Congress leading in Haryana

October 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - At least 67 candidates, contesting the Haryana assembly elections, have criminal cases pending against them for murder, attempt to murder and extortion, an NGO said here Sunday. We have scrutinized the affidavits of 489 candidates of political parties contesting the Haryana assembly polls.

September 25th, 2009 New Delhi, Sept 25 (ANI): Filing of nominations for Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections will close this evening. The last day for withdrawing of nomination is September 29 and the scrutiny will be held on September 26.

September 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Election Commission Friday issued the notification for the Haryana assembly elections next month. Elections to the 90-member assembly will be held Oct 13.

September 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Just weeks after their alliance was announced in Haryana for the forthcoming assembly elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Thursday announced snapping of political ties with the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC). BSP's in-charge for Haryana Man Singh Manhera Thursday announced the spilt with HJC at Rohtak town, 270 km from here.

August 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Om Prakash Chautala has said that his party would not tie up with Congress party for the ensuing provincial polls in Haryana despite ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) snapping ties. The BJP recently severed ties with INLD over a seat-sharing row.

August 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Seeking early polls, the Congress government in Haryana led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday recommended the dissolution of the state assembly nearly six months before the expiry of its term. Government sources said the decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Hooda.

May 16th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The ruling Congress in Haryana was leading in nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats two hours after the counting for the parliamentary elections began Saturday. The Congress was leading in Gurgaon, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Ambala, Karnal, Sonepat and Faridabad.

May 16th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The ruling Congress in Haryana had established convincing leads in nine of the state's 10 Lok Sabha seats at midday Saturday as counting trends continued to pour in. The Congress was leading in Gurgaon, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Ambala, Karnal, Sonipat and Faridabad.

May 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The turnout was dismal at the Congress rally in Haryana Monday, so low that Haryana police had to intervene to ensure that the crowd stayed put during Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's address. After all the Congress leaders had addressed the meeting in Faridabad, it was finally Hooda's turn.

April 11th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal will contest the general elections from Hisar parliamentary constituency on a Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) ticket. Lal, the nine-time MLA and two-time MP, would contest against Congress' Jai Prakash and Indian National Lok Dal's (INLD) Sampat Singh.

April 7th, 2009 KURUKSHETRA - The Haryana police Tuesday registered a case for violation of code of conduct against Congress MP and millionaire industrialist Naveen Jindal in this Haryana town following orders of the Election Commission. Jindal has been booked under Section 3 of the Haryana Defacement of Public Property Act.

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Monday announced its second list for Haryana by naming three more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Ashok Tanwar, president of the Indian Youth Congress, has been given the party ticket to contest from the Sirsa (SC) constituency in place of sitting MP Atma Singh Gill.

March 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Om Prakash Chautala Tuesday accused Haryana's Congress government of leading the state to bankruptcy. The former chief minister told reporters here that the four-year-old Bhupinder Singh Hooda government had put Haryana under immense debt due to faulty policies.

February 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The search giant Google has been approached by the Chandigarh police after apparently morphed pornographic photographs of leading Haryana politicians were posted on the internet. The olice have asked Google to trace the source of the pornographic photographs, believed to be morphed, following a complaint from Haryana Congress secretary Mahinder Singh.

January 3rd, 2009 ROHTAK - Congress legislators in Haryana who do not devote adequate time to their constituencies and people could be denied the party ticket in the next assembly elections, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Sunday. 'The party ticket is given by the high command.