As the counting of votes is underway, the latest trends suggest that Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, and the Leader of Opposition of the outgoing Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, are among those high-profile candidates heading for a big loss.
Amidst the ongoing counting, the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Brajesh Pathak expressed his confidence in the BJP-led NDA winning the elections on 80 seats of Uttar Pradesh.
Ahead of the counting of the votes, Congress MP and party candidate from Chandigarh Manish Tewari on Tuesday said that whatever the decision of the Lok Sabha elections comes he will "respect" that.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the district magistrates and the police administration of several districts of Uttar Pradesh of illegally detaining political workers of opposition parties so that they do not participate in the counting of votes on Tuesday.
A day ahead of the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, in an open letter on Monday, appealed to all members of the Indian bureaucracy to perform their duties without "fear, favour, or ill-will against anybody."
Most exit polls have predicted the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power for a third consecutive term, with the BJP-led NDA expected to win a big majority in the Lok Sabha polls.
With the election results eagerly anticipated, the inspection aimed to ensure that all arrangements were in place for a smooth and efficient counting process.
After a saffron wave swept the Hindi heartland, taking the BJP to decisive mandates in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, and the Congress wrested Telangana from the BRS, all eyes have now shifted to the Northeast as Mizoram is to reveal its mandate on Monday.
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party karyakartas for the party's landslide victory in the Madhya Pradesh elections.
As Bharatiya Janata Party crossed the halfway mark in Chhattisgarh with its candidates leading in 55 seats, state chief Arun Sao exuded confidence in the party forming the government and said that those who have "looted" the state will not be spared.
Chhattisgarh is witnessing a close fight between Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Congress party, as per the latest trends by the Elections Commission of India.