INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ambala: Leader of Oppostion in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leader Priyanka Gandhi during a public meeting for
Haryana Assembly elections, at Naraingarh, in Ambala district, Haryana, Monday, Sept
(Photo: PTI)3 min read Last Updated : Oct 05 2024 | 9:23 PM IST
The Congress party may return to power in Haryana after a 10-year
drought, unseating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the Assembly elections, exit polls showed on Saturday
19-29 seats.
Meanwhile, regional players Jannayak Janta Party and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) may face extinction from the political
survey predicted 1-5 seats for the INLD-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance
Notably, INLD had won just one seat last time in 2019
For JJP and its ally Chandra Shekhar Azad-led Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram), the survey predicted up to one seat
The JJP had won 10 seats last time and emerged as the kingmaker in the poll
It had extended its support to the BJP, which won 40 seats, and helped the saffron party form a coalition government in Haryana
However, their alliance collapsed ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
According to Republic Matrize exit poll prediction, Congress may win 55-62
seats while the BJP could win up to 24 seats
was held on Saturday, in which about 61 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm
The Congress has been exuding confidence about winning the elections as it claimed the BJP is facing anti-incumbency in the
Kumari Selja and Randeep Singh Surjewala have also expressed their interest in the race
surveys conducted immediately after voters leave polling stations, used to predict election outcomes based on their responses
Exit polls do not reflect the official or final election outcomes
The actual results may vary as votes are counted and officially declared.First Published: Oct 05 2024 | 7:34 PMIST
