India's ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition Congress party and its allies, exit polls showed, suggesting another setback after the party fared poorly in national elections.

As Haryana prepares for assembly elections, the influence of political dynasties remains strong. Campaigning concludes today, with voting set for October 5. Prominent families like Devi Lal and Bansi Lal see multiple descendants contesting,

The India Today-CVoter survey has predicted 50-58 seats for the Congress in Haryana, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) likely to win 20-28 seats. Former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala -led Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) is likely to win 0-2 seats in Haryana.

The two elections were held in phases that ended on Saturday. Votes will be counted on Tuesday and results will be announced the same day. The exit poll results were released late on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing in two recent state elections, exit polls showed, providing a boost to the opposition after a weaker mandate for the ruling alliance in national elections.

In Haryana, which voted on Saturday, almost every major exit poll predicted that the Congress could come back to power after a decade and gain a comfortable majority on its own, d

If exit polls are accurate, the BJP will not achieve a third consecutive win in Haryana, while Congress is expected to reclaim the state. What this means for BJP, if numbers hold true on October 8 res