Election Results 2024 Highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a historic third consecutive term in Haryana, having won 48 seats in the assembly elections, while the Congress party follows with 37 seats. In Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference-Congress alliance is on track to form the government, having emerged victorious with a total of 42 seats in the J&K Assembly polls.The counting of votes for the two assembly elections began at 8 am. In Jammu Kashmir, the NC-Congress alliance crossed the majority mark with 48 seats. The BJP won 29 seats. In Haryana, the BJP won 48 seats while Congress secured 33 seats, as per EC trends. The majority mark in both the assemblies in 46 seats. The 90 seats in Haryana voted in one phase on October 5 recording a turnout of about 68 per cent. Jammu and Kashmir voted in three phases – September 18, 25, and October 1 – for its 90 seats, marking a voter turnout of 63.88 per cent. The turnout was an increase from the 58.58 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections.In 2014 and 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Haryana Assembly elections. The saffron party now aims for a hat-trick of electoral victories in the 2024 elections. The Congress party hopes to make a comeback after spending a decade in opposition in the state. Alongside the BJP and Congress, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) are also in the frayJammu Kashmir elections first in 10 yearsFor Jammu and Kashmir, it was the first Assembly elections in 10 years. This was also the first Assembly election in the UT after the abrogation of special status under Article 370 in August 2019.In the 2014 assembly elections, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the BJP formed a rare coalition government with the late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. However, the government did not last long, as the BJP withdrew from the alliance in 2018. Jammu and Kashmir has been under central rule since then. The Union Territory may now be on course to have its first elected government since 2018The National Conference (NC) and the Congress contested J&K assembly elections 2024 as part of an alliance. The BJP, the PDP, some regional parties and independents are main players.What Exit Polls predicted?The Congress party is predicted to wrest power from the BJP in Haryana, exit polls revealed on Saturday. The pollsters have, however, predicted a hung house in Jammu and Kashmir where first assembly elections were held in a decade. These elections were also first assembly polls in the erstwhile state after abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. J&K was also bifurcated into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh post the abrogation.The Congress party is expected to win anywhere between 49-55 seats of the 90 seats in Haryana where the majority mark is 46, according to exit polls released after single-phase polling in the state with about 67 per cent turnout on Saturday.In Jammu and Kashmir, Pradeep Gupta's Axis My India predicted 35-45 seats to the NC-Congress-CPIM alliance and 24-34 seats to the BJP. The PDP is predicted to win 4-6 seats while others are predicted to win 8-27 seats.While the idea behind the exit polls is to reflect public sentiment well before the actual results are announced, their accuracy has faced scrutiny many times in the past.Today's results will set the tone for the next round of assembly polls in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Delhi. The performance of the parties, particularly the BJP and Congress, may also have an impact on the upcoming elections.Check all the latest assembly election results updates on Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir. Check Election Results 2024 Highlights and Election Results 2024 Reactions with our live coverage on Mint.
