Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:47am on 04 Jun 2024,Tuesday Politics
Counting has begun for 175 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and 147 in Odisha. Odisha's Assembly polls were held alongside the Lok Sabha elections, with the BJP and the BJD, led by long-time Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in a tight contest. In Andhra Pradesh, the YSRCP faces the elections. A total of 3.33 crore votes were cast for both the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats on May 13. Additionally, 4.61 lakh postal ballots were used, 26,473 voters voted from home, and 26,721 service voters cast their votes electronically.