Chandigarh, March 16 -- The counting of votes for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana faced a significant delay on Monday evening following a series of complaints filed by both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress regarding the alleged breach of voting secrecy.
Although the counting was originally scheduled to commence at 5:00 PM at the Haryana Assembly committee room, the process remained stalled for over three hours as election officials deliberated on various objections.
The BJP has sought the cancellation of votes cast by Congress MLAs Bharat Singh Beniwal and Paramvir Singh, alleging that they compromised the secrecy of their ballots. Conversely, the Congress filed a counter-complaint against Cabinet Minister Anil Vij o...