After a long-drawn elections, the mammoth exercise to count votes polled for the Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections began at 8 am on Tuesday. As of 11:49 am, as per Election Commission of India indicated, Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 234 seats and has one seat in Surat unopposed. Indian National Congress was leading in 99 seats.

Samajwadi Party was leading in 34 seats, as per the ECI’s website

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was leading with over 75,600 seats at Varanasi at 11:51 am. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was leading in Rae Bareli by 1.25 lakh votes.

Results of the Assembly elections in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were held simultaneously with voting for the 543-member Lok Sabha. Results of 175 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and 147 Assembly constituencies in Odisha and results of bypolls in 25 Assembly constituencies will also be declared today.