Assembly election results 2024: BJP and NC win big, tough day for Congress

The BJP coasted towards a hattrick win with its biggest tally in Haryana and the National ConferenceCongress combine was set to form government in Jammu and Kashmir voters in both places giving the victors a decisive edge as counting day progressed with many a surprise on TuesdayOne state one union territory and three main stakeholders Bucking exit poll predictions and pollsters in the first elections after the June Lok Sabha verdict the results threw up a mixed bag for the BJP sobering lessons for the Congress but clearcut unambiguous victory for the NC which led the alliance to power in Jammu and KashmirWith wins in 48 of the 90 seats according to the Election Commission website Haryanarsquos ruling BJP readied for a third consecutive term mdash after early morning trends showed it trailing behind the Congress However trends showed the saffron party ahead only in 29 of 90 seats in Jammu and KashmirIf the results were a timely boost for the BJP ahead of elections in Maharashtra later this year they were a massive downer for the Congress that was hoping to consolidate its gains from the Lok Sabha verdict and began the morning with enthusiastic leaders distributing sweetsBJP supporters holding placards of PM Modi celebrateBattling discord in its top leadership in Haryana where it was expecting to come to power the Congress had won or was leading in 35 seats in the state seven more than it got last time but far below the 46 needed to form government In Jammu and Kashmir the party piggybacked on the NC to come to power but was ahead only in six of the 32 seats it contestedMehbooba warns Centre Donrsquot meddlePDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the Centre should take a lesson from the decisive verdict of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls and ldquonot meddlerdquo in the affairs of the upcoming National ConferenceCongress government She congratulated the National Conference leadership on its victory and said her party would play the role of a constructive oppositionldquoI congratulate the NC leadership for its spectacular win I also want to congratulate the people of JK for voting for a stable government and not a hung assembly because the people faced several problems especially after August 5 2019 A stable and strong government is very important for the redressal of those problemsrdquo Mufti told reporters hereVinesh celebrates maiden winCongress candidate and wrestler Vinesh Phogat called her maiden electoral win from the Julana Assembly seat as ldquovictory of strugglerdquo and ldquovictory of truthrdquo Phogat defeated her nearest rival and BJP nominee Yogesh Kumar by a margin of 6015 votes according to the Election Commission Phogat polled 65080 votes while BJPrsquos Kumar secured 59065 votesHaryana CM credits Modi for victoryHaryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said people have ldquoput a stamprdquo on the governmentrsquos policies under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi He also thanked the voters while speaking to reporters ldquoI give full credit to Modi ji With his blessings under his guidance people of Haryana have put a stamp on the governmentrsquos policiesrdquo Saini saidKejriwalrsquos lesson Donrsquot be overconfidentWith the BJP racing ahead in Haryana as per the early trends AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the ldquobiggest lessonrdquo of the poll results is that one should never be ldquooverconfidentrdquo in the elections The BJP looks forward to a comfortable win in Haryana leading in 50 of the 90 assembly seats ldquoLet us see what the results are in Haryana The biggest lesson of this is that one should never be overconfident in the electionsrdquo said KejriwalOmar Abdullah to be chief minister FarooqOmar Abdullah will be the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir his father and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah announced on Tuesday as the party looked on course to come to power in the union territory with ally Congress ldquoOmar Abdullah will be the chief ministerrdquo the senior Abdullah told reporters when asked who would be the alliancersquos CM face The NC president also said the verdict was a proof that the people of JK were against the abrogation of Article 370AAP scores first JampK winAAP registered its first victory in Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir when its candidate Mehraj Malik defeated his nearest rival from the BJP in Doda constituency by a margin of over 4538 votesEC dismisses Congrsquos lsquoslowdownrsquo claimThe Election Commission told Congress leader Jairam Ramesh that there was nothing on record to substantiate his ldquoillfounded allegationrdquo of slowdown in updating of Haryana poll resultsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute 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