Mar 14, 2018 12:35:04 (IST)
Important Update
- While the official result for Gorakhpur has only been declared till round 1 of counting of votes, which states that the BJP is leading, latest leads from news agency ANI show that the Samajwadi Party is currently ahead of the BJP.
- Leads are not the final result but only trends as votes are counted. Results are declared - round-wise - by the election commission, and only those can be considered 'official'.
- It is unusual that after 4 hours of counting, only the result for round 1 has been declared. The process is generally much faster.
- The media was abruptly banned a short while ago from reporting any trends from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency. This led to an uproar in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly leading to an adjournment of the Assembly for half an hour.
- News agency ANI reported shortly after that the Samajwadi Party has taken a lead over the BJP in Gorakhpur, which is Yogi Adityanath's stronghold. NDTV has pointed out that only 'round-wise' results that are declared by the Election Commission can be considered official. Leads on the other hand, just suggests a trend.