Opposing yes and no signs are seen in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 15, 2014. The referendum on Scottish independence will take place on September 18, when Scotland will vote whether or not to end the 307-year-old union with the rest of the United Kingdo
Opposing yes and no signs are seen in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 15, 2014. The referendum on Scottish independence will take place on September 18, when Scotland will vote whether or not to end the 307-year-old union with the rest of the United Kingdom. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) Reuters/Russell Cheyne

According to early voting trends, Scotland may not be ready to get separated from the United Kingdom yet.

Early results on Friday, Sept 19 have revealed that Scotland voted in favour of remaining a part of the Union. There were at least four constituencies where Unionists won the election. Unionists turned out victorious in the Western Isles, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands and Clackmannanshire, Reuters reported. The constituencies represent 2.3 per cent of the entire electorate in Scotland. YouGov earlier conducted a poll with 1,828 voters, the majority of whom voted in favour of the Union. There were 54 per cent votes in favour of the Union while 46 per cent voted for independence.

The victory of the Unionists apparently had a positive influence on the stock market. It rose from $1.6380 to $1.6502 in New York. Bookmakers' odds revealed that Unionists were more likely to win. Scottish-born Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said that it seemed to him that the Unionists were going to win. However, he said that there was a long way to go before the actual results would come out. Alexander, nevertheless, seemed happy about the results going in favour of the Unionists. "That's great news for Scotland and for the United Kingdom, but also just a start to the serious task to make sure that Scotland gets the additional power that it needs," the Liberal Democrat said.

The Telegraph (India) earlier reported that the Bengali community in Scotland would prefer staying in the Union. Bengalis, who primarily come from Bangladesh and the eastern part of India, do not apparently want independence for Scotland. The website quoted 82-year-old former consultant physician Dipankar Datta, who was among several other Bengalis who voted against independence. The group of Bengalis apparently believed that it voting for independence would be taking "too much of a" chance. While retired people are worried that Scotland's economy will get affected by the independence, someone like Datta believes that Scotland will be more vulnerable to extremist attacks if it gets separated from the Union.

Unionists claim that independence will bring in uncertainty in terms of Scotland's politics, economics and finances. They also say that the independence, if happens, will weaken the UK as well.

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