In a press conference, Hooda alleged that Congress was leading in postal ballots, but the party’s advantage waned once Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) results were tallied.

Claiming there were ’irregularities' during the vote counting, held yesterday, the party ‘refused’ to accept its defeat in an election it was expected to sweep.

In his first comments following the election results in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said his party was analysing the “unexpected results in Haryana.”

Leaders of the Congress, after the party's huge setback in Haryana, met the Election Commission this evening and registered a strong complaint, alleging that Electronic Voting Machines have been hacked.

In the Haryana Assembly Elections 2024, BJP retained power with 48 seats while Congress secured 37. The INDIA alliance raised questions on Congress' defeat in the state.

The Congress came under severe criticism from its INDIA bloc allies after the party lost the Haryana assembly elections to the Bharatiya Janata Party. While Shiv Sena (UBT) questioned the Congress's decision to go solo in Haryana,