both of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandsons -- Prajwal Revanna (from Hassan) and NIkhil Kumaraswamy (from Mandya) -- were leading in their respective constituencies, even as the patriarch himself was trailing by a slender margin.

Union minister Jayant Sinha leading in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh

BJP’s sitting MP Vishnu Dayal Ram is leading by 9,450 votes against his nearest RJD rival Ghuran Ram in Palamau (SC) Lok Sabha constituency after the third round counting, they said. In Khunti Lok Sabha seat Kali Charan Munda of the Congress is leading against his nearest BJP rival and former chief minister Arjun Munda by 1,113 votes.

BJP candidate Annapurna Devi is leading by 8,031 votes against her nearest JVM(P) candidate and former chief minister Babulal Marandi. Bidyut Baran Mahato of the BJP is leadingleading in Erode and Virudhunagar respectively, according to the Election Commission.

Former Union Minister and senior DMK leader A Raja was leading in the Nilgiris, and sitting Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi was ahead in Tuticorin, while their colleagues had the edge in Arakkonam, Cuddalore, Salem, Tenkasi and Perambalur.

Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan is trailing Congress candidate H Vasanthakumar in Kanyakumari by a slender margin of a little over 7,757 votes.

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BJP ahead in Haryana, Cong’s Hooda trails in Sonipat

Barring Rohtak, the BJP was ahead in all remaining nine seats in Haryana where early Election Commission trends were available Thursday.

Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of the Congress was trailing in Sonipat. Hooda was trailing behind sitting MP Ramesh Chander Kaushik by a margin of 1,115 votes, as per early