The counting of votes for Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh began at 8 a.m. Thursday .
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) (India) : On Thursday, the counting of votes for Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh began at 8 a.m., with the BJP seeking re-election for the second term in a row and the Congress assisting with its ten promises to bring them home.The emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party as the third major political party in the state has exacerbated the electoral battle.The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (CPI), and the Rashtriya Devbhumi Party (RDP) are also involved in the fight.If the BJP wins, it will defeat the anti-incumbency coalition and change the state's leadership model.The Election Commission has made proper preparations for the counting of votes.
He said teams of returning officers and assistant returning officers have also been deployed to ensure a smooth counting process.According to him, the counting halls could hold up to 14 counting tables and a minimum of eight counting tables depending on the available space.According to the exit polls predicted on Monday that the BJP would hold Himachal Pradesh's leadership in a competitive contest, 52,859 postal ballots were collected at Bhuntar in Kullu and the counting for the tribal Bharmour assembly segment was conducted at Bhuntar, and that for the Kinnaur assembly segment, the counting took place in Reckong-peo.