Surprise win in Haryana gives boost to Modi and BJP, despite loss in Jammu and Kashmir

epa11648453 Election officials count votes for assembly (local) elections in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, 08 October 2024. The counting for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls is underway with the fate of 873 candidates contesting on 90 seats hanging in the balance. Any political party or an alliance requires to win 46 seats to win majority in the house. These were the first Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls held in 10 years and also the first since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution that ended the semi-autonomous character of the region on August 5, 2019 and downgrading and division of the Jammu and Kashmir state into federally administered two union territories of J&K and Ladakh. EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHAN

In election results declared on Oct 8, BJP won 48 out of 90 assembly seats in Haryana.

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NEW DELHI – A surprise election win in Haryana state has given Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a much-needed boost, despite a loss in the election in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Haryana victory is seen as a morale booster for the ruling BJP, which had been in the doldrums after performing below expectations in the April to June nationwide general election.

Surprise win in Haryana gives boost to Modi and BJP, despite loss in Jammu and Kashmir

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