‘BJP worked with honesty; Congress did lot of corruption,’ says Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini

Kurukshetra (Haryana): As the counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly elections has begun, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini expressed strong confidence in his party's ability to form the government for a third consecutive term. He claimed that the BJP has governed with integrity, while accusing the Congress of widespread corruption.

"BJP has worked a lot for the development of Haryana in the past ten years...BJP has worked with honesty for all sections of the society...Our government will continue to work for the development of Haryana and BJP will be forming the government in Haryana for the third time...BJP worked with honesty whereas Congress did a lot of corruption," said Saini.

Saini criticised the opposition, stating that while Congress seeks power for its own sake, the BJP focuses on serving the people. "Today is the day of counting and I am confident that as a result of the works done by the BJP government in the past ten years, we will be forming the government in Haryana for the third time...Our government will continue to serve the people of Haryana. Congress works for power, BJP works for service," the Chief Minister said to the reporters.

Before the counting started, he visited the Shri Dakshin Mukhi Hanuman Temple at Brahma Sarovar to offer prayers. On Tuesday, Saini also went to the Saini Samaj Dharamshala in Kurukshetra, where he met with party workers and supporters. He is contesting the elections from the Ladwa assembly constituency in Kurukshetra.

Vote counting began at 8 am, starting with postal ballots, followed by electronic voting machine (EVM) counts 30 minutes later. Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, Pankaj Agarwal, announced that there are 93 counting centres for 90 assembly constituencies across 22 districts.

Two counting centres will serve the Badshahpur, Gurugram, and Pataudi constituencies, while each of the remaining 87 constituencies will have one centre. The Election Commission has appointed 90 observers to oversee the counting process.

For security, 30 companies of Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed at the counting centres, which are under a three-tier security system. Central forces will provide the innermost layer of security, followed by state-armed police and local district police. Approximately 12,000 police personnel are on duty across the state.

Exit polls suggest that the Congress party may be in a strong position to win in Haryana.

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