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HARYANA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

BJP SHOCKS

CONGRESS

After its unexpected defeat in the important election, Congress party demands the

Election Commission to investigate the voting process. But the ruling party — and some

Congress members too — blame Bhupinder Singh Hooda for the loss

OUR BUREAU after the meeting, Congress leader
Pawan Khera said that they have in-
Chandigarh/New Delhi
formed the ECI about the 20 com-
JP is set to form its third suc- plaints they received from the 20
cessive government in Hary- constituencies, out of which, seven
Bana after it won 48 seats in are written complaints. The party
the 90-member assembly as per the said that ECI has assured them of
results announced on Tuesday. The looking into the matter.
Congress won 37 seats. It came as a “Today, KC Venugopal, Ashok
shocker to the Congress party which Gehlot, Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Mak-
was all confident about forming the en, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and
new government; but it gave a big other party leaders met the officials
boost to BJP which made a hat-trick of ECI. We told ECI about the 20
of its victories in the state. complaints of which 7 are in written
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini complaints from 7 constituencies.
attributed the state’s election victory There were machines that were at 99
to PM Modi’s leadership after meet- per cent and other normal machines
ing him. “The credit to this huge vic- were at 60-70 per cent on the day of
tory goes to PM Modi who has made counting. We demanded that those
such policies and schemes in the last machines should be sealed and se-
10 years which have benefitted poor, cured until the investigation is com-
farmer, youth, women. His schemes plete. We also told ECI that in the
are for every section of the society. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah following the next 48 hours, we will also present
This victory is the result of the PM’s Bharatiya Janata Party victory in State Assembly elections, in New Delhi on Wednesday (ANI) the remaining complaints to them,”
policies and people’s love and affec- he said.
tion towards PM Modi. I thank the Khera asserted that the Election
people of Haryana. I am grateful issues related to the state. an ‘unexpected’ loss, the Congress Commission has assured they will
to the party workers of Haryana as “Home Minister Shah Ji thanked party said it has demanded the Elec- look into the matter and will reply,
well... “ he said. the God-like workers of the state for tion Commission of India to seal after consulting returning officers
Saini on Tuesday paid a courtesy the victory. He also praised the wel- those EVMs, which were allegedly from each constituency.
visit to Union Home and Cooper- fare schemes implemented during having high battery percentage de- Referring to the 7 written com-
ation Minister Amit Shah and dis- the 10-year tenure of the BJP gov- spite being used the whole day, until plaints, Khera said that they received
cussed over the future strategy for ernment. HM gave important guid- the investigation is completed in the complaints from Karnal, Hodal, Pa-
Haryana after he led the BJP to a ance regarding making Haryana a matter. nipat City, Kalka, Rewari, Narnaul
historic hat-trick win in the Assembly developed state with the basic spirit A delegation of Congress lead- and Kalanwali constituencies.
elections. of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas,” he add- ers including KC Venugopal, Bhu- Congress leader Pawan Khera
In a post on X Saini wrote, “On ed in the post. pinder Singh Hooda, Ashok Gehlot said “The Election Commission has
BJP’s historic victory in Haryana, I Even as BJP leaders bask in the Pratap Singh Bajwa, Jairam Ramesh, assured us that they will look into this
had a courtesy meeting with senior glory of their victory, the Congress Pawan Khera, Ajay Maken and Uday matter and they will reply to us after
leader and Union Home and Coop- party is refusing to accept their de- Bhan went to meet the Election consulting their returning officers
eration Minister Shri Amit Shah ji in feat. Commission of India to address their from each constituency. Complaints
New Delhi today and discussed with A day after raising concerns concerns over the results of Haryana were from 20 Assembly constituen-
him in detail about the future strate- over the results of Haryana assembly assembly polls. cies. We have 7 written complaints,
gy for Haryana and many important elections where the party suffered Addressing the media persons Continued on next page... >>

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