Live Updates | Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: Saini Blames Congress For Reservation Politics, Says 'Biggest Role In Ending Reservations'

Haryana Election 2024: Assembly polls is set for October 5 in Haryana, with over 2 crore voters choosing from 1,031 candidates across 90 constituencies. Results will be announced on October 8.

Assembly Elections 2024 Live: The stage is all set in Haryana for a closely contested assembly election on Saturday, where more than 2 crore voters will cast their votes for 90 members of the state assembly in a single-phase poll. This election is crucial as the BJP seeks a third consecutive term in the state. The Congress party is trying to regain power by focusing on anti-incumbency, along with the issues of farmer and wrestler protests.

The main parties contesting in Haryana are going for the polls today BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). There’s also a pre-poll alliance between the Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (INLD-BSP) and the Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party (JJP-ASP).

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), voting in Haryana is set for October 5, from 7 am to 6 pm. A total of 1,031 candidates are competing across 90 assembly constituencies, with 20,632 polling booths established for the election. Results for the Haryana Assembly elections will be announced alongside those for Jammu and Kashmir on October 8.

05 October 2024

08:34 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 Live: 'Vote For Congress, Development, And Justice': Aditya Surjewala

After casting his vote for Haryana Election, Congress candidate from Kaithal assembly seat, Aditya Surjewala said, "I want to make an appeal to the people of the state to come out and cast their votes. Elections are held once in 5 years but this is the most important thing for democracy. I urge you to vote for the Congress party, for development and justice...There was a problem in the control unit of the EVM which has now been rectified..."

08:11 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live: Nayab Singh Saini Blames Congress For Reservation Politics

Haryana CM and BJP's candidate from Ladwa assembly seat, Nayab Singh Saini said that from Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira Gandhi to Rajiv Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, all have spoken to end reservations in the country. 

On the day of polling in Haryana, he said, "We are winning and forming our government for the third time with a huge margin. Congress does the politics of lies, they lied during Lok Sabha elections that the Constitution and reservation will be finished. Rahul Gandhi has the biggest role in ending reservations."

07:54 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live 2024: 'Good Atmosphere In Favour Of BJP': Kuldeep Bishnoi 

On polling day, BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi expressed confidence in the party's victory in Haryana and said, "There is a good atmosphere in favour of the BJP...The (Congress) candidate fielded here is an outsider...Bhavya Bishnoi (his son and BJP candidate from Adampur seat) has done good work here, people see a glimpse of (former Haryana chief minister) Bhajan Lal in him..."

07:40 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live 2024: Manu Bhaker Encourages Youth to Vote

On casting her first vote, Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker said, "Being the youth of this country, it is our responsibility to cast our vote for the most favourable candidate. Small steps lead to big goals... I voted for the first time..."

07:25 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live: Manu Bhaker Arrives At A Polling Station

Olympic medalist & Indian shooter Manu Bhaker arrived at a polling station in Jhajjar to cast her vote.

#WATCH | Olympic medalist & Indian shooter Manu Bhaker arrives at a polling station in Jhajjar to cast her vote for the #HaryanaElelction pic.twitter.com/LPEigw00mn

— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2024

07:02 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live 2024: Voting Begins For 90 Assembly Seats

Voting for the Haryana Assembly elections began for all 90 seats.

06:59 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live 2024: Manohar Lal Khattar Reaches Polling Station To Cast His Vote

Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar reached a polling station in Karnal to cast his vote and said, "People should cast their vote today. The administration has made all the arrangements and elections will be held peacefully. BJP is confident of winning and we will form the government in the state for the 3rd time..."

06:47 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live: Key Candidates And Constituency

As polls are going to begin today for 90 constituencies, there are many key candidates including Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Ladwa, Nayab Singh Saini, Congress leader Vinesh Phogat and others.

06:37 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live 2024: Mock Polling Begins

Mock polling has begun at the polling centres in the Tiagaon assembly constituency. Contesting candidates include AAP's Abhash Chandela, JJP's Tika Ram, BJP's Rajesh Nagar, and Congress' Rohit Nagar.

06:30 IST

Haryana Assembly Elections Live 2024: 2.03 crore Voters To Vote

More than 2 crore voters are ready to cast their votes today for 90 Assembly constituency seats.