A pressing factor in Haryana polling is Congress's failed "guarantee model" in Himachal Pradesh that BJP finds a potent weapon to prove that the Congress guarantees in Haryana will fail

The single phase of polls in 90 assembly seats held from 7 am to 6 pm concluded largely peacefully, except for stray incidents of minor scuffles.

Based on a poll of polls, the Congress may bag 55 of Haryana's 90 assembly seats, with the majority mark at 45. The Congress-NC combine could get 43 seats in J&K, which also has 90 assembly seats and 45 as the majority mark,

An aggregate of three exit polls indicate that the Congress will win 54 of Haryana's 90 seats - comfortably ahead of the halfway mark of 45. Jammu and Kashmir, which voted after 10 years, may see a hung Assembly again.

Exit polls on Saturday predicted that the Congress will be sweeping back into power in Haryana after a gap of 10 years, while its alliance with the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be in a strong position and may form the next government,

While all the exit polls predict a thumping Congress win in Haryana, most suggest a split verdict in Jammu & Kashmir

Exit polls telecast by different private TV channels, on Saturday evening, have predicted a thumping victory for the Congress in Haryana assembly elections after the completion of single-phase polling in the 90-seat state legislative assembly.

Exit polls for the assembly elections came in thick and fast on Saturday as various pollsters predicted 55 to 62 seats for the Congress in Haryana, much ahead of the majority mark of 46 in the 90-seat legislative assembly.