Election Results 2014: BJP, Allies Way Ahead in Leads; Some Highlights Right Now

New Delhi: Early counting of results in India's general election put BJP's Narendra Modi on course for a big victory that would hand him a clear mandate to run the country. (India Decides 2014: Track Live Results Here)

Count of voting at local time 0913 (0343 GMT):

BJP alliance leading in 215 seats

Congress alliance leading in 69 seats

Seats needed for majority - 272

(Source: NDTV)

Here are some updates:

• BJP's prime-ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is leading in both of his seats, in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and in Vadodara in Gujarat. (Across Varanasi, Posters Congratulate Narendra Modi)
  
• Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, is trailing in his Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. (Know all the winning candidates)
  
• Congress party president Sonia Gandhi is leading in her Rae Bareli constituency.
• Aam Aadmi Party leading in four seats in Punjab. (India Decides 2014: State Wise Results)
  
• Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken admits to errors in the campaign. "I think that we were not able to convey to the people the amount of work we have done ... that needed to be communicated more to the people," he said to NDTV. (Congress Concedes Weak Campaign, Failed Media Strategy)