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The Calcutta High Court reserved orders on pleas challenging the Election Commission of India’s decision to deploy central staff for vote counting and shift a counting centre in West Bengal, amid arguments over transparency and jurisdiction

Haryana CM Saini leading from Ladwa seta in Kurukshetra district, while Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda ahead of his rivals in Garhi Sampla-Kiloi

In Jammu and Kashmir the Congress-National Conference alliance was tied at eight seats with the BJP, while the PDP was yet to lead in any seat

The State Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting the votes in municipalities and Municipal Corporations.

He said he was confident about the TMC's victory despite the BJP's attempt to "build a massive propaganda" that it was winning.

As per the Election Commission website, the BJP is leading in 60 out of the total 126 assembly seats.

"The CPI(M)-led LDF will play its due role in this and we expect that the people of Kerala who have always stood up as one will continue to do so in a more stronger manner," he said.

The Election Commission on April 27 had banned all victory processions after counting of votes in states where assembly polls were held to check the spread of coronavirus.

As per the Election Commission figures, the LDF is ahead in 85 seats, while the opposition Congress-headed UDF is leading in 44 segments and the BJP-NDA, in three constituencies.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 60 seats while Congress is leading in 26 seats.

All the exit polls had predicted a clean victory for the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left with a minimum of 75 seats and a maximum of 120 seats.

The Congress has established initial leads only on five seats while its partners Bodoland Peoples Front on two seats and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on one seat.

Voting took place in the state on April 6 to elect 140 legislators to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

On Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra reviewed counting arrangements with senior officers of the commission.

The staff, counting agents and media persons, who test negative for Covid in Rapid Antigen Test would only to be allowed into the counting centre

Of the total 3,87,969 polled votes, 3,66,333 votes were found valid and 21,636 votes were invalid.

The bundling of ballot papers in Nalgonda was completed by the counting staff at 5.20 pm.

In the case of Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar MLC constituency, counting officials were still bundling ballot papers and counting was likely to commence around midnight

As the State Election Commission had ordered on Tuesday re-polling at two polling booths of Mohali Municipal Corporation, the counting for this entire civic body will take place on Thursday.

The counting began at 244 centres at 8.00 am and the final results were expected to be out by noon, Election Commission sources here said.