Dynamite News Early Trend: BJP crosses majority mark in Uttarakhand Assembly polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) crossed the majority mark in Uttrakhand in early trends with 39 seats by 10:30 am as counting of votes began for the 70-member state assembly on Thursday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) crossed the majority mark in Uttrakhand in early trends with 39 seats by 10:30 am as counting of votes began for the 70-member state assembly on Thursday.
As per ECI, Congress followed with 17 seats while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Independents with two seats each.
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The counting of votes for the recently held elections began at 8 am on Thursday and the final result is expected later in the day.
The exit polls on Monday predicted a close race in Uttarakhand with many of them giving an edge to the BJP to form the government.
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Some exit polls also predicted that Congress</a> would cross the halfway mark in the 70-member Assembly.
Polling in Uttarakhand took place on February 14. (ANI)