LIVE Assembly election results: Rajnath says BJP will form govt in both J-K, Jharkhand

Elated over BJP's good showing in assembly polls, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday expressed confidence that his party would form government in both Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand.

Elated over BJP's good showing in assembly polls, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday expressed confidence that his party would form government in both Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand.

"We will form government in both Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir," the senior BJP leader told reporters outside Parliament House on queries over election results.

Early trends of counting of votes show that BJP was leading in more than 20 seats in Jammu and Kashmir and the party is emerging as a clear winner in Jharkhand, leading in more than 35 seats.