Haryana polls: Congress says result ‘not acceptable’, claims ‘serious issues’ with counting process

The Congress on Tuesday said that the Haryana Assembly election result was unacceptable to it, citing “serious issues” relating to the vote counting process and the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machines in several districts.

Party leader Jairam Ramesh said that “democracy had lost” and the “establishment had won”.

“Serious questions have been raised by our candidates,” Ramesh said at a press conference on Tuesday evening after the poll results were announced. “We will bring it to the notice of the Election Commission.”

The Bharatiya Janata Party won the Haryana election by clinching 48 seats in the 90-member Assembly. This was an increase from the 40 seats the Hindutva party had won in the 2019 polls. The Congress won 37 seats.

Most exit polls had projected a victory for the Congress in the state.

On Tuesday, Ramesh claimed that the poll result was a “victory of manipulation” and “subverting the will” of citizens.

His party colleague Pawan Khera alleged that the Congress had received complaints from the Hisar, Mahendragarh and Panipat constituencies about the Electronic Voting Machines having 99% battery levels, where the BJP won.

The Congress had won where the units had battery levels from 60% to 70%, Khera said.

LIVE: Congress party briefing by Shri @Jairam_Ramesh and Shri @Pawankhera at AICC HQ. https://t.co/3tgwuMfbwo— Congress (@INCIndia) October 8, 2024

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