Haryana election result: BJP maintains clear lead
Most exit polls had projected the Congress to secure a clear majority.
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The counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly elections is underway.
As of 12.55 pm, the Congress was leading in 36 constituencies, according to the Election Commission. The Bharatiya Janata Party was ahead in 48 seats.
The Indian National Lok Dal and the Bahujan Samaj Party were ahead in one constituency each.
The Legislative Assembly in Haryana has 90 members and 46 seats are required for a majority.
The Assembly polls in the state took place in a single phase on Saturday. A turnout of 67.9% was recorded.
Most exit polls had projected the Congress to win a clear majority.
Amid the counting of votes, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh stated that the party had filed a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging a delay in updating the leads and results of the polls, ANI reported.
In its letter to the poll panel, the party claimed that uploading of the results on the Election Commission’s website had slowed down between 9 am and 11 am.
“As you can imagine this allows bad faith actors to spin narratives that undermine the process,” said the Congress. “Our fear is also that such narratives can then be used by these mala fide actors to influence processes where counting is still underway, i.e., in most of the counting centres.”
Background
The BJP, which is fighting to win a third consecutive term,...
