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The fight for Haryana's Tosham assembly seat has turned into a direct contest for the legacy of former Haryana CM Bansi Lal. BJP candidate Shruti Choudhry, who is Bansi Lal's granddaughter is up against her cousin Anirudh Chaudhary who has been fielded by the Congress.
Shruti Choudhry who us BJP RS MP Kiran Choudhry's daughter is confident in her ability to beat the Congress. Speaking to ANI, Shruti Choudhry said, "Today is a very big day. The voters will decide the future through their votes. The people here are very intelligent and they know which party has worked for every section here. There has been a lot of development in villages in every way. A lot of work has been done and I will take that forward. Congress is nowhere today; there is no organisation." BJP MP Kiran Choudhry, exuded confidence in the party's victory in the Haryana assembly polls, saying that the BJP will win the elections and form the government in the state for the third time as it listens to the voice of common people and gives priority to their interests. Speaking to ANI, BJP MP Kiran Choudhry said, "This is the biggest festival of democracy and everybody should take part in it because your vote will form the government so I believe that you should vote for the one who has worked for you, who is honest and loyal." "There are a lot of candidates who make several promises during elections but fail to fulfil them. Today the people of Haryana will have to decide that on one side there is a BJP government that has done historic work for the farmers, promoted women, and given jobs to the youth and on the other side there are people who are involved in corruption and who are experts in lying," said Kiran Choudhry, while taking a jibe at the Congress party. "BJP listens to the voice of common people and gives priority to their interests. Definitely, the BJP government will be formed," said Kiran Choudhry. Anirudh Choudhary also cast his vote on Friday and is confident of winning the seat, "The environment is very good and people have made up their minds to bring the Congress party to power. In the Tosham seat also, Congress is winning." The constituency has been a stronghold of the family as four-time CM Bansi Lal was elected from Tosham on six occasions, his younger son, Surender Singh, twice and Surender's wife, Kiran Choudhry, four times. Over two crore people are eligible to vote in the Haryana Assembly elections today, which will decide whether the BJP will hold on to power for the third time or the Congress will return to power after a ten-year gap. This election is a high-stakes battle as the BJP is eyeing a third straight term to power in the state, the Congress party is aiming to wrest back power riding on anti-incumbency, and issues of farmer protests and wrestler protests. The key contesting parties in Haryana include the BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as well as the pre-poll alliance between the Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (INLD-BSP) and the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP)-Azad Samaj Party (ASP). Voting in Haryana will be held from 7 am to 6 pm.A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting in all 90 assembly constituencies, and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for voting. The results for the Haryana Assembly elections will be declared along with those of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8.In the 2019 Assembly elections, the BJP won 40 of the 90 seats, forming a coalition government with the JJP, which won 10 seats. The Congress secured 31 seats. However, JJP later broke out of the coalition. (ANI)
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