Election Results 2024 Live Updates: PM Modi Wins from Varanasi
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi won from Varanasi constituency with 1,52,513 votes even as the BJP has decided to conduct the crucial Parliamentary party meeting on June 7. The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday was leading in 280 seats to cross the majority in trends available for 528 seats, while the Congress also crossed the 100-mark in terms of leads, the Election Commission data showed.The BJP was ahead in 234 seats at 10:30 am, and won the Surat seat in Gujarat uncontested. The postal ballot votes were first counted and after 30 minutes Electronic Voting Machines were opened in the presence of election observers and polling agents deputed by the political parties concerned. The Election Commission of India made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of counting of Lok Sabha polls as well as the State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.