As counting of votes continues on Tuesday, political heavyweights cutting across party lines have taken early leads in their respective Lok Sabha constituencies.

Smriti Irani is leading from Amethi while Ravi Kishan from Gorakhpur and Arun Govil from Meerut are also leading.

Akhilesh Yadav is leading from Kannauj and his wife Dimple Yadav is leading from Mainpuri. -SP candidate Annu Tandon is leading from Unnao.

According to initial counts, the BJP-led NDA is leading on 44 seats, while the India Bloc is leading on 20 seats.