The ruling BJP edged past the Congress in Haryana while the National Conference-Congress alliance was headed for a majority in Jammu and Kashmir, according to trends on the Election Commission website on Tuesday,

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.

This was also the first assembly election to be held since the federal government revoked the region's autonomy and changed the former state into a federally governed territory of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Votes are also being counted in the northern state of Haryana.

The BJP is set for a third term in Haryana while Congress-NC looks poised to form government in J&K. AAP also opens account in Jammu.

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,

Arjun Chautala of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) was leading the Congress candidate Sarv Mitter by a margin of 6,238 votes in Rania constituency. Mitter has secured 34,682 votes after 12 rounds of vote counting,

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