Congress leader Captain Ajay Singh Yadav said, “Congress will win more than 55 seats in the Haryana Assembly elections.
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda expressed strong confidence that the Congress party will secure the next government in Haryana, with the results of the Assembly election set to be revealed on October 8.
On Saturday, October 5, 2024, a majority of exit polls indicated a significant lead for Congress in Haryana, while their alliance with the National Conference appeared to have an advantage in Jammu and Kashmir, where the NC was projected to be the largest party.
Omar Abdullah, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a leader of the National Conference, dismissed the exit polls as mere “time pass.” In contrast, Mr. Hooda asserted, “We are forming the government with a comfortable majority,” during a press interaction at his residence in Rohtak.
Mr. Abdullah, taking a different stance from the exit polls, remarked in a post on X: “I’m amazed channels are bothering with exit polls especially after the fiasco of the recent general elections. I’m ignoring all the noise on channels, social media, WhatsApp, etc., because the only numbers that matter will be revealed on the 8th of October. The rest is just time pass.”
The announcement of the Assembly election results is scheduled for October 8.
In Jammu and Kashmir, Assembly elections are taking place for the first time in a decade, marking the first such elections since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. According to the Axis My India-The Red Mike poll, the National Conference-Congress alliance is projected to secure between 35 and 45 seats, with the Bharatiya Janata Party closely trailing, expected to win between 24 and 34 seats. The Peoples Democratic Party is anticipated to obtain four to six seats, while smaller regional parties may collectively secure between 8 and 23 seats.
The C-Voter-India Today survey estimates the NC-Congress alliance will achieve between 40 and 48 seats, with the BJP forecasted to win between 27 and 32 seats in the 90-member Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This survey also suggests that the PDP will garner between 6 and 12 seats, while other parties could acquire between 6 and 11 seats.
The Dainik Bhaskar poll predicts that the NC-Congress alliance will obtain between 35 and 40 seats, while the BJP is expected to secure between 20 and 25 seats.
In Haryana, the majority of exit polls indicate a more decisive outcome for the 90-member Assembly. Axis My India forecasts a significant victory for the Congress, estimating its seat count at 53 to 65. The BJP is projected to win between 18 and 28 seats, while other parties, including the Jannayak Janata Party, Indian National Lok Dal, and Aam Aadmi Party, may secure between three and eight seats.
The India Today-C Voter survey anticipates 50 to 58 seats for the Congress, 20 to 28 seats for the BJP, and 10 to 16 seats for other parties. Meanwhile, Dainik Bhaskar predicts that the Congress will achieve between 44 and 54 seats, the BJP will secure between 15 and 29 seats, and other parties will win between 5 and 15 seats in the Haryana Assembly.
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