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NDA ahead in Bihar, Nitish’s JD(U) on top

BJP was leading in 11 out of 17 seats while JD(U) headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was ahead in 14 out of 16 seats.

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan races ahead in Odisha’s Sambalpur by over 81,000 votes

BJP’s Pradhan, seen as a potential CM, is set to defeat BJD heavyweight Pranab Prakash Das. Sambalpur seat falls in western Odisha, considered a BJP stronghold.

Chandrababu’s TDP set to form govt in Andhra Pradesh, Jagan’s YSRCP on cusp of big defeat

TDP alone is leading in 130 seats in southern state, while JSP & BJP are leading in 20 & 7 seats.

Jailed candidates Amritpal, Engineer Rashid in the lead, Indira Gandhi assassin’s son set for win too

Amritpal is leading in Khadoor Sahib, while Sarabjit Khalsa is leading in the Faridkot seat in Punjab. Engineer Rashid looks set to beat former CM Omar Abdullah in Baramulla in J&K.

With battle lines redrawn, ruling Mahayuti trails MVA in tough Maharashtra contest

MVA in lead with 30 seats, Mahayuti trailing with 17 as of 11.45 am. Rejigged alliances, rival Sena & NCP factions and Maratha quota agitation among factors at play.

Congress’s Kanhaiya loses by nearly 1.4 lakh votes from North East Delhi, Manoj Tiwari wins

Kanhaiya got 6.9 lakh votes while incumbent BJP MP Manoj Tiwari won with 8.2 lakh votes.

BJP candidate & ex-governor Tamilisai Soundararajan trails in Chennai South, DMK leading

Soundararajan's return to politics was expected to boost BJP’s position in the TN political landscape, but DMK sitting MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian is leading with 15,063 votes.

Rahul Gandhi set to retain Wayanad in Kerala, leads by over 3.5 lakh votes

Congress leader has emerged unscathed from grouse that he was largely absent from constituency in the last 5 yrs. Communist Party of India’s candidate Annie Raja a distant second.

In first post-Article 370 test, Mehbooba Mufti loses from crucial Anantnag-Rajouri seat

Mufti's loss in newly carved Anantnag-Rajouri seat is a blow for PDP ahead of J&K assembly polls, with NC's Mian Altaf Ahmad winning by a comfortable margin of 2,81,794 votes.

Supriya Sule leads in Baramati, ahead of sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar by over 5,000 votes

As of 10.30 am, Sule was leading by 5,770 votes. Under the undivided NCP, she has represented the Lok Sabha constituency in Parliament thrice.

On Camera

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.