BJP leading in Uttaranchal

BJP took an early lead in four of the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttaranchal where Union Transport Minister BC Khanduri was leading by more than 13,000 votes.

Khanduri was leading over his Congress rival Lt Gen TPS Rawat in the Pauri-Garhwal seat.

Except Nainital, BJP was leading in rest of the seats that include Almora, Tehri and Hardwar.

In Nainital, Congress candidate K C Singh Baba was leading by a narrow margin over his BJP rival Vijay Bansal.