In a prominent battle, Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar is poised to defeat his relative, Yugendra Shrinivas Pawar, with a lead of 43,619 votes after nine rounds of counting.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates were leading on three seats while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was ahead on one seat as trends for the Bihar bypolls started pouring in on Saturday.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which was leading in all three Assembly segments early on has suffered a setback.
In the hotly contested poll between BJP-led NDA and JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the people of the state seem to have restored their faith in the incumbent Hemant Soren government, show early trends.
As the counting for Jharkhand's 2024 Assembly Elections began on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar said that the first round of EVM results expected to be announced by 9:30 am with counting of postal ballots begining earlier at 8 this morning.
The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting organized at the Hindu Inter College Sports Ground in Chandpur. He said: “PM Modi had assured after the Pulwama incident that the sacrifice of the sons of Mother India will not go in vain.
CM said the world has acknowledged that terrorism is a challenge. There must be freedom from this. Under the guidance of PM Modi, India will lead the world to deal with this challenge.
This is the second time the Union home minister’s visit to the state has been cancelled in a month.
Addressing a huge BJP election rally in Churu in Rajasthan, Modi alleged that Congress is just known for insult of the armed forces and partition of the country.
While barely a fortnight is left for the first phase of polling on eight seats of UP on April 19, neither senior party leaders of the Samajwadi Party nor of Congress were campaigning for their respective candidates.
