Lok Sabha polls: BJP-led NDA, Opposition INDIA bloc locked in closer battle than predicted
Exit polls predicted a comfortable majority for the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.
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The counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha election is underway. As per the trends at 10.25 am, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 223 seats, data from the Election Commission showed.
The Congress was leading in 96 seats. Its INDIA bloc partner, the Samajwadi Party, was leading in 34 seats while the Aam Aadmi Party was leading in four. The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was leading in two seats.
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) was leading in nine seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in four seats, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 13 seats, the Trinamool Congress in 14 seats and the Rashtriya Janata Dal in four seats.
The Telugu Desam Party was leading in 15 seats while the Janata Dal (Secular) was leading in three. The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena was leading in seven seats and the Janata Dal (United) in 10. 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...
