Elections Results 2024 Live: Votes will be counted for all 90 seats each in Haryana and J&K (File)
Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates:
Votes will be counted 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. It is a largely bipolar contest between the BJP and the Congress in Haryana, where the polling for the 90 seats was held on October 5. Several 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 main fight is among the BJP, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the alliance of Congress and 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. 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 Jammu and Kashmir, where exit polls have predicted a hung house, are People’s Conference, Democratic Progressive Azad Party and Apni Party.
Here are live updates on Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir election results:
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.
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.
