Several local Congress leaders and Dalit activists have accused BJP of dividing the community for its political purpose.

Saini, whose credentials as an OBC leader the BJP used in the assembly elections, will take oath as chief minister in Panchkula.

In several seats that the Congress lost, rebels from the party won more votes than the BJP candidates' victory margins.

'If the party had gone to the Haryana election unitedly, the results would have been different.'

The Congress is being blamed for its failure to push a collective leadership during the election.

From Julana to Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, here's why a select few seats will prove to be the ones to follow tomorrow.

Ranaut's latest comments advocating the bringing back of the three farm bills is something BJP least wanted at this stage, right before the Haryana assembly elections.

Students alleged that the vice chancellor entered the girls' hostel premises without prior notice under the pretence of a routine check.

Poll observers feel that if the Congress fails to resolve its crisis around Selja – its prominent Dalit face – the party’s electoral chances could stand spoiled.

Jyoti Mishra, research associate at Lokniti-CSDS, told The Wire that dissatisfaction among voters, particularly the youth, over the lack of adequate job opportunities could drive a shift in support away from the ruling party during the elections.

Unlike the BJP, which has been facing a major internal revolt due to its large-scale replacement of candidates, the Congress has tried to evade dissidence by banking upon sitting MLAs, old faces and party loyalists in its candidate list.

Protesting Hindu outfits voiced anger against Muslim immigrants settled in the city as well as in other parts of the state, claiming they were taking jobs away from locals.

Some Congress leaders were of the view that the party, in light of its performance in the Lok Sabha elections, was capable of fighting and winning the Haryana polls on its own.

Taking both Vinesh and Bajrang on board – both of them were the face of the wrestlers' protest last year and even lent their support to the protests by farmers – Congress has played well to catch voters’ imagination ahead of the crucial Haryana polls.

The saffron party is already facing an uphill task in the upcoming polls in Haryana due to rising anti-incumbency and the resurgence of the Congress.

While Badal has apologised, his detractors have sharpened their attack on him by seeking his resignation.

Many believe that if the JJP fails to bounce back, the anti-incumbency vote against the ruling BJP may consolidate behind the Congress. In the last assembly election in Haryana, the JJP’s rise restricted the Congress from winning a majority.

Poll observers say that in the state's multi-party polity, the Congress remains the BJP's principal challenger in the backdrop of its better-than-expected electoral performance in the Lok Sabha polls, but that it must fight unitedly.

After a string of election defeats in the past eight years, senior party leaders rebelled against Badal, blaming his 'authoritarian' leadership for the party's current existential crisis.

Police said that it was found that Ishmeet Singh did not return to his Agniveer posting after his two-month leave.