The Congress secured significant victories in the Muslim-dominated Assembly constituencies of Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, and Punahana in Haryana. These regions had witnessed communal tensions last year in July.

Wrestler Bajrang Punia took to Twitter to congratulate fellow wrestler Vinesh Phogat on her victory in the Haryana Assembly elections from the Julana seat. Punia praised Phogat's win, stressing that this election was more than just a contest for a seat or a fight between political candidates.

BJP strikes first in Jammu and Kashmir, with party candidate Darshan Kumar winning from Basohli constituency with a margin of 16,034 votes.

Senior Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate has expressed confidence that the early trends in Haryana, which initially pointed towards a BJP return to power, will change by 1:30 pm.

Despite early trends indicating a possible BJP return to power in Haryana, senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda expressed confidence that his party would secure a majority and form the government.

The Congress party has raised concerns regarding the counting data uploaded on the Election Commission's website after the ruling BJP surged past their tally in the early trends of the Haryana Assembly election results. As per the latest updates, the BJP has crossed the halfway mark, leading on 48 seats, while Congress is ahead on 33 seats.

The Centre on Monday started selling tomatoes at a subsidised rate of Rs 65 per kg in the national capital to provide relief to the common man and check abnormal profits by intermediaries.

Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has conceded defeat in the Srigufwara-Bijbehara constituency. Contesting as a candidate from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), she was trailing after halfway counting in the constituency.