The BJP-led NDA is leading on five out of seven seats in early trends for by-elections in five states. Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar is leading from Baramati, while BJP candidates are leading in Gujarat's Umreth, Maharashtra's Rahuri, Nagaland's Koridang and Tripura's Dharmanagar. Congress is leading on two seats, from Devanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies in Karnataka.