Varanasi/IBNS: In contrast to what was widely anticipated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trailing behind Congress' Ajay Rai in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi constituency as the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections are underway on Tuesday, media reports said.

Modi is trailing behind Rai by over 6,000 votes.

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP-led NDA is trailing behind INDIA in Uttar Pradesh, which has 80 Lok Sabha seats.

Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi, who contested from Kerala's Wayanad and Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli, is leading from the seat.

The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 were held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1.