Exit Polls Predict Win for Modi’s Opponents in State Elections

The Congress party is predicted to win the state of Haryana
Opposition alliance has an edge in Jammu and Kashmir

Vardhan Yadav, Congress party candidate for Haryana Assembly Election, during the road show on the last day of election campaign at Badshahpur Bazar in Gurugram, Indai, on Oct. 3. — Vardhan Yadav, Congress party candidate for Haryana Assembly Election, during the road show on the last day of election campaign at Badshahpur Bazar in Gurugram, Indai, on Oct. 3.
Photographer: Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times/Getty Images

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By Swati Gupta

October 5, 2024 at 4:02 PM UTC

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing in two recent state elections, exit polls showed, providing a boost to the opposition after a weaker mandate for the ruling alliance in national elections.

The Indian National Congress is predicted to win in the northern state of Haryana, and its alliance has an edge over the BJP in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, where none of the parties are seen securing a clear majority.