RJD president Lalu Prasad made a daring assertion on Sunday, asserting that the anticipated victory of Congress within the Haryana meeting elections must be considered as a transparent defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Talking to journalists earlier than catching his flight to Delhi, the previous Bihar Chief Minister mentioned, “Ye paraajay hai Narendra Modi ka” (this must be seen as a defeat of Narendra Modi).
As Lalu prepares to face a court docket listening to on Monday relating to the land-for-jobs rip-off from his time as Railway Minister within the earlier UPA authorities, he was accompanied by relations, together with his eldest daughter, Lok Sabha MP Misa Bharti. They’re anticipated to affix him in court docket as he faces allegations linked to the scandal.
Bharti chimed in on the election dialogue, emphasizing that she views the Congress’s potential success as a win for the INDIA bloc, of which RJD is an important half. “Haryana goes to get a authorities of the folks (janta ki sarkar),” she mentioned, expressing optimism in regards to the outcomes.
The BJP has been in energy in Haryana for 2 consecutive phrases, however a number of exit polls launched on Saturday predict a decisive shift. A lot of the polls indicated that Congress may reclaim energy from the BJP within the 90-member Haryana Meeting. For example, the ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ exit ballot projected Congress to safe between 44-54 seats, whereas the BJP was estimated to win between 15-29 seats.
Different polls echoed this pattern, with C-Voter-India Right now forecasting Congress at 50-58 seats in opposition to the BJP’s 20-28 seats. The Republic Bharat-Matrize ballot went even additional, predicting Congress may attain 55-62 seats whereas the BJP may land between 18-24. Equally, the Crimson Mike-Datansh ballot instructed Congress would take 50-55 seats, whereas the BJP may handle solely 20-25.
Furthermore, the Dhruv Analysis exit ballot positioned Congress at 50-64 seats and the BJP at 22-32. The Peoples’ Pulse exit ballot additionally leaned in favor of Congress, predicting 49-60 seats for them and 20-32 for the BJP. Notably, many exit polls anticipated the INLD to outpace the JJP by way of seat depend.
With the counting of votes set for Tuesday, all eyes are on Haryana to see if these predictions maintain true and what it would imply for the political panorama in India.
