New Delhi, October 5: As polling for the Haryana Assembly elections began on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers. “Voting is taking place today for the Haryana Assembly elections. I appeal to all voters to be a part of this holy festival of democracy and set a new record of voting. On this occasion, my special best wishes to all the young friends of the state who are going to vote for the first time,” he wrote on X.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who campaigned aggressively to ensure the BJP’s record third straight win in the state, appealed to voters to “first vote, then have breakfast”. “Your one vote will work to keep Haryana free from ‘kharchi, parchi’ (the alleged system of favouritism and corruption for recruitment under Congress governments)… I urge all my sisters and brothers to vote to maintain the pace of development… Only a government with a track record of development and good governance, and not one making false promises, can bring welfare to Haryana,” he posted on X. Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 Polling: Voting Begins for 90 Assembly Seats Amid Tight Security Arrangements, Over 2 Crore Voters To Decide Fate of 1,031 Candidates.
Voting is underway across 20,632 booths across the state and will continue till 6 p.m., officials said, adding that there has been no report of any delay in starting the poll process. In rural areas of the state, electors were seen reaching polling stations even before voting started at 7 a.m. The contest is likely to be a bipolar one between traditional archrivals — the state’s ruling BJP, which is banking on a third successive stint with its “double-engine” government despite internal rebellions, and the principal Opposition Congress, which is eyeing to dethrone it, citing “existing resentment” among crucial sections like farmers, employees, unemployed youth, and wrestlers.
While both the BJP and the Congress are contesting on 89 seats, political observers told IANS that the presence of candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the state’s once-prominent Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), contesting in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and the INLD’s breakaway faction Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), which is in the fray with the Azad Samaj Party, besides some BJP rebels who are in the fray as Independents, have made the contest triangular or multi-corned on a few seats. Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 Polling: Voting Begins for 90 Seats in State After Days of Hectic Campaigning by Congress and BJP; Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Cast His Vote, Says ‘Will Form Government for 3rd Time’ (Watch Video).
PM Modi Encourages Voters To Exercise Franchise
आज हरियाणा विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए वोटिंग है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरी अपील है कि वे लोकतंत्र के इस पावन उत्सव का हिस्सा बनें और मतदान का एक नया रिकॉर्ड कायम करें। इस अवसर पर पहली बार वोट डालने जा रहे राज्य के सभी युवा साथियों को मेरी विशेष शुभकामनाएं।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 5, 2024
Amit Shah Encourages Haryana Voters To Exercise Franchise
वीर भूमि हरियाणा की जनता आज प्रदेश में मतदान करने जा रही है। आपका एक वोट हरियाणा को खर्ची-पर्ची राज, भ्रष्टाचार और डीलरों से मुक्त रखने का काम करेगा।
सभी बहनों-भाइयों से मेरा आग्रह है कि वे विकास की गति को बनाये रखने और सरकार को एक जिले से बाहर निकालकर, हरियाणा के गाँव-गाँव तक…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 5, 2024
Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said every vote counts and people should actively participate in this festival of democracy by exercising their franchise. He said 2.03 crore voters, including 1.07 crore men, 95,77,926 women and 467 third-gender voters would cast votes.
(The above story first appeared on Today News 24 on Oct 05, 2024 08:25 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website todaynews24.top).
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