Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and his predecessor Manohar Lal Khattar were among the early voters. Both leaders cast vote in their respective polling stations on Saturday. The polling in Haryana is underway for 10 seats of Lok sabha.
Polling started at 7 a.m. across all the 10 Lok Sabha seats of the state amid tight security in the sixth and penultimate phase of the general elections.It will continue till 6 p.m.
Haryana CM Nayab Saini cast his vote in his hometown Naraingarh in Ambala district along with his wife after paying obeisance at a Sikh shrine.
After casting vote, Nayab Saini took to X and said, “First vote, then refreshment I would like to appeal to all the voters of Haryana to participate enthusiastically in this festival of democracy. Choose a stable government which is dedicated to making the country safe and prosperous, which works for the welfare of the poor and for the glory of India.”
Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar exercised his franchise in Karnal city. After casting vote, he said, “First vote, then refreshment. Today I performed my civic duty by casting my vote first at my booth in Karnal. I appeal to all voters to come out in large numbers and vote. Your every vote is important for the country, for the democracy of the country, so exercise your right to vote as soon as possible and appeal to all the people around you to vote as much as possible”
Interestingly both are in the fray. Two-time Chief Minister Khattar is contesting his first Lok Sabha election from Karnal, while Saini is in the fray for the by-poll of the Karnal Assembly seat. Besides the Lok Sabha polls for all 10 seats, there is a by-poll for the lone Assembly seat — vacated by Khattar where Chief Minister Saini, the outgoing Lok Sabha MP from Kurukshetra, is among the nine candidates in the fray.