Haryana Assembly Election Results Live: Congress set to return with landslide victory over BJP

The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala was leading from his Ellenabad constituency. The trends manifest that the Congress was ahead on 61 seats, while the BJP on 23.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was leading in Ladwa in Kurukshetra district, while Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was ahead of his rivals in the Garhi Sampla-Kiloi seat in Rohtak district.

The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that JJP leader and former Deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala was trailing behind Congress candidate Brijendra Singh on the Uchana Kalan seat. Meanwhile, the early trends manifested Congress' landslide victory in Haryana.

BJP candidate from Badli, Om Prakash Dhankar said, "We are awaiting final results. It will be clear in the afternoon that we are forming the government. Everyone makes claims but results will tell us whose claims are true." 

Union Minister Chirag Paswan said, "The BJP has worked hard in Jammu-Kashmir and Haryana and the public trusts BJP and PM Modi. I am hopeful that the results of the assembly elections will be in our favour."

Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda took the lead in Haryana's Garhi Sampla-Kiloi. Hooda is the leading candidate for the chief minister post in Congress. He is likely to take oath for the CM post for the third time.

Haryana Lokhit Party Gopal Kanda took the lead after trailing for a brief period in the early trend of counting. In the Sirsa Assembly constituency, the poll battle was between Haryana Lokhit Party Gopal Kanda and Congress candidate Gokul Setia. Kanda enjoyed the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The Congress is set to return with a landslide victory over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that the grand old party is leading on 71 seats, BJP on 15 and others on 4. The win for Congress means the grand old party succeeded in ending the 10-year-long drought in the state.

Congress candidate Jagbir Singh Malik was leading in the Gohana constituency. The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that the Congress is set to register a landslide victory, ousting the Bharatiya Janata Party from power in the state. The grand old party took a lead on 72 seats, while BJP on 15. There was a direct poll battle between Congress and BJP in the state.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gian Chand Gupta was leading in Haryana's Panchkula. The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that the Congress took a lead on 69 seats, while BJP on 13, which means the grand old party ended a 10-year-long drought in Haryana.

BJP leader Shruti Choudhary was leading in Haryana's Tosham. The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that the Congress took a lead on 67 seats, while BJP on 12. There was a direct poll battle between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party on the most of seats in Haryana.

The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that Congress crosses the majority mark which means the grand old party is set to return to power after ten years. Congress took a lead on 55 seats, while BJP on 10. There was a direct poll battle between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party on the most of seats.

The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that BJP candidate Pramod Kumar Vij was leading in Haryana's Panipat City. The Congress took a lead on 45 seats, while BJP on 9. There was a direct poll battle between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party on the most of seats.

Congress candidate Kuldip Sharma is leading in Haryana's Ganaur. The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that the Congress is ahead on 37 seats, while BJP on 6. The gap between the two rivals showed that Congress is likely to get a majority in Haryana.

Congress candidate Balbir Singh Balmiki is leading in Haryana's Israna. The early trend of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that the Congress took a lead on 35 seats, while BJP on 5. There was a direct poll battle between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party on the most of seats.

The early trends of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that the Congress took a lead on 33 seats, while BJP on 4. There was a direct poll battle between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party on the most of seats.

Vinesh Phogat, wrestler-turned-politician, who recently joined Congress is leading in Julana. Her entry into politics just ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 drew sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The Election Commission of India (ECI)'s website showed that Haryana Lokhit Party Gopal Kanda was trailing in the early trends of counting. In the Sirsa Assembly constituency, the poll battle was between Haryana Lokhit Party Gopal Kanda and Congress candidate Gokul Setia.  

The early trend of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that Congress candidate Pearl Choudhary was leading in Haryana's Pataudi. The Election Commission of India began counting of votes on Tuesday morning amid tight security at the counter centres.

The early trend of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed Congress candidate Aftab Ahmed was leading on the Nuh seat. Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are the main parties in the state.

The early trend of votes counting for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 showed that the Congress took a lead on 9 seats, while BJP on 2. There was a direct poll battle between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party on the most of seats.

According to the early trend of counting of votes, Congress candidate Dharam Singh Chhoker is leading in Samalkha.

The Election Commission of India began the counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly Election 2024 amid tight security. The poll body will soon display the first trend of counting. Haryana witnessed a direct fight between the BJP and Congress on most of the seats.

The counting of votes will begin shortly amid tight security in Haryana. The authorities deployed local police, CISF jawans and paramilitary personnel at the counting centres to avoid any kind of untoward incident.

Ahead of the counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024, Himadri Kaushik, DCP Panchkula said, "We have two counting centres here, Kalka and Panchkula, Police forces are ready and we have made all the preparations. We are ready to tackle any situation. CISF, paramilitary, district police all are present right now."

Ahead of the counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly elections 2024, Virender Ghogharian, an Independent candidate from the Uchana Kalan Assembly constituency said, "I have received enough love and support. I am sure that I will go to Assembly."

Haryana Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Ladwa assembly constituency Nayab Singh Saini arrives at Saini Samaj Dharamshala in Kurukshetra.

Haryana Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Ladwa assembly constituency Nayab Singh Saini said, "Today is the day of counting and I am confident that as a result of the works done by the BJP government in the past ten years, we will be forming the government in Haryana for the third time. Our government will continue to serve the people of Haryana. Congress works for power, BJP works for service..."

Savitri Jindal (Hisar), Ranjit Chautala (Rania) and Chitra Sarwara (Ambala Cantt) are among the top Independent candidates.

Union Minister Inderjit Singh's daughter Arti Rao is in the fray from the Ateli constituency. 

The BJP fielded former chief minister late Bhajan Lal's grandson Bhavya Bishnoi from the Adampur segment of Hisar.

Ahead of the counting of votes, Congress workers gathered outside the party headquarters in Delhi. They raised slogans in support of the party.

From Dabwali, Devi Lal's grandson Aditya Devi Lal, an INLD candidate, is taking on JJP's Digvijay Singh Chautala, great grandson of the former deputy prime minister.

Former MP Shruti Choudhry of BJP and Anirudh Chaudhary, both cousins, are contesting from Tosham seat.

Prominent among those in the fray are - Chief Minister Saini (Ladwa), Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi), INLD's Abhay Chautala (Ellenabad), JJP's Dushyant Chautala (Uchana Kalan), BJP's Anil Vij (Ambala Cantt), Capt Abhimanyu (Narnaund), O P Dhankar (Badli), AAP's Anurag Dhanda (Kalayat) and Congress' Vinesh Phogat (Julana).

BJP candidate from Panchkula, Gian Chand Gupta said, "We have the blessings of Mata Mansa Devi and I am fully confident that the results will be very good and I will win the Panchkula seat. Every party claims to be winning but as per the inputs that we are getting, BJP is going to form the government for the third time. As far as exit polls are concerned, even in Chhattisgarh the polls were adverse and showed Congress forming the government. But BJP formed the government there. Here too, BJP will 'bloom' the 'Lotus' for the third time."

Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a frontrunner for the chief minister's post if his party wins, exuded confidence of a comfortable majority.

The key parties in the Haryana poll battle are the BJP, the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, INLD-BSP and JJP-Azad Samaj Party. However, most seats are likely to see a direct fight between the BJP and the Congress.

Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, whose party contested Haryana elections on its own, claimed that no government in Haryana can be formed without the support of his his party.

Several exit polls have predicted a Congress victory in Haryana which recorded a voter turnout of 67. 90 per cent. However, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini rejected the prediction, claiming his party BJP will form the government for a third time with full majority.

A total of 1,031 candidates, including 464 Independents and 101 women, were in the fray on Haryana's 90 constituencies which voted in single phase on October 5.

The elections in Haryana are the first major direct contest between the BJP and the Congress following the Lok Sabha polls. The result in the state would be used by the winner to build a narrative in their favour in other states - Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi where polls are due over the next few months.

Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said a three-tier security arrangements have been made at counting venues today.

Officials said all preparations, including security arrangements, have been completed for the counting process which begins at 8 am today.

Political parties and leaders wait with bated breath as the counting day approaches today in Haryana, with the ruling BJP confident of retaining power for a third term, and the Congress, which is out of power for 10 years, more than hopeful of making a comeback when results are announced on Tuesday.