Video: Industrialist-MP Naveen Jindal reaches Haryana polling booth on horse
What's the story
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal made a unique entrance at a polling station in Kurukshetra, Haryana, on Saturday.
He arrived on horseback to cast his vote in the state assembly elections.
The industrialist-turned-politician had switched from the Congress to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in March.
Twitter Post
Jindal reaches a polling station in Kurukshetra
#WATCH | Haryana: BJP MP Naveen Jindal reaches a polling station in Kurukshetra on a horse, to cast his vote for the Haryana Assembly elections. pic.twitter.com/cIIyKHXg0n
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2024
Political shift
Jindal expresses pride in joining BJP, commits to PM's vision
After joining the BJP, Jindal expressed his pride in joining the party and his commitment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.
"Today is a very important day in my life. I am proud to have joined the BJP today, and I look forward to serving the nation under the leadership of PM Modi. I want to contribute to PM Modi's dream of a Viksit Bharat," he said.
Election overview
Over 1,000 candidates contest for 90 seats in Haryana elections
A total of 1,031 candidates across 90 assembly constituencies are contesting in this election.
To accommodate voters, 20,632 polling booths were set up throughout Haryana.
The results of these elections will be declared on October 8, alongside those from Jammu and Kashmir.
In the last Haryana Assembly elections held in 2019, the BJP won 40 out of 90 seats. This led to the formation of a coalition government with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), which later withdrew from the coalition.