New Delhi, May 23: The BJP-led NDA is crossing the 200-mark, as per the first hour trends of Lok Sabha elections 2019 results. A major shocker has emerged from Uttar Pradesh, where Congress president Rahul Gandhi is trailing from Amethi, the family bastion of Nehru-Gandhi family. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Results LIVE News Updates: Will it be NDA, UPA or Third Front?

By the time this report was first published, the NDA was projected to lead in 220 seats as per the trends. The Congress-led NDA had also crossed the century-mark, as it was shown to be leading in 112 constituencies.

The chunk of NDA's lead came from North India, where the BJP is evidently performing well. For the Congress-led coalition, the numbers have soared in southern India, with DMK sweeping in Tamil Nadu.

Among key candidates in fray, BJP's Ravi Kishan is ahead in Gorakhpur, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is leading in Lucknow, Mahesh Sharma is ahead in Gautam Budh Nagar, whereas, Rahul Gandhi is trailing in Amethi, Shashi Tharoor is lagging behind in Thiruvananthapuram and NCP's Supriya Sule in Baramati.

The initial trends are largely in accordance to the exit poll predictions, which had predicted another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The aggregate of major exit polls said the NDA is likely to win over 300 seats.

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