Haryana polls: Priyanka Gandhi urges people to vote in large numbers
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday urged the people of Haryana to vote in large numbers. (Photo: PTI)
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday urged the people of Haryana to vote in large numbers to defeat injustice and usher in a new dawn for Haryana.
In a post on all have suffered the atrocities of ten years of misrule. In this misrule you have cried tears of blood by taking away your job, income, pension and ration. Haryana is witnessing ten years of tyrannical rule.”
“Now is the time to use your democratic right to strike a blow at the power of injustice and oppression. Vote in large numbers and destroy injustice and usher in a new dawn for Haryana,” she added in her post.
Over two crore people are eligible to vote in the Haryana Assembly elections today, which will decide whether the BJP will remain in power for the third time or whether the Congress will return to power after a gap of ten years .
Voting in Haryana will take place from 7 am to 6 pm. A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting in all 90 Assembly constituencies and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for voting. The results of the Haryana Assembly elections will be declared on October 8 along with those of Jammu and Kashmir.
This election is a high-stakes battle as the BJP seeks a third consecutive term in power in the state, the Congress party aims to regain power on the basis of anti-incumbency and issues like farmers’ protests and wrestlers’ protests.
The major warring parties in Haryana include the BJP, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as well as the pre-poll alliance between the Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (INLD-BSP) and the Jannayak Janta Party ( JJP). )-Azad Samaj Party (ASP).
A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting in all 90 Assembly constituencies and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for voting. The results of the Haryana Assembly elections will be declared on October 8 along with those of Jammu and Kashmir.
In the 2019 parliamentary elections, the BJP won 40 of the 90 seats, forming a coalition government with the JJP, which won 10 seats. The Congress won 31 seats. However, JJP later broke away from the coalition.
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First publication: Oct 5, 2024 | 10:01 am IST