Assembly Elections Results 2024 LIVE: Congress Plus maintains lead in J&K, BJP eyes third term as trends give lead

Chandigarh: Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir Results LIVE Updates: 

Wait and see… shouldn’t make premature conclusion: MP Shashi Tharoor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, “We have to wait and see…We shouldn’t make a premature conclusion right now…At the moment, they (BJP) seem to be leading in a majority of the seats (in Haryana) which is a genuine surprise. Certainly, the whole exit poll industry must be in a deep disgrace…Honestly, let us wait for the final results…My own feeling is that the signs in Haryana are not what we were expecting and are better than what INDIA block was expecting in Jammu & Kashmir.”

#WATCH | Thiruvananthapuram | On Haryana, J&K election trends, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, “…We have to wait and see…We shouldn’t make a premature conclusion right now…At the moment, they (BJP) seem to be leading in a majority of the seats (in Haryana) which is a… pic.twitter.com/82SMmICldm

— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024

Mismatch between number of rounds counted and the data on EC Website: Pawan Khera 

Congress leader Pawan Khera said, “There is a mismatch in the actual number of rounds counted and the number of rounds being shown on the television through the Election Commission data. The EC data is lagging behind, they are still showing 4th or the 5th found data while 11 rounds have been counted. Our General Secretary Communications has tweeted to the Election Commission asking – are trying to put pressure on the local administration by delaying the display and uploading of data. In J&K you are getting live data with every round counted but in Haryana, it is not so.”

• Trends As per the Election Commission of India

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• J&K: Congress’ Ghulam Ahmad Mir leading from Dooru constituency, by a margin of 12,386 votes, after round 6/18 of counting as per latest EC data. BJP candidate Devender Singh Rana leading from Nagrota constituency, by a margin of 12,142 votes, after round 7/19 of counting as per latest EC data.

• Haryana: BJP candidate from Ambala Cantt, Anil Vij trailing by a margin of 1199 votes after 2/16 rounds of counting here, as per latest EC data.

• Haryana: BJP candidate Shruti Choudhry continues her lead over Congress’ Anirudh Chaudhary in Toshm assembly constituency by a margin of 3785 votes, after round 3/17 of counting, as per the latest EC data.

• Haryana: Congress candidate from Julana, Vinesh Phogat trailing, as per the latest Election Commission official trends. BJP Candidate Yogesh Kumar is ahead of Vinesh Phogat by over 2000 votes. 

• Trends As per Election Commission Of India 

• The trends in Assembly election results of Haryana have taken a major turn. As per the Early trends, the BJP which was trailing earlier is now leading and has even secured the halfway mark. BJP is leading on 49 seats whereas Congress which was earlier leading at 50 seats is now at 36 seats. On the other hand, in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress plus NC has maintained a clear lead as the alliance is leading on total of 49 seats and BJP is leading at 22 seats.

• Early trends show that  Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is ahead of his rivals in Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency in Rohtak district. Apart from that CM Nayab Saini is also ahead on Ladwa’s seat of the Kurukshetra constituency.

• Congress Workers distribute sweets as the trends turn in favor of Congress. Counting is underway in Jammu and Kashmir.

#WATCH | Delhi: Congress worker Jagdish Sharma and other party workers distribute sweets outside Congress office as counting of votes for #HaryanaElections and #JammuKashmirAssemblyElection is underway. pic.twitter.com/eO5e4eJbBe

— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024

• Congress crosses the halfway mark as it leads on 50 seats in Haryana. BJP is leading on total 20 seats. BJP showed lead in the early trend but now Congress is seen making its way. In J&K, Congress+NC is leading on 40 seats whereas BJP is leading on 26 seats.

Counting has started for 90 assembly seats of Haryana. First of all, the counting of ballot papers is going on. Meanwhile, acting CM Nayab Saini offered prayers at Shri Dakshinmukhi Hanuman Temple at Brahmasarovar in Kurukshetra.  In the elections held on October 5, 67.90% of voting has taken place in the state, which is 0.03% less than the last election.

In the exit polls of 13 agencies, the Congress government is seen forming in Haryana. Congress can get 50 to 55 seats. But the trend in Haryana is going in favor of BJP. In fact, in the 5 assembly elections held in Haryana from 2000 to 2019, it happened twice that the voting percentage fell or there was a marginal increase of 1%. Both times a hung assembly situation was created in the state and the party in power at that time benefited from it.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 

On the other hand if we talk about Jammu and Kashmir, Counting for 90 assembly also of Jammu and Kashmir also started at 8 am. It will be clear in a short while who will form the government in Jammu and Kashmir after 10 years. Counting on all seats will be completed by evening. 46 seats are required for majority.

63.88% voting took place in 3 phases from 18 September to 1 October in Jammu and Kashmir. In the last elections held 10 years ago i.e. in 2014, 65% voting took place, that is, this time 1.12% less voting took place. Apart from National Conference, Congress, BJP and PDP, small parties are in the contest.

In the exit polls released on October 5, 5 survey agencies had given majority to the National Conference and Congress government. At the same time, 5 exit polls have predicted a hung assembly. That means no party will get absolute majority. In such a situation, small parties and independent MLAs will be the kingmakers.