"Public will decide": Bihar Dy CM Vijay Sinha on Haryana polls

Patna (Bihar) [India] October 5 (ANI): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Saturday said that the people of Haryana will decide if those weakening the country or those strengthening it will form the government in the state.
"This is the great festival of democracy. The public will decide whether the one who weakens the country will move forward or the one who strengthens the country will move forward. The one who appeases by raising slogans of caste and religion will move forward or the one who believes in Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas... will move forward. The public will decide this," Bihar Deputy CM told ANI.
A voter turnout of 36.69 per cent was recorded across 90 assembly seats in Haryana till 1 pm. Voting in Haryana started at 7 am and will go till 6 pm. A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting in all 90 assembly constituencies, and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for voting.
As per the data shared by the ECI, Mewat recorded the highest poll percentage of 42.64 per cent, followed by Yamunanagar at 42.08 per cent, Jind at 41.93 per cent and Palwal 41.85 per cent till 1 am.
In Ambala 39.47 per cent Bhiwani 38.27 per cent, 40 percent in Fatehabad , 38.34 per cent in Hisar, 39.74 per cent in Karnal, 36.19 per cent in Rohtak, 33.64 per cent in Sonipat till1 PM.
The lowest voter turnout was witnessed in Panchkula, with 25.89 per cent of people casting their vote till 1.00 PM.
Multiple political parties are in the fray in the 90-member assembly constituency. With BJP and Congress going head to head, Chautala brothers are also looking to leave their mark in the polls by forging pre-poll alliances with other small parties.
According to Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, Pankaj Agarwal, 2,03,54,350 voters, including 1,07,75,957 males, 95,77,926 females, and 467 third-gender voters, will cast their votes in the Assembly Elections on October 5.
A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting across 90 constituencies, and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for the election. The Chief Electoral Officer highlighted that a total of 29,462 police personnel, 21,196 home guards, and 10,403 Special Police Officers (SPO) have been deployed across the state.
The results for the Haryana Assembly elections will be declared along with those of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8. (ANI)