Congress in-charge in Haryana resigns after defeat in party’s mega assembly polls | Latest News India

Deepak Babaria, Congress’ in-charge unit in Haryana, announced on Monday that he has offered to resign from his post, taking moral responsibility for the election results in the state that defied exit poll numbers.

Babaria said he tendered his resignation from the party high command soon after the Congress was defeated in the Haryana assembly elections last week. He also added that the party leadership is yet to respond to the letter, PTI reported.

“After the results, I offered to resign. I informed the high command that they could replace me. Due to my health and my moral responsibility in the face of the results, I informed the high command that ‘if they considered it appropriate, they could replace me’ “, Babaria told the news agency.

The Congress leader also mentioned that following the results of the Lok Sabha elections, he offered to resign as in-charge of the Congress unit in Delhi, but no decision was taken in this regard.

Cong holds review meeting

The Congress leadership recently held a review meeting to look into the party’s unexpected and sudden defeat in the Haryana Assembly elections. The grand old party also decided to form a fact-finding team to talk to all the candidates and understand the reasons for the setback.

During the meeting, leaders discussed all possible reasons for the results. They created the team to investigate and address complaints of “discrepancies” in EVMs, alleged by party candidates.

Congress alleges EVM fraud in Haryana

The Congress also demanded a thorough probe into the “discrepancies” found in some electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the counting of votes at polling stations in Haryana.

They requested that such EVMs be sealed and secured pending investigation.

A delegation of top Congress leaders met Election Commission officials to raise concerns over alleged discrepancies in EVMs during counting.

They pointed out complaints about EVMs running at 99% battery capacity, while average EVMs ran at 60-70% battery capacity.

In the Haryana Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 48 seats, halting the Congress’s comeback attempt and proving that several exit polls were wrong. The Congress claimed 37 seats in the 90-member assembly.