Lok Sabha polls: BJP-led NDA ahead, but margin smaller than had been forecast
While the National Democratic Alliance was ahead in 298 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 233 places, according to the Election Commission.
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The counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha election is underway. As per the trends at 12 pm, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 233 seats, data from the Election Commission showed.
The Congress was leading in 98 seats. Its INDIA bloc partner, the Samajwadi Party, was leading in 36 seats while the Aam Aadmi Party was leading in three. The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was leading in two seats.
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) was leading in 11 seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in five seats, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 21 seats, the Trinamool Congress in 32 seats and the Rashtriya Janata Dal in four seats.
The Telugu Desam Party was leading in 16 seats while the Janata Dal (Secular) was leading in three. The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena was leading in six seats and the Janata Dal (United) in 14. All four parties are the BJP’s allies.
The Naga Peoples Front and the Zoram People’s Movement were leading in one seat each. The Jammu & Kashmir People Conference’s was also ahead in one seat.
The counting of postal ballots started first, in accordance with the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961. The counting of votes polled with Electronic Voting Machines started at 8.30...
