Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Krishan Pal Gurjar on Saturday exuded confidence of his party winning the Haryana assembly elections for the third time in a row, claming that the BJP has given 'transparent and honest governance' to people of Haryana in last ten years.
The Congress candidate further said, "Our fight is against the 'gundaraj' in this city, against the corruption that has spread. We are not fighting against a candidate, we are fighting for the development here."
As the polling began in Haryana, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday appealed to voters of the state to choose a capable and development-oriented government.
As the elections began for the 90-Assembly constituencies in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to the voters to exercise their franchise and "set a new record of voting".
Voting began for 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties including the ruling Congress and BJP.
Haryana CEO Pankaj Agarwal said that 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 booth
Congress MP Kumari Selja denied rumours that she has been "upset" with Congress leaders over certain decisions taken by the party regarding the Haryana elections, saying, "In the Congress, ultimately our faith lies in the high command only."
Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, Pankaj Agarwal said that 2,03,54,350 voters in the state will be able to exercise their franchise in the 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly Elections, scheduled for October 5 from 7 am to 6 pm.
National Congress Party-SCP chief Sharad Pawar called for an immediate decision over seat-sharing discussion between the Maha Vikas Aghad for the Maharashatra assembly elections, which are expected to take place later this year. However, he said that he had not been participating in the s