Voting is underway in all 90 assembly constituencies of Haryana to decide the political fate of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and 1,000 other candidates contesting in the state assembly elections. Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat is also among the key candidates contesting on a Congress ticket. The ruling BJP is eyeing a hat-trick while the Congress is hoping to make a comeback in the state after a decade. The other key contestants are Congress, AAP, INLD, BSP, JJP and Azad Samaj Party (ASP).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spearheaded the BJP’s campaign and addressed four rallies in Haryana, attacking the Congress over several issues. He said the Congress kept every matter important for the country entangled, including the Ram temple issue. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also addressed several rallies in Haryana, during which he said a “Congress storm” is on its way in Haryana and his party would form the government.

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Rahul Gandhi criticized BJP over the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Kolhapur, attributing it to their flawed ideology. He emphasized that the Congress party fights for the same principles Shivaji Maharaj upheld, aligning them with the Indian Constitution. He linked BJP’s actions, including the exclusion of the tribal President, to ideological conflicts shaping upcoming Maharashtra elections.