The BJP is set to form government in Haryana for record third time. PM Modi's party won 48 of total 90 assembly seats, while the Congress won 37 seats.

The BJP is in the lead in the state of Haryana which borders the capital Delhi, but trails in the federal territories of Jammu and Kashmir, which are seeing their first election results in a decade.

In his first reaction to the Haryana Assembly election results, PM Narendra Modi celebrated the BJP’s historic 3rd consecutive term

This was also the first assembly election to be held since the federal government revoked the region's autonomy and changed the former state into a federally governed territory of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Votes are also being counted in the northern state of Haryana.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed for a surprise election victory in Haryana state on Tuesday, reinforcing its popularity in the northern heartland a few months after stumbling in national elections.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party appeared to be in a tighter contest in local elections in two northern provinces, in contrast to exit polls that predicted losses in both.

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared on course for a surprise win on Tuesday in polls in the northern state of Haryana, but was trailing the opposition in the first elections in a decade in troubled Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.

The Haryana election results have taken a dramatic turn, as what seemed like a promising victory for Congress has swiftly turned into unease. The BJP has managed to pull off a hat trick in the state,