As counting is underway across 81 constituencies in Jharkhand, trends currently point at the INDIA bloc's gain. Final results are still awaited for the high-stakes poll battle. According to election officials,

The Mahayuti alliance appears all set to retain Maharashtra for the third consecutive term, while the JMM and team have crossed the halfway mark in Jharkhand.

SP and BJP accuse each other of Election irregularities, urge EC intervention The Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have both raised concerns over alleged election irregularities during the ongoing Uttar Pradesh bypolls.

Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren who ran from his home turf Seraikella was leading by over 35,000 votes after six rounds of counting.

The vote tallying process for Jharkhand's 81 assembly seats commenced at 8am on Saturday. The elections were co

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According to the Election Commission of India, the counting of votes would begin at 8 am with postal ballots, and the result for the first round of counting is expected by 9:30.

The JMM-led Mahagathbandhan has crossed the halfway mark as the alliance leads on 49 seats in the Jharkhand Assembly election, as of 10.40 am, according to the Election Commission of India.

According to the 11 am trends, the INDIA alliance was leading in 51 seats, with the Opposition alliance NDA ahead in 28 seats