Unexpected’: Kharge on Haryana poll outcome
"A detailed response will come from the party after talking to our grassroots workers, gathering complete information and verifying the facts,” said the Congress president.
"A detailed response will come from the party after talking to our grassroots workers, gathering complete information and verifying the facts,” said the Congress president.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao called the Haryana election results as a slap on the face of Congress, attributing its defeat to the party's failure to fulfil its electoral promises or guarantees in states like Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh.
The polling held in 90 Assembly constituencies spread across 20,632 polling stations in the state was by and large peaceful.
The Congress on Saturday appointed three senior observers, including former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Haryana.
The latest development came hours after they met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence, and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a few days ago.
With Dushyant Chautala's decision to align with the BJP, the Chautala clan is making a comeback to power after 15 years, when the JJP leader's grandfather Om Prakash Chautala was defeated by the Congress in the 2004
'We will support any party in Haryana that accepts our common minimum programme,' Chautala said.
In 2012, Kanda was arrested when an air hostess with his airline company, Geetika Sharma committed suicide and left a note accusing Kanda of harassment.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar earlier in the day met BJP Working President JP Nadda, BJP National General Secretary (Org) BL Santhosh and the seven independent candidates.
Meanwhile, Gopal Kanda, the winning candidate from Sirsa, has claimed that all independent candidates have extended their unconditional support to the BJP.
