Votes are being counted today for the assembly elections in Haryana - where the BJP is eyeing a hat-trick - and Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in an assembly election after 10 years. It is a largely bipolar contest between the BJP and the Congress in Haryana, where the polling for the 90 seats was held on October 5. An aggregate of seven exit polls indicates that the Congress will win 55 of Haryana's 90 seats - comfortably ahead of the halfway mark of 45.
AIn Jammu and Kashmir, which voted in three phases (September 18, September 25, and October 1) and also has 90 assembly constituencies, the main fight is between the BJP, Congress, the National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
J&K voted in its first assembly elections since 2014, first as a Union Territory and first after the removal of Article 370, which gave the erstwhile state special status. Statehood has been a major issue in the elections and its restoration has been promised by the BJP, including by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. .
In Jammu and Kashmir, which also has 90 seats after delimitation, the Congress-National Conference alliance is likely to win 43 seats - three less than the majority mark.
