Tuesday marked a significant shift in the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, as the union territory is set get to its first government since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Result trends released by the Election Commission of India show a clear majority for the National Conference-Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir.

In a significant political victory, the National Conference-Congress alliance has achieved an absolute majority in Jammu and Kashmir's assembly elections, winning 48 seats in total. The National Conference played a crucial role by securing 42 of these seats.

The National Conference-Congress alliance is poised to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir, with Omar Abdullah leading in key constituencies, while smaller parties struggle for traction.

The National Conference and Congress alliance will form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir with 48 seats won. However, only two Hindu candidates of the alliance secured wins. BJP won 29 seats mostly with Hindu candidates,

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India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared on course for a surprise win on Tuesday in polls in the northern state of Haryana, but was trailing the opposition in the first elections in a decade in troubled Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.

The BJP is in the lead in the state of Haryana which borders the capital Delhi, but trails in the federal territories of Jammu and Kashmir, which are seeing their first election results in a decade. The first local elections in India since Mr Modi’s party lost its outright majority in parliament,

In the Union Territory, Congress-NC has crossed the majority mark of 46 seats, early trends show. Omar Abdullah is leading in Ganderbal and Budgam, whereas Iltija Mufti from Bijbehara is trailing.

The BJP was at 38.7% while the Congress was slightly higher at 40.5%, three hours after the counting started at eight in the morning.