Jind (Haryana) [India], October 8 (ANI): Ahead of the counting of votes polled in the Haryana Assembly election, Virender Ghogharian, an independent candidate from the Uchana Kalan Assembly constituency on Tuesday exuded confidence in winning the election adding that he had received enough love and support from the voters.
"I have received enough love and support. I am sure that I will go to the Assembly. I haven't had a tough fight from my rival candidates," Ghogharian told ANI.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini expressed confidence in forming the government for the third time in the state adding that the BJP has worked with honesty whereas Congress did a lot of 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," Saini told ANI.
Counting of votes for assembly elections in Haryana will begin at 8 am. Postal ballots will be counted first, followed by EVM counting after 30 minutes.
Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal stated that 93 counting centres have been set up for 90 assembly constituencies in 22 districts of the state.
Two counting centres each have been set up for the Badshahpur, Gurugram, and Pataudi assembly constituencies, while one counting centre each has been established for the remaining 87 assembly constituencies, where the counting will take place. To monitor the counting process, 90 counting observers also have been appointed by the Election Commission.
A total of 30 companies of Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed at 93 counting centres. The counting centres have been put under a three-tier security cover. Central security forces have been deployed in the innermost security cover. After that, state-armed police and district police personnel will be deployed in the outermost cover. Around 12,000 police personnel are on duty at the counting centres across the state.
The exit polls have predicted that Congress is poised to win Haryana. (ANI)
