Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP Eyes Its Best Performance Yet, Poised To Form Government For Third Term If Trends Continue

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to form government in Haryana for the third consecutive term as it leads on 50 seats, its best performance ever.

Notably, Congress was leading in early trends but the BJP took over by 9:50 am. Currently, Congress is leading on 34 seats.

Haryana, which went to polls in a single phase on 5 October, has 90 Assembly seats, making 46 the majority mark.

In 2014, the BJP won 47 seats and formed the government on its own. In 2019, it formed an alliance with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) as it fell short of majority with 40 seats.

Who leads

Abhay Chautala's Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) is leading on one seat, as his son Arjun Chautala is leading in Rania. Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is leading in Julana.

Congress MLA Mamman Khan, accused in Nuh violence, is leading in Ferozepur Jhirka, eyeing to secure a second term.

CM Nayab Singh Saini is leading in Ladwa. Kiran Choudhry's daughter Shruti is leading in Tosham and Kuldeep Bishnoi's son Bhavya Bishnoi is leading in Adampur.

Who trails

Former Home Minister Anil Vij is trailing. Rao Inderjit Singh's daughter Arti Singh Rao is trailing in Ateli as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate leads there.

Background

According to the India Today-CVoter exit poll, the Congress is expected to perform strongly in the Haryana Assembly election, with the party and its allies projected to win 50–58 seats in the 90-member Assembly, up from 31 in 2019. Meanwhile, the ruling BJP, seeking a third consecutive term, may secure 20–28 seats, down from its previous 40.

However, it is important to note that exit polls may not always be correct.