The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has crossed the halfway mark, leading on 216 seats in the 403-seat Uttar Pradesh Assembly at 10.34 am, as per the the Election Commission of India.
According to official figures, the Samajwadi Party is leading on 90 seats, with Apan Dal (Soneyal) having nine.
If the early leads sustain, the BJP may be on its way to retaining power in the state, marking the first time in more than three decades that an incumbent government to be voted back into power.
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BJP candidate Pankaj Singh, the son of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, is leading from the Noida constituency, while Kapil Dev Agarwal is leading from the Muzaffarnagar seat.
The counting of votes began at 8 a.m. today and will continue until the final results are announced.
2022 Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh from February 10 to March 7, 2022 in seven phases to elect all 403 members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
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