Updated On: 23 November, 2024 02:06 PM IST | Ranchi | mid-day online correspondent
Chief Minister Hemant Soren is leading in the Barhait constituency with a margin of 12,818 votes over BJP’s Gamliyel Hembrom after the third round of counting

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren with his wife and JMM leader Kalpana Soren during a meeting with LoP in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, party President Mallikarjun Kharge and party MP KC Venugopal. Pic/PTI
The JMM-led INDIA bloc is currently leading in 50 out of the 81 assembly seats, while the NDA is ahead in 30 seats, as per the latest trends from the Election Commission.
Counting of votes commenced at 8 am on Saturday, and by noon, the INDIA bloc's leaders included the JMM with 30 seats, Congress with 14, and their allies with 6.