As counting for 14 Lok Sabha seats and one assembly by-election in Jharkhand began, BJP was leading in the early trends for 5 seats, while Congress and AJSU Party were leading in 2 and 1 seat respectively. Union minister Arjun Munda was trailing to Congress's Kalicharan Munda in Khunti seat, while sitting BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and VD Ram were leading in Godda and Palamu respectively. The state recorded an overall 66.19% turnout and the counting process is being conducted on 1,894 tables with heavy security arrangements in place.