After exit polls projected a hung assembly in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), Congress candidates from the union territory on Sunday held a meeting in Jammu to discuss their experiences in the elections.
Reacting to Haryana assembly elections, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government will be defeated and the Congress will form government in the state. He said that the BJP is facing defeat because they lathi-charged farmers.
Congress candidate from Central Shalteng assembly seat Tariq Hameed Karra said on Sunday that they are ready to hold dialogues with any party and people who are on the same page with throwing Bharatiya Janata Party out of the "power corridor" in Jammu and Kashmir.
A three tier security arrangement has been implemented at the counting venues to ensure a smooth vote count on October 8 in the district, police said on Sunday.
"We do not take the exit polls very seriously. This time the news is good. We are getting information that we will win. Everything will be clear on October 8," said Tharoor.
Amid the exit polls projection in favour of the Congress, Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav expressed faith in making a strong government in the state adding that in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress will form a coalition government.
Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Haryana assembly elections, CPI leader D Raja said that the people of Haryana are angry with the BJP and that they have betrayed farmers and wrestlers.
"It was a known fact that the Congress would sweep in Haryana, and in Jammu and Kashmir also, Congress and National Conference will form the government. They are just calculating how many seats Congress will gain in Haryana and also in Jammu and Kashmir. The mind of the people is to defeat B
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray on Sunday expressed confidence in the exit polls predicting victories for Congress in the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Sunday said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana have rejected the ideology of Bharatiya Janata Party and the party will not come to power in both the states.