Elections Results 2024 Live: Counting of votes for assembly polls in Haryana and J&K began at 8 am
Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates:
Counting of votes began today for the assembly elections in Haryana – where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eyeing a straight third term – and Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in an assembly election after 10 years. In Haryana, where the polling for the 90 seats was held on October 5, the Congress has crossed the halfway mark of 46 seats and is currently leading on 53, early leads showed. Various exit polls have predicted a clear majority for the Congress in the state.
The latest leads show that the alliance of the Congress and the National Conference (NC) has crossed the halfway mark of 46 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in three phases (September 18, September 25, and October 1) and also has 90 assembly constituencies.
Jammu and Kashmir voted in its first assembly elections since 2014, first as a Union Territory and first after the removal of Article 370, which gave the erstwhile state special status. Statehood has been a major issue in the elections and its restoration has been promised by the BJP, including by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Other parties that can play a key role in J&K, where exit polls have predicted a hung house, are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the People’s Conference, the Democratic Progressive Azad Party and the Apni Party.
Here are live updates on Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir election results:
According to initial trends, the Congress-NC alliance has crossed the majority mark of 46 seats in Jammu and Kashmir and is currently leading on 48.
The BJP, on the other hand, is ahead on 26 seats.
According to initial trends available from 89 of the 90 seats in Haryana, Congress is leading on 53 seats — the majority mark is 46 –while the BJP was ahead on 30. The INLD was leading on three seats, while the AAP is yet to start.
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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.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is leading from his Ladwa seat in Kurukshetra district, early trends showed.
Congress has now crossed the half-way mark and is now leading on 48 seats in Haryana, latest trends showed.
Early trends from the counting of votes show the Congress ahead in Haryana, and its alliance with National Conference leading in Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress workers have started distributing laddoos at the party headquarters in Delhi as early trends show the party leading in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.
#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
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah spoke to reporters today as the first leads showed the Congress-NC alliance ahead in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, and said they “are hopeful of victory”.
“”We are hopeful of victory, rest is on God,” he said.
#WATCH | JKNC Vice President and party’s candidate from Ganderbal & Budgam, Omar Abdullah says, ” We have the hope that we will win. The decision made by the voters of J&K, we will get to know by today afternoon. There should be transparency…if people’s mandate is against BJP,… pic.twitter.com/hZcv7EUhN9
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
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In Haryana, the Congress has extended its lead to 32 seats, while the BJP has dropped to 19, latest trends from the counting of votes show.
In J&K, BJP is ahead on 18 seats and Congress-NC alliance on 14.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP is now leading on 18 seats, while the Congress-National Conference alliance is ahead on 13.
Early trends from the counting of votes show the Congress was ahead on 28 seats, and the BJP on 20 in Haryana.
In Haryana, where the polling for the 90 seats was held on October 5, the Congress is ahead in very early leads. Various exit polls have predicted a clear majority for the Congress in the state.
In Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in three phases (September 18, September 25, and October 1) and also has 90 assembly constituencies, the early leads point to a close fight between the BJP and the alliance of Congress and the National Conference (NC).
#WATCH | J&K: Counting underway at Polytechnic College in Jammu
The fate of candidates on 90 seats across all 20 districts in J&K is being decided today. pic.twitter.com/S8S3RM7K7R
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Results 2024 Live: Congress ahead in Haryana and J&K, show first leads
According to the latest results trends, Congress is currently ahead in Haryana and J&K.
Postal ballots will be counted first for the Haryana and J&K polls, followed by the counting of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) after 30 minutes.
Counting of votes for the assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir has started.
#WATCH | #HaryanaElections | Strong room opened in Karnal. Counting of votes begins at 8 am.
(Video: DPRO) pic.twitter.com/ENNZR8ELkK
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Ahead of vote counting for Haryana polls, Congress candidate from Kaithal Aditya Surjewala said his party will win 70 seats.
“Exit polls say that we will win 60 seats (of the total 90 seats), but I say that we will win 70 seats, we will Kaithal seat too,” he told reporters.
You can watch live the special coverage of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana on NDTV 24X7 all day today.
Watch Live: Special coverage of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana on NDTV 24X7 all day today https://t.co/TJPIozr1Na
– NDTV (@ndtv) October 8, 2024
Ahead of the Haryana election results, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today offered prayers at Shri Dakshin Mukhi Hanuman Temple in Kurukshetra.
#WATCH | Kurukshetra: Chief Minister Naib Saini offered prayers at Shri Dakshin Mukhi Hanuman Temple located in Brahma Sarovar ahead of the counting of votes for the Haryana assembly elections.
(Source: Office of Nayab Singh Sani) pic.twitter.com/4AcOlBLqyD
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
The meeting comes in the backdrop of several exit polls showing that Congress may win in Haryana, and its alliance with National Conference may stay ahead in the race for Jammu and Kashmir.
Ahead of the counting of votes for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, Congress workers gathered outside the party headquarters in Delhi and raised slogans in support of the party.
#WATCH | Delhi: Ahead of the counting of votes, Congress workers gather outside the party headquarters and raise slogans in support of the party. #HaryanaElections#JammuKashmirAssemblyElectionpic.twitter.com/CJ3VnGQgk6
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
“We are confident that the service we have done to Haryana over the past 10 years, on basis of that I can say that we are forming the government for a third time. The BJP is ready to serve the state for a third time…,” he told reporters.
#WATCH | Kurukshetra: Haryana CM and BJP candidate from Ladwa assembly constituency Nayab Singh Saini says, “Today is the day of counting and I am confident that as a result of the works done by the BJP government in the past ten years, we will be forming the government in… pic.twitter.com/RN5eUqxC6i
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Ahead of the counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, NC leader Omar Abdullah wished his colleagues and allies the “very best of luck” for today.
“We fought the good fight and now, InshaAllah, the results will reflect that,” he posted on X.
Here’s wishing all my colleagues and allies the very best of luck for today. We fought the good fight & now, InshaAllah, the results will reflect that.
– Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 8, 2024
J&K Election Results: “Why not?” Farooq Abdullah on post-poll allianceThe National Conference is open to a strategic post-poll alliance with the People’s Democratic Party to keep the BJP out of power after the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, NC leader and ex Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has said.
“Why not…” Mr Abdullah asked reporters on Monday when asked about an alliance, “How does it matter? If we all work for the same thing… for improvement in the condition of the people of the state. We can be rivals in elections but I have no objections. I am sure Congress will not either.”
Assembly Poll Results: J&K Lt Governor’s power to nominate MLAs sparks rowThe Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s power to nominate five members to the assembly has sparked a massive row ahead of counting of votes.
The Congress, its ally National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples’ Democratic Party have contended that providing such powers to the Lieutenant Governor is a subversion of the people’s mandate as it will be used to benefit the BJP.
Jammu and Kashmir BJP president and candidate from the Nowshera assembly seat, Ravinder Raina today said he is “confident” his party will win the elections with “full majority”.
“We will win 30-35 seats,” he told reporters.
#WATCH | J&K BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly, Ravinder Raina says, “We are confident that BJP and its supporting parties will win the elections with full majority…We will win 30-35 seats…” https://t.co/iwXFalnpVVpic.twitter.com/13sl8exIRc
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
As many as 873 candidates are vying for a seat in the 90-member house in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Election Commission officials, a three-tier security set up has been put in place at all the counting centres in Jammu and Kashmir.
A total of 1,031 candidates, including 464 Independents and 101 women, are in the fray on Haryana’s 90 constituencies.
Postal ballots will be counted first, followed by the counting of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) after 30 minutes.
#WATCH | Haryana: Security heightened at a counting centre in Jhajjar
Vote counting for #HaryanaAssemblyElections to begin at 8 am. pic.twitter.com/2gBHVaCHEF
– ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
Two counting centres each have been set up for the Badshahpur, Gurugram, and Pataudi assembly constituencies, while one counting centre each has been established for the remaining 87 assembly constituencies. To monitor the counting process, 90 counting observers also have been appointed by the Election Commission.
Votes will shortly be counted for the assembly elections in Haryana – where the BJP is eyeing a straight third term – and Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in an assembly election after a gap of 10 years.
The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 am.
Ahead of the Haryana assembly poll results, the issue of chief minister-ship has taken centre stage in the Congres. The party gave the former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda a free hand in finalising majority candidates and formulating election strategy, but another heavyweight and Dalit leader Kumari Selja has thrown her hat in the ring, queering the pitch for the Jat stalwart.
Ms Selja, the Lok Sabha MP, has publicly staked claim to the chief minister’s post and said the high command will take the final call on who will lead the state should the party win tomorrow.
In Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, the main fight is among the BJP, Mehmooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the alliance of Congress and Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference (NC).
J&K voted in its first assembly elections since 2014, first as a Union Territory and first after the removal of Article 370, which gave the erstwhile state special status.
Haryana Election Results: Main fight is between BJP and Congress
In Haryana assembly elections, it is a largely bipolar contest between the BJP and the Congress. While the BJP is eyeing a third straight term, Congress is aiming to make a comeback. Several exit polls have predicted a clear majority for the Congress in the state.
The votes for the assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir will be counted tomorrow.
The counting is expected to begin at 8 am for 90 assembly seats each in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.