Rohtak, Oct. 6 -- Member of Parliament Deepender Hooda on Sunday alleged widespread rigging and manipulation in 2024 Haryana assembly polls in which BJP formed the government for a third straight term.

Addressing a gathering during the Lord Valmiki's Prakat Utsav at Panipat's Israna, Rohtak MP said that they suspect manipulation in the last year's assembly polls as the Congress candidates were leading on 75 seats in ballot box count, but fell behind in the EVM results.

"The BJP has subverted people's will. In the last 15 assembly elections, the Congress achieved its highest-ever vote share in 2024. The BJP managed to form the government by a margin of merely half a percent-about 22,000 votes. The people's sentiment was clearly in favour...