After pointing to a comfortable victory for the Congress, leads for Haryana are now showing that the BJP is set for a hat-trick in the state. As of 12.55 pm, the BJP is ahead in 49 of the state's 90 Assembly constituencies while the Congress is leading in 34.
An aggregate of seven exit polls predicted that the Congress will win 55 seats, 10 more than the halfway mark of 45, while the BJP will emerge victorious in 26.
While celebrations began outside the Congress headquarters in New Delhi even before the counting started, with party supporters dancing as dhols were being played, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini expressed confidence that the BJP will form the government in Haryana for the third straight time.