Democracy in Action, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir Voters Give Their Mandate

The recently concluded Assembly elections of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir and the Election Commission announced the result on 8th October, 2024. In Jammu and kashmir alliance led by INC-NC and in Haryana BJP party won the mandate from the people. The elected governments will assume the office for the next five years.

Highlights of Both State Elections

1. Jammu and Kashmir

Significance of the Elections

• Marks the return of an elected government in Jammu and Kashmir after a six-year gap.
• This gap followed the collapse of the PDP-BJP coalition government on June 20, 2018, and the subsequent abrogation of Article 370.
• It’s a historic moment for democracy in India. Jammu and Kashmir citizens cast their vote and elected the government after a long time.

These assembly elections were the first in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014 and were conducted in three phases

Phase 1: Voting for 24 seats on September 18.

Phase 2: Voting for 26 seats on September 25.

Phase 3: Voting for the remaining 40 seats on October 1.

Results 

Party Name	Short Name	Winning Seats
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	JKN	42
Bharatiya Janata Party	BJP	29
Indian National Congress	INC	6
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party	JKPDP	3
Jammu & Kashmir People Conference	JPC	1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	CPI(M)	1
Aam Aadmi Party	AAP	1
Independent	IND	7

Note : As in the election of J&K, Alliance of Congress and National conference will form the government after winning 48 seats.

2. Haryana

Election Results

• The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured victory for the third consecutive term in Haryana.
• BJP won 48 seats in the 90-member assembly.
• The Congress party received 37 seats and was leading on one additional seat.

Created History

• The BJP overcame a 10-year anti-incumbency trend and defied exit polls that projected a significant win for the Congress.
• This win is historic for Haryana and BJP, because after the formation of state This is the first time any party formed the government 3rd time and made a hattrick in the state.

Results

Party Name	Short Name	Winning Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party	BJP	48
Indian National Congress	INC	37
Indian National Lok Dal	INLD	2
Independent	IND	3

Note : BJP will form the government in the state of Haryana. Continue for the next 5 years.

Summary/Static	Details
Why in the news?	The recently concluded Assembly elections of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir and the Election Commission announced the result on 8th October, 2024. In Jammu and kashmir alliance led by INC-NC and in Haryana BJP party won the mandate from the people.
Significance	Marks the return of an elected government after 6 years due to the collapse of the PDP-BJP coalition in 2018. First election post-abrogation of Article 370.
Result (J&K)	– JKN: 42 seats – BJP: 29 seats – INC: 6 seats – JKPDP: 3 seats – JPC: 1 seat – CPI(M): 1 seat – AAP: 1 seat – IND: 7 seats
Result (Haryana)	– BJP: 48 seats – INC: 37 seats – INLD: 2 seats – IND: 3 seats
Party in Power	INC-NC Alliance (J&K) BJP (Haryana)