a rout in north region states as the BJP candidates have raced ahead of their rivals in most constituencies in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan.

The state’s ruling Congress is leading in eight of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies. In the early trends for counting of votes, the BJP and its alliance partner, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), are leading in two seats each, whereas the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ahead in one seat.

12:22 pm IST

BJP Parliamentary board meet today, PM Modi to meet workers

BJP Parliamentary board meeting is going to be held later today. PM Modi will meet BJP workers at party office at 5.30 pm today.

Union Minister Gen VK Singh leads from Ghaziabad

Union Minister Gen VK Singh is currently leading with over 50,000 votes fromby 11233 votes against Congress candidate Gaurav Gogoi.

Gogoi had bagged the seat in 2014 by 93874 votes.

11:40 am IST

BJP ahead in all four seats in Himachal Pradesh

The ruling BJP is surging ahead in all four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh, with its candidates securing unassailable leads, according to latest Election Commission trends.

In Mandi, the sitting BJP MP Ram Swaroop is leading by over 154418 votes over his nearest rival Aashray Sharma of the Congress.

BJP candidate Kishan Kapoor was leading by 201699 votes over his nearest rival Pawan Kajal of Congress in Kangra, a state election officer said.

11:35 am IST

In Uttar Pradesh, BJP ahead in 58 seats

The BJP forged ahead of its rivals in 58 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh while the BSP-SP alliance