Maharashtra-Haryana Assembly polls: Counting of votes underway

Countingof votes has begun for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana.

Accordingto initial trends, BJP is leading in 82 seats, Shiv Sena in 53 seats, Congress in21 and NCP in 30 seats in Maharashtra. In Haryana, BJP is leading in 50constituencies, Congress in 18 and JJP in 3 constituencies.

Voting for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly and 90-seat Haryana Assembly and by-polls to the 51 Assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies were held on October 21.

Thepolling in Maharashtra saw a voter turnout of 61.13 percent, a dip from the63.20 percent recorded in 2014. On the other hand, Haryana recorded a voterturnout of over 68 percent, a decline from 76.54 percent in the 2014 Assemblypolls.