“This positive trend will convert into historic mandate for BJP in Haryana”: Sudhanshu Trivedi

New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): As the BJP edges towards a hat-trick in the Haryana assembly, the party’s National spokesperson, Sudhanshu Trivedi on Tuesday expressed confidence that the positive trend will convert into a historic mandate for the BJP in Haryana.

“The trends are in a positive direction. We are confident that this positive trend will convert into a historic mandate for BJP in Haryana….In J&K, the festival of democracy was celebrated with enthusiasm, the public will give a decisive and historic decision, and BJP’s performance will be its best till now,” he said.

BJP candidate from Ambala Cantt, Anil Vij said that the EC’s trends in the favour of the BJP are not a surprise.

“We knew this, it is no surprise…I still say that BJP will form the govt for the third time in Haryana on its own,” he said.

When asked about Congress’s allegation regarding ‘misleading trends’ on the ECI website, the BJP leader said, “Congress has different ways of venting out…This will increase gradually…”

Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, has alleged that there is a slowing down in uploading up-to-date trends in the Haryana Assembly election’s vote counting on the Election Commission website.

He asked whether the BJP trying to build pressure on the administration by sharing “outdated and misleading” trends.

“We are filing a memorandum in the next 5-7 minutes. We are lodging a complaint. We hope that the EC will answer our questions. The results of 10-11 rounds are already out but only 4-5 rounds have been updated on the EC website. This is a tactic to pressure the Administration,” Ramesh told ANI.

“There is no need to be disheartened. The game is not over. Mind games are being played. We will not deter, there is no need to be disheartened. We are going to get the mandate. Congress is going to form the government,” he added.

Earlier in the day, in a post on X, he said: “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 Is the BJP trying to build pressure on the administration by sharing outdated and misleading trends.”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 has also written to the Election Commission, requesting to issue immediate directions to officials to update the website with “true and accurate figures”.

As per the trends posted by the Election Commission, the BJP has won 3 seats and is leading on 45 seats whereas the Congress won 3 seats and is leading on 34 seats. The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were seen to be leading with one seat each while Independents and smaller parties were leading in three seats.

Though exit polls had predicted Congress’s victory in the election, the BJP is poised for a hatrick win in the Assembly election of the State.