Haryana Assembly Election 2024: BJP hattrick or Congress comeback? Votes to be counted on Tuesday

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will begin counting of votes on Tuesday (Oct 8) morning as political parties and leaders in the northern Indian state of Haryana anxiously wait for the result of the assembly polls. Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), battling 10 years of anti-incumbency, will be hoping to continue its domination in the region while Congress remains hopeful of staging a comeback. 

The counting process will begin at 8 am local time on Tuesday as the ECI officials unlock the EVMs (Electronic Voting Machine), holding the fate of leaders in the state. 

“A three-tier security arrangement has been made at counting venues,” Haryana’s Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal told PTI on Monday.  

The voting was held in a single phase on October 5, with approximately 67.9 per cent voter turnout recorded. Ellenabad assembly seat in Sirsa district had the highest polling percentage at more than 80 per cent. 

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who took over from Manohar Lal Khattar earlier this year, led the BJP’s campaign. Saini will continue as the CM if the party wins, BJP said earlier.

Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda is the frontrunner for the CM post and led the Congress campaign in Haryana, but party leader Kumari Selja has also expressed interest in the post.

As per most exit polls, the grand old party stands on the cusp of making a comeback, which suggests that the saffron swing, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has failed to woo the voters this time in Haryana. 

The average of the various exit polls suggests that Congress may end up with 44-61 seats while BJP will finish second with 18-32 seats. 

• Congress: 55-62
• BJP: 18-24
• INLD: 3-6
• JJP: 0-3
• Others: 2-5

• Congress: 49-61
• BJP: 20-32
• INLD: 2-3
• JJP: 0-1
• Others: 3-5

• Congress: 50-64
• BJP: 22-32
• Others: 2-8

• Congress: 44-54
• BJP: 15-29
• INLD: 1-5
• JJP: 0-1
• AAP: 0-1
• Others: 4-9

• Congress: 56
• BJP: 31
• INLD: 3

• Congress: 49-61
• BJP: 20-32

Watch | India: Exit Polls See Congress Win in Haryana, Edge For NC In J&K

The ECI will be posting the trends and results for each assembly seat on its official website. 

Voters can check the results online via:

• ECI’s official website: Visit the website – results.eci.gov.in
• Voter helpline app: The app can be downloaded by Android and iOS users. This app allows users to track winning, leading, or trailing candidates, as well as constituency-wise or state-wise results.

The readers can also check the results live on WION.

(With inputs from agencies)