In the Haryana Assembly Elections 2024, BJP retained power with 48 seats while Congress secured 37. The INDIA alliance raised questions on Congress’ defeat in the state.

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.

As soon as Congress lost in Haryana, the tone of the alliance partners appeared to be changed as they advised introspection. INDIA allies' reactions are crucial ahead of key elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

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.

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.

As Congress is yet to absorb its shocking defeat in the Haryana elections, its coalition partners have already started taking digs at the performance of Mallikarjun Kharge’s party and urged them to exercise caution over the the attitude displayed by the Lok Sabha’s principal opposition after General elections.