The party’s performance surpassed even its 2014 breakthrough, when the BJP first came to power on its own.

Bucking anti-incumbency, the ruling party in the state has retained power and halted the Congress’ comeback attempt in the assembly elections, the results of which were announced Tuesday.

In Jammu Kashmir, where elections assembly election were held for the first time since the the collapse of the PDP-BJP regime on June 20, 2018, and the subsequent abrogation of Article 370, the alliance of National Conference and Congress secured an absolute majority, winning 48 seats.

Here’s how the assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir fared in numbers.

Haryana assembly election

• While the BJP ended up with its best-ever haul of 48 seats in the state, one more than its 2014 tally, the Congress won 37 seats and the INLD two. Three Independent candidates also tasted victory. The JJP and the AAP could not win any seats.
• The BJP had contested 89 of the 90 seats in Haryana this time. It did not contest the Sirsa seat, from where its ally Gopal Kanda was the sitting MLA. Kanda, however, lost his seat.

Jammu and Kashmir election

• The vote share of the National Conference stood at 23.43%, while the BJP bagged 25.64% vote share. The vote share of Congress remained at 11.97%.
• The BJP has increased its number of MLAs in the new assembly solely on the basis on an improved performance in the Jammu region.
• In the Kashmir region, the NC has increased the number of its MLAs from 15 to 42 between 2014 and 2024. The Congress’s number of MLAs has fallen from 12 in 2014 to 7 in 2024.