As soon as the trends to suggest that Congress trailed in Haryana showed up, national spokesperson of the Congress, Pawan Khera, on Tuesday expressed concern at the "slow updation" of voting data on the Election Commission (EC) website.
Talking to IANS, Khera said even after 11-12 rounds of counting, the EC's website still shows figures from the 5-6th round.
"Why this mismatch? Why aren't channels, journalists, and reporters showing the counting from their centres as usual," Khera questioned.
The Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh echoed similar apprehensions, suspecting administrative pressure.
On X, the Congress leader stated, "Like the Lok Sabha results, the election trends in Haryana are also being deliberately shared slowly on the Election Commission's website. Is the BJP trying to put pressure on the administration @ECISVEEP?"
The Congress leaders attacked the EC stating that its website was showing slower updates than the actual vote counting and questioned the "transparency" in Haryana.
The EC data mentioned that the BJP was ahead on 48 seats. However, Congress had managed to win 36 seats till this report was filed.
Until this report was filed, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was leading in his Ladwa seat of Kurukshetra district while Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was looking good to become ahead in Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency of Rohtak district.
Early trends indicate BJP's leader Anil Vij was leading from the Ambala Cantt seat, whereas INLD's leader Abhay Singh Chautala was ahead in his Ellenabad constituency.
The state Assembly polls 2019 ended with the victory of BJP with 40 seats, followed by Congress with 31, and Dushyant Chautala-led JJP could pocket 10 seats. The BJP and Dushyant Chautala's party joined hands and formed the government in the state, but that alliance broke down when Nayab Singh Saini became the state chief minister, six months ago.
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