of 46 in the Assembly by leading on 49 seats and maintained its lead, while the Congress was on 35, according to the latest trends available on the Election Commission website.

The results of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are coming in, and early trends indicate a major shift in Haryana. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has crossed the majority mark of 46 seats,

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BJP performance in Haryana Assembly Elections 2024. The ruling BJP has crossed the halfway mark of 45 in the Haryana assembly polls and is leading on 49 seats now. Meanwhile, the

On the trends of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir elections, BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia stated, "This is a victory for democracy... Today, history is being made as the trends indicate that the BJP will form the government in Haryana for the third time.