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BJP ahead on 49 seats, Hooda still sure Congress 'will get a majority' in Haryana

The Congress will form a government on its own in Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda tells reporters

PTI Chandigarh Published 08.10.24, 01:36 PM
Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Bhupinder Singh Hooda File picture

Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday asserted that his party is going to form the government on its own in Haryana, where trends showed the BJP crossing the halfway mark.

Speaking to reporters in Rohtak, former chief minister Hooda said the Congress "will get a majority".

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Asked whether his party will require any support for forming the government, he reiterated that the Congress will form the government on its own.

"The credit will go to Rahul Gandhi ji, Mallikarjun Kharge ji, Priyanka Gandhi ji, and other leaders," he said Real credit goes to the people of Haryana, he further added.

According to the latest trends on the Election Commission website, BJP was ahead on 49 seats, more than the majority mark in the 90-member Assembly, while Congress was leading in 35 seats, Independents in 5, BSP and INLD was ahead in one seat each.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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