Breaking..Congress candidate in lead

New Delhi, Jan 31: Here is the latest news that the results of the crucial bypolls in Haryana s Jind and Rajasthan s Ramgarh assembly constituencies will be declared today. The results of the bypolls are crucial for both the BJP and the Congress. The high-stakes election is considered a referendum on the Manohar Lal Khattar government and also a semi-final ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

In this regard, A high voter turnout was recorded in Jind and Ramgarh assembly constituencies on Monday.

The Congress candidate for the Ramgarh assembly election in Rajasthan is leading with a margin of over 5,000 votes, officials said Thursday.

In five out of the total 20 rounds of counting for the polls, Congress s Zubair secured 24,107 votes while BJP s Sukhwant Singh has got 18,616 votes, they said.

BSP s Jagat singh is trailing at third position.

In the Jind assembly by-election, the turnout was recorded at over 70 per cent at 5 PM. The voter turnout in Ramgarh was 78.9 %. The election was postponed following the death of BSP candidate Laxman Singh.

All four major contenders in Jind -- the ruling BJP, Congress, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which was formed after a split in the INLD -- have pulled out all the stops for a victory, which could prove to be a morale booster for the rank and file.