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Cong-iset to win Haryana
Chandigarh June 17 () the Cong-i, which is leading in
nine of the ten Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, is on course to
form a government in the state but appears to be falling short
of absolute majority by a few seats in the 90-member vidhan
Sabha.
Former Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal's hvp was leading in
one Lok Sabha constituency of bhiwani.
Of the 69 assembly results announced so far Cong-i,
which could only manage six assembly victories in 1989, has
bagged 38 and was leading in 8 other constituencies. The SJP
was second with a tally of 15 while the Haryana vikas party
(hvp) was trailing at third position with nine seats. The BJP
tally stood at two and independemts three.
The biggest upset was caused when Deputy Prime Minister
Devi Lal lost the Ghirai assembly seat to Congress-I candidate
Mr chatarpal by 2,154 votes.
The Haryana patriarch was also trailing in the Rohtak
parliamemtary constituency when last reports came in.
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