Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur continues his lead from his constituency Seraj, with a margin of 38183 votes, as per the latest trends of the Election Commission of India.
The Congress party is hopeful of winning its "magic number" but is waiting till the final results of the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh are announced.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rakesh Kumar won the Himachal Pradesh assembly election from the Sundernagar constituency on Thursday, the Election Commission of India said.
The vote counting trends of the Election Commission of India show that the Bharatiya Janata Party's rebels are leading in their respective constituencies as Independent candidates.
In a neck-to-neck competition between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), the Election Commission of India show that the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, both are leading at 32 seats in Himachal Pradesh.
The latest trends of vote counting in Himachal Pradesh disclose that Bharatiya Janata Party is leading the assembly elections here at 30 seats, while Congress is trailing behind with 28 of the 68 seats in the hilly state.
As the exit poll prediction of a return of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh, the ruling party is hoping to set a few new records by changing the trend of not repeating government after five years while the Congress is hopeful that the party would form the government with a full majority in the hill state as the stage is all set for counting of votes for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
Electors in Himachal Pradesh enthusiastically participated in the festival of democracy by casting their votes in the state Assembly elections on Saturday.
As the voting began for 68 Assembly seats, Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh on Saturday said that everyone will cast their vote today and cooperate to form a new government in the state.