Two closely watched elections, in Haryana and the turbulent Jammu and Kashmir, kept the surprises coming after this summer’s shocking national outcome.

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,

As per the EC trends, the BJP has gained a stronghold on 50 seats while the Congress is trailing on just 34 seats. It has, however, alleged manipulation in updating of EC website. Catch Haryana Election Results LIVE only at Mint.