Senior Congress leader Kumari Selja on Tuesday termed the Haryana election result trends as a ‘big setback for the Congress’ and said it is ‘...very disappointing’

Congress MP Kumari Selja on Tuesday morning said that Congress Party is confident of forming the government in Haryana. Even as early trends showed a big lead for Congress on 65 seats in Haryana, the trend seemed to have reversed with an hour with now BJP leading in 49 seats and Congress ahead on 37 seats in Haryana.

The BJP is in the lead in the state of Haryana which borders the capital Delhi, but trails in the federal territories of Jammu and Kashmir, which are seeing their first election results in a decade. The first local elections in India since Mr Modi’s party lost its outright majority in parliament,

BJP staged a surprising comeback in Haryana Assembly polls, overtaking Congress despite early leads. This led to a surge of 'jalebi' memes on social media.

As political parties and leaders wait with bated breath, counting of votes for Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections began at 8 am. Haryana's BJP seeks a third term, while Congress aims for a comeback;

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