The counting of votes began at 8 am at 28 counting centres for the 90 seats of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly which went to polls in three phases - September 18, September 25, and October 1. In Haryana,

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.

In a stunning turn of events, the BJP defied all predictions to secure a hat-trick victory in Haryana's assembly elections. Discover the 5 key factors that contributed to this unexpected success and what it means for the state's political landscape.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trailed in two provincial elections as votes were counted on Tuesday, TV channels said, a fresh setback after it failed to win a clear majority in the general election this year.

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

The performance is a vindication a little over a year after its erstwhile partner Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) abandoned it in March and prompted the party to replace the then chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini.

In the 1990s, Narendra Modi began his political journey as BJP's general secretary in Haryana, focusing on building the party's presence. His dedication led to significant electoral victories, including the 2024 elections.