New Delhi: Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls, which will decide if PM Narendra Modi makes a comeback or a resurgent Opposition steals the show, has begun. The NDA is past the majority mark in very early leads but INDIA is in the fight.
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Smriti Irani Trails By 20,000 Votes The margin seems to be widening in Amethi as Smriti Irani trails by 10,000 votes as per the trends.
9.30 am:
I.N.D.I.A bloc narrows gap as NDA falls back after crossing ‘magic figure’. NDA is ahead on 255 seats while I.N.D.I.A bloc leads on 230.
09:12 AM:
Lok Sabha Results 2024 Live: Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh Leads From Khadoor Sahib In Early Trends
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Union minister Amit Shah is leading from Gandhinagar seat with 80,000 votes. I.N.D.I.A bloc’s Sonal Patel is up against him from this seat.
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The BJP-led NDA is leading in multiple states in the early trends. UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Bengal, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh are among the states were NDA is leading.
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The BJP is leading on all seven seats of Delhi in the early trends. The contest is between BJP and I.N.D.I.A bloc Congress and Aam Aadmi Party.
08.30 am:
Rahul Gandhi Leads On Both Wayanad And Raebareli Seats
Voting was held for 543 Lok Sabha seats over seven phases, which ended on Saturday. The majority mark is 272. The counting of votes for assembly elections in two states, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, will take place today too.
The BJP hopes to make big gains in Bengal, Odisha and the southern states, to offset any loss it may suffer in the north, where it is the dominant party. Other key battleground states are Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka, and Telangana.
The campaign has been intense and drawn out, and the mood of the voters difficult to read in this election. Three exit polls have predicted a 400-plus score for the BJP-led NDA. The rest differ only in the margin of the NDA victory — conclusions the Opposition has trashed. Exit polls have always had mixed success in the country.