Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Exit polls show tough fight in Jammu & Kashmir between BJP and INDIA bloc

Voting for the Indian general elections 2024, which lasted for over six weeks, concluded on Saturday (Jun 1) with exit polls giving a clear mandate to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, the nation is waiting for some results keenly, including that of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

This was the first general election in J&K since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019 and the division of the state into two union territories - J&K and Ladakh.

J&K recorded the highest voter turnout in a Lok Sabha poll in the last 35 years. The Kashmir Valley witnessed a huge 30-point jump in poll participation compared to 2019.

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"This active participation is a huge positive for the assembly elections to be held soon so that the democratic process continues to thrive in the Union Territory," said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

He also said that the combined voter turnout at the polling stations for the entire Union Territory with five Lok Sabha seats was 58.46 per cent.

J&K has five Lok Sabha seats and Ladakh has one.

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What do the exit polls say?

The exit polls have predicted a neck-and-neck fight between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the INDIA bloc in J&K.

India Today - Axis My India exit polls: It projectsthree seats for the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, which is part of the INDI Alliance and two seats for the BJP. It also predicted that Congress is likely to win the Ladakh seat.

India TV-CNX Exit Poll: It predicted that BJP would win two-to-three seats in both UTs combined.

ABP-C Voters: It has projected INDIA to win zero to two seats in J&K and NDA to win two seats. Others are likely to win two to three seats.

(With inputs from agencies)