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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,

As political parties and leaders wait with bated breath, counting of votes for Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections began at 8 am. Haryana's BJP seeks a third term, while Congress aims for a comeback;