A total of 1,031 candidates, including 464 Independents and 101 women, are in the fray on Haryana’s 90 constituencies which voted in single phase on October 5

Officials said all preparations, including security arrangements, have been completed for the counting process which begins at 8 am on October 8

Political parties and leaders wait with bated breath as the counting day approaches in Haryana, with the ruling BJP confident of retaining power for a third term, and the Congress, which is out of power for 10 years.

According to India Today-CVoter exit poll, the Congress is up for a strong showing in the Haryana Assembly election, and is expected to win a comfortable majority with 50-58 seats in the 90-member Assembly.

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Haryana Assembly Election Results Live: In the 2019 Assembly polls in Haryana, the BJP became the single-largest party with 40 seats and Congress won 31 seats in the 90-seated Assembly. With the support of Dhushyant Chautala's JJP, the saffron party formed the government for thesecond time in a row.

In Jammu and Kashmir, the trends available for 74 of the 90 seats showed, the Congress-National Conference Alliance ahead on 39 seats, while the BJP was leading in 25. The PDP was ahead on six seats and three seats were with 'others'.