Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat has won her debut election, defeating BJP's Yogesh Kumar for the Julana seat in Haryana.

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. The first local elections in India since Mr Modi’s party lost its outright majority in parliament,

Vinesh Phogat is leading from Julana seat. During voting she urged voters to recognize their power, emphasised the need for change, and highlighted key issues like unemployment and women's safety, while criticizing the BJP's decade-long rule.

The BJP was at 38.7% while the Congress was slightly higher at 40.5%, three hours after the counting started at eight in the morning.

The Haryana election results have taken a dramatic turn, as what seemed like a promising victory for Congress has swiftly turned into unease. The BJP has managed to pull off a hat trick in the state,

Vinesh Phogat after winning Julana seat in Haryana election "The results are unexpected and we would even say that they are unacceptable. The

The Bharatiya Janata Party scripted history on October 8 as it snatched victory from the clutches of Congress to secure a hattrick. As results started pouring in after the counting began at 8 AM on Tuesday,