Haryana's assembly elections are pivotal for shaping the BJP's future electoral narratives post 2024.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is vying for a third consecutive term in Haryana, while the Congress is aiming to reclaim power after a decade in opposition.
Polling began for the Haryana assembly elections on Saturday morning, with Chief Minister and Nayab Singh Saini sharply criticising the Congress, accusing it of engaging in the politics of lies.
Polling for Assembly elections is underway in Haryana while voting concluded in Jammu and Kashmir on October 1. Exit poll results are expected to be declared after 6.30 PM.
Haryana Exit Poll 2024 Live Updates: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini said, "We will form the govt and that too with a full majority on October 8, I have this report. ‘8 taarikh ko janta degi jawaab aur ye (Congress) kahenge EVM hai kharab’…”
Rebels from both Congress and BJP form a sizable chunk of Independents in the fray in the Haryana Assembly elections this time.
Saini underscored the BJP's "double-engine" government's achievements over the past decade, assuring that the farmers, despite their occasional protests over minimum wage, were content with the government's policies.
In a video message, Kundu claimed the incident occurred while he was visiting polling booth number 134. He alleged that Dangi ripped his clothes and had him "manhandled," with his personal assistant also being beaten.
All eyes will be on the exit poll predictions for J&K and Haryana, which will be released after the polling ends in Haryana.
Haryana Election 2024 Updates: Key political figures, including CM Nayab Singh Saini and Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Vinesh Phogat, are contesting this election.
Voting in 90 Assembly constituencies in Haryana will begin at 7 AM and end at 6 PM on Saturday. The results will be declared on October 8.
According to the Election Commission notification, the exit poll predictions can be released only after the voting ends in Haryana.
Once the rising star of Haryana Congress, Ashok Tanwar returned to the party exactly five years after his exit in the presence of Rahul Gandhi.
Chandigarh, Oct 3 In a setback to the BJP, its senior leader and former MP Ashok Tanwar joined the Congress at a rally of Rahul Gandhi in Mahendragarh d..
A tour of cities and villages along the Delhi-Ambala section of the National Highway-1 that passes through Haryana also throws up issues such as agrarian distress and anger against the Agnipath scheme that seeks to recruit youth for a period of four years in the armed forces.
Tanwar had switched to the BJP in January 2024, praising the progress under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda dismissed talks of infighting as critical to internal party democracy and said that voters in Haryana have decided to vote the Congress party back to power in the state.
Attacking the Congress, PM Modi said its politics remains limited to false promises, whereas the BJP's politics is to put in hard work and is result-oriented.
Ram Rahim has sought a 20-day parole ahead of the October 5 Haryana Assembly polls. Also, Kejriwal, who was released from Tihar Jail following his bail in the excise policy case by the Supreme Court, has been campaigning across Haryana.
The 90-member Haryana Assembly is scheduled to go to polls on October 5 and the counting of votes will be taken up on October 8.
During the second leg of his campaigning, Gandhi is also likely to be joined by party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
On every seat, there is infighting in the Congress. In this infighting, the doors for Dalits and backwards are closed. Congress knows that Dalits don't give them votes, therefore they hate the entire Dalit community, PM Modi said.
The party has made several promises including free electricity, medical treatment, financial aid to women as well as caste census in the state
The Congress had already announced seven 'guarantees', including the promises of a legal guarantee for an MSP, a caste survey, gas cylinders for Rs 500, and monthly Rs 2,000 to every woman between 18-60 years.