It was a close contest in Uttarakhand with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in 23 seats and the Congress close behind with 22 seats in trends available for 59 of the 70 assembly constituencies.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was third with six seats and the Samajwadi Party (SP) had yet to open its account.
Smaller parties bagged the remaining nine seats.