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As Haryana braces for the counting of votes cast in the recent Assembly elections, the ruling BJP is eyeing a third consecutive term and the Congress is optimistic about ending its 10-year exile from power. Votes will be counted starting from 8 am, with heavy security arrangements in place. This election marks a critical contest between the BJP and the Congress, the first direct face-off between the two major national parties since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The outcome in Haryana could potentially shape political narratives ahead of upcoming elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Delhi. Although parties like Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), INLD-BSP, and JJP-Azad Samaj Party are also in the fray, the race in… Read More »Haryana Election Results 2024 Live Updates: BJP Eyes Hat-Trick, Congress Hopeful

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini visited Saini Samaj Dharamshala in Kurukshetra today, shortly before the counting of votes for the assembly election, and expressed confidence the BJP would retain power in the northern state. Mr Saini contested the election from Ladwa constituency of Kurukshetra district. He said the BJP’s work on the development front in the last 10 years will ensure the party sails through this time, too. The exit polls have forecast a Congress win in both Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir – though exit polls often get it wrong. “We have done a lot of development work in the last 10 years. The kind of system set up by former Chief Minister… Read More »“Tremendous Development In Last 10 Years”: Haryana Chief Minister On Counting Day

The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s power to nominate five members to the assembly has sparked a massive row ahead of the counting of votes. The Congress, its ally National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples’ Democratic Party have contended that providing such powers to the Lieutenant Governor is a subversion of the people’s mandate as it will be used to benefit the BJP. Their voice has been strengthened by the exit polls, which while predicting a fractured mandate, has maintained that the Congress-National Conference alliance is far ahead in the race. The BJP, which went solo in the election, has never ruled Jammu and Kashmir on its own. After the 2014 election, it had formed… Read More »J&K Lt Governor’s Power To Nominate MLAs Sparks Row Ahead of Poll Results

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini visited Saini Samaj Dharamshala in Kurukshetra today, shortly before the counting of votes for the assembly election, and expressed confidence the BJP would retain power in the northern state. Mr Saini contested the election from Ladwa constituency of Kurukshetra district. He said the BJP’s work on the development front in the last 10 years will ensure the party sails through this time, too.

55-year-old woman died of electrocution after an electric wire snapped and fell on her in Karnataka’s Tavarekere on Monday, police said. According to Tavarekere Police, the woman was identified as Manjamma. The incident took place in Magadi road of Tavarekere area in Bengaluru district, they said. The police have registered a case in the matter. An investigation into the incident is underway, they added. More details are awaited. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)