Talking to media, the senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha member said that the party had high hopes of securing a massive victory, but it could not.

The prominent contenders for the Chief Minister's post are Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja.Congress leader Kumari Selja on Tuesday exuded confidence in the party's victory stating that it will sweep over 60 assembly seats in Haryana and form the government.

While speaking to ZEE News, Selja also opened up about the rumours of differences with senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

As per the latest trends given by EC at 12.00 PM, the BJP is leading with 50 seats, the Congress party with 34 seats. The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were seen to be leading with one seat each while Independents and smaller parties were leading in four seats.

Former Haryana CM Hooda expressed confidence that Congress will form the government with a significant majority. As of noon, BJP leads with 49 seats and Congress with 35. Hooda and Selja predict Congress will secure over 60 seats despite early counting fluctuations.

The halfway mark in the Haryana assembly is 46. Most exit polls have predicted that the Congress would win between 44 and 61 seats.

On the eve of Haryana assembly poll results, Bhupinder Singh Hooda emphasized his readiness for leadership, citing improved Congress vote share and criticizing BJP governance. Hooda stated that the party high command’s decision on the chief ministerial candidate will be accepted by all.