'It is considered auspicious, so I came on a horse', says BJP MP Naveen Jindal

Naveen’s mother Savitri Jindal is contesting from Hisar as an Independent candidate

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Kurukshetra, Updated At : 02:17 PM Oct 05, 2024 IST

BJP MP arrived at a polling station on a horseback.

BJP MP from Kurukshtra, Naveen Jindal, cast his vote for the Haryana Assembly elections on Saturday. He expressed confidence in the party's victory, saying that the people will bless BJP and it will form the government in Haryana again.

After casting his vote, BJP MP Naveen Jindal said, "There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people. We are very happy that they are casting their votes today and I am confident that the brave and aware people of Haryana will give their blessings to the BJP. Haryana will bless the BJP and Nayab Singh Saini will become CM again."

The BJP MP who arrived at the polling station on horseback, said, "I came here riding on a horse as it is considered auspicious. My mother, Savitri Jindal, who is contesting from Hisar, wants to do a lot for Hisar. So the people of Hisar will decide whom they want as representative."

When asked about Haryana's CM face, Jindal said, "He (Anil Vij) is also a very big leader of our party and time will tell who becomes the Chief Minister but if a big leader has something in mind, he has the right to say it." Voting began for 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday and saw a voter turnout of 9.53 per cent till 9 AM, the Election Commission of India said.

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.