"We have a procedure...": Congress' Pawan Khera on Haryana Chief Ministerial candidate

Khera told ANI, "We have a procedure of how the CLP meets and apprises the central leadership of its choice for the Chief Minister and then the Central leadership in consultation with the CLP takes a decision."

He also emphasized that they will win the elections not only in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana but also in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Delhi, Bihar and Kerala.

Earlier, thwarting any rumours of infighting with the Congress party, former Haryana Chief Minister and party leader Bhupinder Hooda said that the decision of who will become the Chief Minister if Congress wins the assembly elections will ultimately rest with the high command.

Speaking to ANI, Bhupinder Hooda said, "There is no infighting which is happening, Congress has their rules, they will look at the elected representatives and then the high command would take the decision."

The exit polls predicted a clean sweep for the Congress in Haryana, with some polls predicting the party will win more than 50 of the 90 seats in the assembly.

The TV-Today C voter projection said that the party may win 50-58 seats in the state, while it said that the BJP can win 20-28 seats. The other can win 10-16 seats.

The majority mark to form the government in the 90-member assembly is 46.

According to the Republic TV-Matrize poll, the Congress Party may get 55-62 seats out of 90, while the BJP is poised to win18-24 seats.

People Pulse poll survey said that the Congress may get 44-54 seats, BJP 15-29 and others may win up to 4-9 seats.

Dainik Bhaskar in its poll survey suggested that the Congress will get 44-54 seats, BJP 15-29 and others may get 4-9.

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), single-phase polling for General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Haryana recorded an approximate voter turnout of 65.65 per cent which beats the Lok Sabha 2024 voter turnout of 64.8 per cent in the state. (ANI)