Contrary to the exit polls results that were unanimous in projecting a clear sweep to Congress, the BJP was leading on 48 seats in Haryana, crossing the half way mark to form the government for the third time in state.

Most exit polls had predicted a hung assembly in Kashmir but an alliance of the main opposition Congress and the National Conference Party (NCP) are on course for a landslide in t

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. The first local elections in India since Mr Modi’s party lost its outright majority in parliament,