Uttarakhand Election 2022 Result Live News: BJP takes its lead to 34, Congress 19:

The counting of votes is underway for the 70-member Uttarakhand assembly, voting for which was held on February 14. The ballot paper votes were counted first and counting of EVMs is being done. The initial trends is showing a neck and neck fight between the BJP and the Congress as predicted by the exit polls. While the main contest is being seen between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress, the debutant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also put its might in the election to make inroads in the hill-state. Over 81 lakh voters were eligible to cast their votes, however, the final voter turnout was 65.4 per cent. The key candidates are CM Pushkar Singh Dhami from Khatima, former chief minister Harish Rawat from Lalkuwa, Pritam Singh from the Chakrata, Yashpal Arya from Bajpur, Anukriti Gusain Rawat from Lansdowne, Madan Kaushik from Haridwar, Satpal Maharaj from Chaubattakhal and Dhan Singh Rawat from the Srinagar assembly constituency. The BJP and Congress are locked in straight contests on 40 to 45 seats, while the regional outfits make the fight triangular on 25-30 seats.