As per trends, the BJP is ahead in 49 of the 90 seats in Haryana, passing the halfway mark needed to form the government. The Congress is leading in 36 seats.

The vote share in Haryana remains competitive, with the BJP holding 38.7 per cent of the votes, while Congress is slightly ahead at 40.5 per cent, indicating a close contest.

Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda expressed confidence in a Congress win, attributing potential success to party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Priyanka Gandhi, as well as the support of the people of Haryana.

BJP leaders remain optimistic about retaining power in Haryana, with Harish Khurana stating that the party is confident of securing a third consecutive term with a good margin.

In Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance is leading in 47 of the 90 seats, with 39 seats for NC and eight for Congress, suggesting a clear path to a majority.

The BJP is currently leading in 28 seats in Jammu and Kashmir but trails the NC-Congress alliance. The PDP is leading in four seats, while Independents are ahead in eight.

NC leader Omar Abdullah called on the BJP to respect the people’s decision in Jammu and Kashmir if they lose, urging the government to accept the verdict as NC did during the Parliamentary elections.

These are the first assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state into union territories in 2019, making the results highly significant.

A three-tier security setup has been put in place across Jammu and Kashmir to ensure peaceful vote counting, given the region’s history of unrest and cross-border tensions.