Haryana Assembly Election 2024 Result: Vote counting for Haryana state elections is going on. Here’s a look at how a few of the ‘star candidates’ like Vinesh Phogat, Bhupinder Singh Huda are doing.

Haryana Election Results 2024 : Vote Counting: The country has its eyes on vote counting in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections as the results will be seen as a precursor to a number of important elections including those in Maharashtra. Congress was widely predicted to win Haryana comfortably and the party indeed took a lead in early trends on Tuesday (October 8). But Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon caught on and took lead with counting of votes still on. Here is a look at how ‘star candidates’ from both parties (Vinesh Phogat, Bhupinder Hooda, Nayab Saini, Anil Vij and more) by 12 noon

By 12 noon , wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat (Congress) was trailing in Julana against Yogesh Kumar (BJP) by more than a thousand votes. The star Olympian was leading in early rounds of vote counting but soon trailed and by 11 am, there was a difference of 1417 votes between her and Kumar.

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Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda | ANI

The former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was one of the Congress leaders who led the charge against BJP government in the state. Hooda was on a virtual see-saw as he led, trailed and led again as the vote counting progressed.

At 11 am, he had a massive lead of 36,436 votes against BJP candidate Manju in Garhi Sampla-Kiloi.

Nayab Singh Saini (BJP)

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini | ANI

At 11 am, the sitting chief minister of Haryana Nayab Singh Saini was leading by 6595 votes against Congress’ Mewa Singh.

Anil Vij (BJP)

Anil Vij | ANI

BJP’s Anil Vij is considered to be one of the leaders in the BJP camp interested in the post of CM should the party manage to hold on to power. He is facing off against Congress’ Parvinder Pal Pari.

At 11 am however, Chitra Sarwara, an independent candidate was leading the pack and Vij had a slender trail of 717 votes.

Dushyant Chautala (JJP

Dushyant Chautala | ANI

The former deputy chief minister of Haryana and chief of Jannayak Janata Party has plans to put his party in the position of a kingmaker in Haryana.

However, at 11 am, he was in sixth position in Uchana constituency. He was trailing Brijendra Singh (Congress) by 15,425 votes.

Savitri Jindal (Independent)

Savitri JIndal | ANI

Savitri Jindal, member of the famed Jindal business family, was leading by 3836 votes at 12noon  in Hisar. In second place was Ram Niwas Rara (Congress). Jindal is contesting as an independent candidate.

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