Kalpana Soren, who was trailing in the Gandey seat until the 13th round, is now leading against BJP's Muniya Begum.

Counting of votes begins and EC trends indicate a likely victory for the JMM-led INDIA bloc. The CM Hemant Soren-led party is the single largest in Jharkhand with lead in 31 assembly seats as of 2 pm today.

The vote tallying process for Jharkhand's 81 assembly seats commenced at 8am on Saturday. The elections were co

The JMM, Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and CPI-ML alliance have taken a commanding lead in 57 out of 81 Assembly seats, well past the majority mark of 41.

Jharkhand’s JMM, led by Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren, is on track for a second consecutive term as part of the INDIA bloc. Kalpana entered politics earlier this year after Hemant Soren faced legal challenges.

As of 4:00 p.m., the JMM-led alliance seems set to win the elections in the State. Within INDIA, the JMM leads in 34 seats, Congress in 17, RJD in four and CPI (ML) in two. Within the NDA alliance, BJP leads in 22, while LJP and JD (U) in one each. Earlier, BJP ally AJSUP led in one seat, but that lead did not last.

The JMM-led INDIA bloc was leading in 46 of the 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand while the BJP-headed NDA was ahead in 29 as the counting of votes was underway on Saturday, according to trends available

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading on 115 seats in Maharashtra while allies Shiv Sena (SHS) on 56, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 34

According to the Election Commission of India data, the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is leading in 20 seats, while the Congress is ahead in 10 seats. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), also part of the Congress-led grand alliance,