Congress’s Unacceptable Haryana Election Results Remark

Election Commission’s Sharp Reaction to Congress’s ‘Haryana Results Unacceptable’ Remark

Several Congress leaders have expressed doubts about the vote-counting process in multiple constituencies. A day after facing a crushing defeat in the Haryana polls, a delegation of Congress leaders will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) today at 6 PM in Delhi.

This meeting comes after various Congress leaders raised concerns about the vote-counting process in several constituencies.

The Election Commission, in a letter addressed to Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge, noted the statements from Congress leaders and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who described the results of the Haryana polls as “unexpected” and has proposed to analyze the election outcomes. “Proceeding on a fair assumption that the statement of the Party President is the formal party position on the electoral outcome, the ECI has agreed to meet the delegation today at 6 PM,” the letter reads.

Earlier, Rahul Gandhi hinted at a potential meeting with the poll body in a post on X to file a “complaint” against alleged faults in the EVM machines.

“We are analyzing the unexpected result of Haryana. We will inform the Election Commission about the complaints coming from many Assembly constituencies. Heartfelt thanks to all the people of Haryana for their support and to our party workers for their tireless hard work. We will continue this fight for rights, for social and economic justice, for truth, and will keep raising your voice,” he stated.

Turning the exit-poll predictions on their head, the BJP secured a massive win in the Haryana Assembly elections, clinching 48 of the 90 seats. Meanwhile, Congress failed to capitalize on the decade-old anti-incumbency against the BJP, managing to garner only 37 Assembly seats.