EC began counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday at 8 AM. This is the first significant electoral outcome following the recent Lok Sabha elections where BJP returned to power with the support of its allies.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed for a surprise election victory in Haryana state on Tuesday, reinforcing its popularity in the northern heartland a few months after stumbling in national elections.

Against the dominant narrative of a Congress comeback, the BJP has pulled off a historic third term on the trot in Haryana, a feat that will reinvigorate the ruling party cadres and could deal a debil

The BJP's unexpected victory in Haryana against exit polls' predictions underscores the party's resilience and strategic prowess despite challenges. This result is likely to boost the BJP's position in the upcoming Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections and challenge the opposition's unity and strategies.

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 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.

Congress leader Surender Panwar is trailing behind BJP's Nikhil Madaan in Sonipat. He defeated BJP's Kavita Jain by a margin of 32,878 votes in 2019.