Five independent MLAs, along with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and BJP’s Haryana in-charge Anil Jain, on Friday met BJP's working president JP Nadda at his residence to finalise the numbers to form government in the state.

Manohar Lal Khattar is likely to return as the Chief Minister of Haryana with the support of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Abhay Chautala, Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) MLA Gopal Kanda and seven Independents.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated people of India for choosing Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently concluded Assembly Elections in Maharashtra and Haryana.

Congress was leading in 30 seats and BJP was leading on 40 seats; Sonia Gandhi's party have a chance of coming to power again only with support from Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP).

All eyes are now set on Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Election 2019 as the results will be declared on Thursday (October 24). The required security arrangements have been done to ensure smooth and peaceful voting in both the states.

As two states – Haryana and Maharashtra – voted on Monday for a single-phase Assembly elections, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a potshot at the Bharatiya Janata Party after one of the BJP's MLAs claimed that no matter which button is pressed on the EVM, the vote will go to the BJP.

All eyes are set on the exit polls as the single-phase Assembly elections in two states — Maharashtra, Haryana concluded at 6 PM on Monday. A ban by Election Commission on telecasting of exit polls will end at 6:30 PM on the same day.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi's one and only rally scheduled ahead of Haryana Elections has been cancelled just hours before it was scheduled to happen. It has been learned that Rahul Gandhi will be replacing her and will address the rally instead.

Addressing an election rally in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed the voters to punish Congress party for trying to spread rumours about Kashmir on nullification of Article 370 of the constitution.

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced assembly election dates for the states Maharashtra and Haryana along with the schedule for by-polls to more than 60 seats across 18 states.