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According to preliminary statistics, the BJP is leading on 24 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, while the National Conference-Congress coalition is leading on more than 45 seats. Among the prominent figures in leadership positions are Omar Abdullah, vice president of the National Conference; Tariq Hameed Karra, president of the Pradesh Congress; Ghulam Ahmad Mir, general secretary of the AICC; M Y Tarigami, leader of the CPI(M); and Sham Lal Sharma, former minister of the BJP.

NC: 40

BJP: 25

IND: 8

Congress: 8

PDP: 4

Third parties: 3

From Shopian, BJP's Qadri leads October 8, 2024 10:36 am

Shopian-born BJP candidate Javid Ahmad Qadri is leading

October 8, 2024, 10:01 am: Omar Abdullah is leading in both seats; Rashid brother trail is behind Iltija Mufti.

Based on preliminary trends, Omar Abdullah, the head of the National Conference, is leading in both the Budgam and Ganderbal seats, while PDP's Iltija Mufti is trailing in the Srigufwara-Biejbehara seat. Election Commission statistics for Jammu and Kashmir show that People's Conference president Sajad Lone, who is also running for two seats, is trailing in the Kupwara sector and leading by a narrow margin in the Handwara seat. Irfan Sultan Panditpuri, the candidate for the People's Conference, is leading Sheikh Khursheed, the brother of Lok Sabha member Shiekh Abdul Rashid.

Ex-chief of the J&K BJP Ravinder Raina trails on October 8, 2024 at 9:42 a.m.

Election Commission: J&K BJP former leader Ravinder Raina is trailing in the Nowshera constituency, with NC's Surinder Kumar leading by 2,797 votes.

Mufti trails in Iltija
At 9:32 a.m. on October 8, 2024

The Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's Waheed Ur Rehman Para is in the lead, while Iltija Mehbooba Mufti is trailing.

With confidence, Mubarak Gul wins the National Conference.
10/08/2024, 9:29 a.m.

We have put in a lot of effort, feel confident, and trust in God: Sajad Alone
At 9:02 a.m. on October 8, 2024

Exit poll results are never reliable. Chhamb independent candidate October 8, 2024, 8:56 a.m.

We expect to prevail: Omar
08.10.2024, 8:53 a.m.

Chief of the JK BJP Raina conducts a "yagya" October 8, 2024, 8:48 a.m.

Prior to the start of the vote-counting process in Jammu and Kashmir, Ravinder Raina, the president of the BJP state unit, led a "yagya" on Tuesday morning and conveyed his optimism that the party would obtain a majority and establish a government, maybe with the backing of Independents. Every one of the 20 counting facilities located at district headquarters throughout Jammu and Kashmir has strict security measures in place.

At Jammu's Polytechnic College, counting is in progress.
10/08/2024, 8:37 a.m.

Images from a Rajouri counting center, October 8, 2024, 8:33 a.m.

principal players
08.10.2024, 8:17 a.m.

Five years after the former state was divided into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the primary contenders in the closely anticipated assembly election are the Congress-National Conference coalition, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sure that an alliance led by the BJP would Bhandari Pradeep
08.10.2024, 8:17 a.m.

Sufficient roadblocks October 8, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

According to the officials, sufficient checkpoints have been put up throughout the UT within a 100-meter radius of each counting center, and CCTV cameras have been installed in each strong room where the EVMs are kept in order to closely watch all activity. Party hopes have been crossed a day before the verdict. Following a ten-year break, the 90-member J&K Assembly was elected in three phases. Compared to 65.84 percent in the 2014 elections, J&K saw an overall voter turnout of 63.88 percent in the 2024 Assembly elections. The BJP will want to keep its hold on the majority of Hindu seats in Jammu by winning at least 30 seats on Tuesday. The saffron party will look to minor parties and independents in the Valley to create a BJP-led administration in the UT if it were to secure more than 30 seats. The saffron party has an advantage in the Jammu region according to exit polls, which predict it will win 25–30 seats.