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Haryana Assembly polls updates: Whenever you wanted help, BJP backed down, says Priyanka Gandhi

Haryana Assembly polls updates: Catch all the latest news developments related to the Assembly polls here

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Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader and Haryana MLA Abhay Chautala said on Tuesday that his party would be winning around 35 in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. "In the whole state, now the situation is such that INLD would win 30-35 seats and in the coming days, the situation will involve further that we will form the govt with huge margin, along with Bahujan Samaj Party" he said. He also criticised the Congress, saying that they do not trust their own leaders in Haryana.

"Congress doesn't even have a candidate here who they can trust so they brought someone from outside. The people who don't have enough candidates how will they form the government? The one who will get into power is someone who trusts their workers and candidates," he added. The INLD leader exuded confidence in the party cadre and said that the party trusts its workers.

Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, Pankaj Agarwal, announced that for the upcoming Assembly elections, state, district, and assembly control rooms have been set up to monitor webcasting at polling stations. Agarwal, speaking during a video conference meeting from Chandigarh with Deputy Commissioners and District Election Officers, reviewed the election arrangements. He confirmed that the Election Commission of India will also oversee the process through webcasting. Haryana will go to the polls on October 5 to elect its 90-member legislative assembly, with the counting of votes scheduled for October 8. Agarwal warned that polling agents will only be permitted to participate in authorised activities on polling day. Any involvement in prohibited activities will result in strict legal action. Detailed guidelines have been issued to ensure compliance, he added. Agarwal stressed the importance of vigilance at checkpoints to prevent the transportation of illegal liquor, narcotics, cash, and weapons during the election period. He called on district monitoring teams to intensify their efforts.


Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader and Haryana MLA Abhay Chautala said on Tuesday that his party would be winning around 35 in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. "In the whole state, now the situation is such that INLD would win 30-35 seats and in the coming days, the situation will involve further that we will form the govt with huge margin, along with Bahujan Samaj Party" he said. He also criticised the Congress, saying that they do not trust their own leaders in Haryana.

"Congress doesn't even have a candidate here who they can trust so they brought someone from outside. The people who don't have enough candidates how will they form the government? The one who will get into power is someone who trusts their workers and candidates," he added. The INLD leader exuded confidence in the party cadre and said that the party trusts its workers.

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Haryana elections: 225 paramilitary companies, 60,000 security personnel deployed to tighten security

The security has been tightened in Haryana ahead of the assembly election in Haryana, which is scheduled to happen on October 5. 225 paramilitary companies and 60,000 security personnel have been deployed for the elections, said an official. According to DGP Haryana, 11,000 SPOs (Special Police Officers) are also stationed ahead of the elections.
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Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq files plea in J-K HC against 'house arrest'

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has filed a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court challenging his "house arrest", the separatist amalgam said on Wednesday.It said the court is scheduled to hear the petition on Friday. While the Hurriyat has claimed that its chairman has been under house detention for one month and his movements are restricted, the J-K administration has maintained that he is a free man but security agencies determine his movements because of security reasons. "The hearing of the case of Mirwaiz's house arrest/illegal detention has been listed on October 4 in the High Court. The Mirwaiz has been under house detention for the last one month," the Hurriyat said.
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Cong chief Kharge slams PM Modi, says promises made by BJP never fulfilled

Hitting out against the BJP for failing to fulfil the promises made to people, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an expert in telling lies. "It is Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri's birth anniversaries today. Mahatma Gandhi taught us truth and non-violence. I don't want to say this, but those in power how much truth and how much lies they speak," said Kharge addressing a poll rally at Badhra in Charkhi Dadri.

"Modi ji toh bharosa todne walo ka bhi sardar hai (Modi is the leader of those who break trust.) His numerous lies, promises, you know about it," he added in the presence of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik.

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J-K elections: Kashmiri Pandits record over 30 per cent turnout in final phase

The Kashmiri Pandits registered a voter turnout of over 30 per cent in the third and final phase of the elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Spread across 16 assembly segments in three districts of North Kashmir, the Kashmiri Pandits cast their votes at 24 specially designated polling booths in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi-NCR. "Out of the 18,357 registered displaced Pandit voters, 5,545 turned up to exercise their franchise," said Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner and Returning Officer Dr Arvind Karvani. Special arrangements were made by the Relief and Rehabilitation Department at all polling stations in Jammu and Udhampur to facilitate the voting process.

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Whenever you wanted help, BJP backed down, says Priyanka Gandhi

"Vinesh (Phogat) and her parents struggled a lot to send her to the Olympics. She reaped the fruit of struggle. The whole nation was proud of her... After that, what happened? She and her parents' faith in government, and Olympic Association was was broken," Priyanka Gandhi said in a rally  at Haryana.
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Rahul Gandhi trying to misguide public: Rajnath Singh on Congress' claims about Agniveer

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him and his party of misleading the public and spreading false information about the Agniveer Yojana. Defence Minister Singh said, "Rahul Gandhi is trying to misguide the public. There has been a need for young blood in the Armed Forces for quite a long time. In countries like Britain, US, Israel, Russia, and China engagement with armed forces is done for small durations and keeping this in mind, after a lot of discussions, this scheme was introduced."
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People have made up their minds that BJP govt will be formed: Rajnath Singh

"You must have seen the public response in public rallies. People have made up their minds that BJP Government would be formed for the third time with a clear majority," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
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Out again: Dera Sacha Sauda chief out on parole ahead of Haryana elections

Just three days before the Haryana assembly elections, the state government released the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda leader, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, on parole for 20 days on Wednesday. Read more details here.
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Haryana Assembly elections: INLD will bag 35 seats, says Abhay Chautala

"In the whole state, now the situation is such that INLD would win 30-35 seats and in the coming days, the situation will involve further that we will form the govt with huge margin, along with Bahujan Samaj Party" Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader and Haryana MLA Abhay Chautala said. 

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First Published: Oct 02 2024 | 12:11 PM IST

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