Assembly Election Results: BJP and Congress neck-to-neck in Himachal

Shimla: The counting of vote in the Himachal Pradesh underway as the early trends have shown a neck-to-neck race between the BJP and Congress.

As per the state latest report of Election Commission, Congress is leading in 32 seats, BJP also leading in 32, while independent 4 and AAP has not even opened any account.

In the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, a party needs 35 seats to form the government. 

Meanwhile, the Independent candidate has also been leading from three seats in the Himachal. According to the exit polls predicted on Monday, BJP has an edge over Congress in a tough fight in Himachal Pradesh.

While most exit polls predicted that BJP will likely retain Himachal Pradesh, one exit poll predicted Congress to lead in the sweepstakes to form government in the hill state. The counting of votes for Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh began at 8 am on Thursday.

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In Himachal, there are 68 counting halls in 59 locations across the state. The elections for 68 assembly seats in the state were held on November 12 and around 75.6 per cent polling percentage was recorded.

Besides these three, parties like the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Rashtriya Devbhumi Party (RDP) are also in the fray.

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