INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved into the lead in elections in the northern state of Haryana on Tuesday (8), reversing early trends when it was trailing the main opposition Congress party, TV channels reported.
Elections in Haryana and the troubled Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir were held in phases that ended on Saturday (5), the first test of popularity since Modi returned as prime minister for a record third, straight.
Exit polls had predicted a win for the main opposition Congress party in Haryana and gave an edge to Congress and its regional ally National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Both legislatures have 90 seats each.
The counting showed BJP was leading in 51 seats in Haryana, where it has held power for a decade, while Congress was ahead in 33 seats, TV channel CNN-News18 reported.
In Jammu and Kashmir, which held its first provincial poll in a decade and the first since it was split into two federally administered territories in 2019, the Congress-NC alliance was ahead in 49 seats while BJP was leading in 27 Read More…..
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