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The BJP is heading for a remarkable tally in Odisha, where it is leading in 8 of 21 Lok Sabha seats. The state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is ahead in 13 in a close fight in the eastern state.

The Union Minister is seeking re-election from Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency in Delhi where he is leading by a margin of over 14,000 votes.

The former police commissioner was granted protection from arrest for a seven-day period which is expiring on May 24.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother, Heeraben, 98, had cast her vote from Raisin village near Gandhinagar, on April 23 during the third phase

Indian Election Results 2019: According to the leads at 11 am, BJP crossed the 320 mark on its own and was leading on 323, while the Opposition Congress was at 107. The non-aligned parties were at 112.

Amid a devastating outlook for the Congress as votes were counted on Thursday in the national election, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was seen driving to the home in Delhi of her brother Rahul Gandhi, the party chief.

Arunachal Pradesh Election Result: The voting percentage in Arunachal Pradesh was recorded to be 66 per cent in the first phase of national election 2019.

Manipur Election Results: There are two seats in the state - Outer Manipur and Inner Manipur - with prime parties being BJP, Congress and Naga Peoples Front (NPF).

Actor-politician Urmila Matondar, the Congress candidate from Mumbai North, is trailing behind BJP's sitting lawmaker Gopal Shetty, early trends suggest.

With leads showing the BJP crossing the halfway mark on its own steam and a sweep by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha elections, leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party tweeted to congratulate party workers and supporters.

The BJP march is continuing through Uttar Pradesh, though at a slower pace. The party, which won 73 of the state's 80 seats in 2014 along with allay Apna Dal, is now leading in more than 50 seats. The balance is shared between the Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav alliance and the Congress, which is ahead in only two seats.

Kanhaiya Kumar's campaign drew attention not just for his oratorical skills but because of high-profile supporters like Swara Bhaskar, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar endorsing him in rallies

India Election results 2019: According to the leads in the first two hours of counting, BJP crosses the 320 mark on its own and was as 322, while the Opposition Congress was at 111.

BJP candidate Sunny Deol has taken the lead by more than 21,000 votes in Punjab's Gurdaspur.

The chief of Delhi BJP unit Manoj Tiwari said his party will come back to power with more than 350 seats, as counting of votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats began today.