New Delhi: As the vote counting for the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections progresses, the BJP appears to have made a dramatic comeback, following early trends that indicated a significant lead for Congress. In the midst of this intense electoral battle, a statement by Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate has gone viral.
At a recently aired debate show on a news channel, an utterly confident Shrinate said she is ready to change her name if the BJP manages to cross 20 seats in Haryana elections.
“If BJP is able to go past 20 seats, I am ready to change my name. 15-20 is what the BJP will get, may be lesser but not more,” she said.
Shrinate was also heard making similar claims on another news channel where she said if “BJP could muster even 20 seats, I would consider it a good performance.” Her comments even got the TV anchor surprised.
If BJP crosses 20 seats, I’ll change my name – @SupriyaShrinateYour new name is Jalebi-bai… I hope you’ll like it .pic.twitter.com/81xhjoghMh
— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) October 8, 2024
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Most exit polls had predicted a Congress victory after the conclusion of elections in Haryana on October 5. However, Supriya Shrinate asserted the Congress will bag even more seats.
“We will win many more seats in Haryana than the exit polls indicate. We will also form a government in Jammu and Kashmir,” she said.
BJP Eyes Hattrick, Congress Complains
BJP seems to be heading for a hattrick in Haryana as at about 11:30 am, it was shown leading in 49 seats, 3 seats more that the majority mark in the 90-member assembly. Congress was seen leading in 35 seats. In the opening hours, Congress members celebrated with crackers and sweets at their Delhi office. However, as the BJP gained the lead, the celebrations moved to the BJP headquarters.
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Seeing the dramatic twist, Congress complained about counting data being uploaded on the Election Commission’s website after the BJP dramatically surged past the party’s tally in the early trends.
Congress General Secretary and communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “Like the Lok Sabha elections, in Haryana we are again witnessing slowing down of uploading up-to-date trends on the ECI website. Is the BJP trying to build pressure on the administration by sharing outdated and misleading trends.”
Ramesh also wrote to the Election Commission, alleging “inordinate and unacceptable delay in updating trends” in the Haryana Assembly election results.