As per latest trends for the 90 assembly seats Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference (NC) and the Congress, which contested the elections together, are set for a comfortable majority.

A surprise election win in Haryana state has given Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a much-needed boost, despite a loss in the election in Jammu and Kashmir. The Haryana victory is seen as a morale booster for the ruling BJP,

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.

NC won 42 seats and its coalition partner Congress six. The CPI(M) won one seat, the BJP 29 seats and the Peoples Democratic Party three

Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, who contested from the Channapora from the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party ticket lost the seat to Mushtaq Guroo of NC. Bukhari had declared assets worth Rs 165 crores and is the richest among all others in fray.

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

Seven independent candidates have emerged victorious in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, marking an increase from the 2014 elections when three such candidates had won. Satesh Sharma, who left the Congress and contested as an independent from the Chhamb seat of Jammu region,

Speaking to ANI, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Tuesday said, "The results of the elections would form a pro-development state in Jammu and Kashmir. The win of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir would be a historic win.