Union minister Manohar Lal on Saturday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's push for a caste census, alleging that the party has historically viewed caste as a vote bank.
Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, his son and Congress MP Deepender Hooda cast their vote at a polling booth in Rohtak as voting is underway for Haryana Assembly elections 2024.
According to Sangram Kolhatkar, an advocate representing Satyaki Savarkar, the complaint alleges that the Congress leader made objectionable remarks about the Hindutva ideologue during a visit to the UK last year.
Speaking to ANI about the polls, Anirudh Chaudhary said, "I will cast my vote and then inspect the polling station. The environment is very good and people have made up their minds to bring the Congress party to power. In the Tosham seat also, Congress is winning."
Former Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged the people of Haryana to exercise their franchise for a "better future" of the state.
After casting her vote in the Haryana elections, double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker said that being the youth of the country, it's the individual's responsibility to vast the vote in the elections.
Kuldeep Bishnoi, the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), spoke to ANI on Saturday after casting his vote. He stated that the people will vote in favour of the BJP because the party has done significant development work in the state.
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.
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.
Economic adviser to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Basavaraj Rayareddy on Friday demanded the implementation of the caste census in the state and advised the CM to release the report.