Sonipat, May 7 -- Senior Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said that the public mood in Haryana appears to be shifting in favour of his party ahead of the local body elections.

Speaking to reporters in Sonipat, Hooda said, "Judging by the public mood, the people's inclination currently lies with the Congress party. The public has realised that the Congress party is capable of delivering development; consequently, the people's sentiment is shifting in favour of the Congress."

Commenting on the murder of Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath, Hooda condemned violence and called for peace.

"Look, I belong to the Congress party and consider myself a disciple of Gandhi; my o...