Amid tight security, the counting of votes for the 90-member Haryana assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday.
The election was held on October 5 in a single phase and the fate of 1031 candidates, including 101 women, was sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
The ruling BJP is seeking a third successive term, and the Congress is aiming to return to power after 10 years.
While both the BJP and the Congress are optimistic of forming the next government in the agrarian state, as per the exit poll predictions, the grand old party is all set to comfortably form a government,.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, former Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda, former Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, and former international wrestler Vinesh Phogat are some of the prominent candidates whose political future will be decided on Tuesday.
Besides, the BJP and the Congress, other parties that have fielded candidates are the Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party alliance, the Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance, and the Aam Aadmi Party.
