trends given by the Election Commission.

However, the former CM’s son and sitting MP from Rohtak, Deepender Singh Hooda was leading over his nearest BJP rival Arvind Sharma from Rohtak.

Of the 10 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP, which is the ruling party in the state, was leading in nine seats.

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NDA leads in 209 seats, UPA in 105

The BJP-led NDA is currently leading in 2019 Lok Sabha seats while the UPA is ahead in 105 constituencies.

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Babul Supriyo leading from Bengal’s Asansol

Union minister Babul Supriyo of the BJP is leading by 3448 votes against Moon Moon Sen of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) from Asansol Lok Sabha seat, as per initial Election Commission trends.

In Coochbehar Lok Sabha seat, Nishith Pramanik of the BJP is leading by 1225BJP is ahead in six seats while Congress has taken lead in two Lok Sabha seats.

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Fate of 8,040 candidates to be decided today

The fate of as many as 8,040 candidates will be decided on Thursday when the counting of votes polled for the 17th Lok Sabha elections is done.

Around 90 crore voters were eligible to vote in this Lok Sabha polls which were held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19. As many as 13 crore of them were first-time voters.

According to the Election Commission of India data, 67.11 per cent voters exercised their right to franchise. This was the highest turnout in the Lok Sabha polls since independence.

Voting took place at 10.35 lakh polling stations across 36 states and Union Territories. Around a