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.
Former Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday assured that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win more than 50 seats in the Haryana assembly polls.
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.
Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda on Friday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately transfer the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bhiwani district for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Calling Congress leader Kumari Selja a "good politician," Haryana BJP leader Bharat Bhushan Juyal accused the Congress and Bhupinder Hooda of sidelining the SC and OBC and said that the party only "tolerates" the interference by Hooda family and no one else.
Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Friday slammed Congress for not declaring Kumari Selja as the Chief Minister candidate of Haryana and claimed that the Congress party abused Kumari Selja over her caste.
Union Minister Amit Shah slammed Congress following the 5,600 crore drug seizure in Delhi and claimed that the main accused of the racket is Delhi Congress's RTI cell head.
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
The election is a high-stakes battle as the BJP is eyeing a third straight term to power in the state, the Congress party is aiming to wrest back power riding on anti-incumbency, and issues of farmer protests and wrestler protests.
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."