Hooda, who is seeking re-election from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi in Rohtak district, said, “BJP ja rahi hai, Congress aa rahi hai (the BJP is on its way out, the Congress is coming back to power).”BJP Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal went to cast his vote on horseback. “Riding a horse is considered auspicious and people ride horses while going to attend weddings. That is why I came on a horse for this auspicious work,” he said.A software engineer based in the US, Rashika Gupta, said she has returned home to exercise her franchise. “I came here to vote for the development of Kaithal,” she told PTI.Sunil Kumar, a groom from Kurukshetra district, went to cast his vote before tying the knot. “I want to give the message to all that voting is very important. Nobody should waste their vote,” he said.Congress candidate and Olympic wrestler Phogat urged people to recognise their power and exercise their franchise as “today is the day of change.” She is contesting from the Julana assembly constituency in Jind district.Wrestler and Congress leader Bajrang Punia said there is a Congress wave in Haryana and claimed the party would win between 60 and 70 seats.Among other early voters were Saini, Khattar, BJP’s Kuldeep Bishnoi and his family and JJP’s Dushyant Chautala and his family.AAP Haryana unit senior vice-president Anurag Dhanda cast his vote in Kalayat, the constituency he is contesting from.In Hisar, senior Congress leader Selja said people of Haryana have been waiting for the assembly election to change the current dispensation in the state and bring her party to power.Abhay Chautala, who cast his vote in Sirsa district, said his party’s alliance will form the government.”Neither the Congress nor the BJP will win a majority. INLD-BSP will come to power,” he claimed.Dushyant Chautala, whose party is contesting the polls in alliance with the Azad Samaj Party, said he wanted to appeal to the people of Haryana to ensure that their votes decide the future of the state.There are more than 2.03 crore eligible voters in the state, and 20,632 polling booths have been set up.A total of 144 polling stations have been designated as model ones.Besides, 115 polling stations will be entirely managed by women staff, 114 by young government employees and 87 by differently-abled employees.The voter turnout recorded in the 2019 Assembly polls was around 68 percent.
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