Haryana Election result: Counting begins for 90 assembly seats

Chandigarh: Counting of votes for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana began on Sunday morning. The counting will decide the fate of 1,351 candidates, including 116 women. Polling for the 90 assembly seats took place 15 October. Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Shrikant Walgad said that the counting started at 8 am under tight security arrangements. The counting was going at 90 centres across 57 locations in Haryana, he added. According to exit polls, the Congress, govt headed by Bhupinder Singh Hooda , is all set to face another round of election drubbing - the third time in a year. Hooda is facing a strong anti-incumbency wave and is most likely to face a rout by the BJP. The voter turn-out in Haryana was pegged at 76.54 percent. [caption id=“attachment_1710549” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational Image. Naresh Sharma/Firstpost[/caption] Exit polls have showed that the BJP is set to wipe the Congress out from the state. Of the 90 assembly seats in Haryana, exit and opinion polls have predicted a sweep for the BJP. The Times Now C-voter poll has predicted 37 seats for the BJP in Haryana with the INLD close behind with 28. The Chanakya exit poll has better news for the BJP in Haryana, giving the party an outright majority in the state. This poll is a best case scenario for the party, given that everyone else is predicting a much closer fight in the state. Here are the Chanakya numbers for Haryana: BJP: 52 Seats, INLD+: 23 Seats, Congress: 10 Seats The ABP-Nielsen numbers are also in for the state, giving the party an outright majority. However these are for exit poll numbers based on data gathered at 3pm. They are as follows: BJP–46, Congress–10, INLD–29, HJC–2, Others–3. With inputs from IANS