Out of the 287 women in the fray, only 23 were victorious. The figure was the same in these states in the previous polls as well.
The Haryana government on Monday decided to give "status equivalent to Cabinet Minister" to Ramdev, who has been appointed as the state's brand ambassador to promote yoga and ayurveda.
Indian National Lok Dal on Saturdayclaimed that it will form the government on its own in Haryana and said Bharatiya Janata Party, which parted ways with it, will bite the dust in the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
"The party cadre in the state felt that the chances of the BJP doing well in the Haryana assembly elections would be much better if the party tried to emerge as an alternative to the Congress. We have reasonably good candidates who can surprise anyone in a multi-corner contest," Goel argued.
In a development that could help the ruling Congress ahead of the Haryana assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to part ways with Indian National Lok Dal led by former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.
Impressed by PM Modi's initiatives, the sect will extend support to BJP
Dushyant has now emerged as a leader of some reckoning in the Jat community, as well among Haryana's youth.
In Maharashtra, where the 'Mahayuti' alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and smaller parties is against the 'Maha-agadhi' led by the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the ruling BJP is locked in a contest with the opposition Congress and the fledgling Jannayak Janata Party for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana.
"If the Opposition gets into singing praises, then democracy will be destroyed," Sharma said.
In the years to come, Dushyant may need to compete for the leadership of the Jat community with Hooda's son Deepender, and other Jat leaders, reports Archis Mohan.
The 31-year-old will have to do the balancing act between his anti-BJP support base and work with the Khattar-led dispensation for smooth governance.
The final figure of polling could increase and it will be available on Tuesday, officials said.
The prime minister also raised the Rafale jet deal and the law against triple talaq, accusing the Congress of trying to block them.
"Undue favours" to builders, including Robert Vadra's Skylight Hospitality, by the Haryana government during the Congress regime has come under attack from the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Asserting that the party is supreme and no one is above it, the letter by Om Prakash Chautala stated that the "anti-party activities" of INLD's Haryana unit secretary general Ajay Singh have "caused hurt and have become unbearable".
Polling in Haryana will take place on February 3 alongside first phase of polling in Bihar and Jharkhand.
The INLD's graph had been on the decline after it split in 2018, following a feud in the Chautala clan.
With the 'Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill' turning into a law, cow slaughter in Haryana will now attract a rigorous imprisonment ranging from three years to 10 years.
Assembly elections in 288 seats in Maharashtra and 90 seats in Haryana will be held on October 15 and counting will take place on October 19, the Election Commission announced on Friday.
The Haryana CM faces state Congress president Randeep Singh Surjewala.
The BJP has promised the people of Haryana a corruption-free government if voted to power in the assembly elections.
The Congress is citing the model code of conduct, which is presently in place for the upcoming elections.
Jindal, 75, had been elected to the state assembly for the third time from the Hissar assembly constituency.
The music composer came under sharp criticism for his "sarcastic" tweet on Jain monk Tarun Sagar.
Khattar, Dushyant and some ministers will be sworn-in at 2.15 pm at the Haryana Raj Bhavan on Sunday.
BJP general secretary in-charge of Haryana Anil Jail also appealed to the Jats who have been protesting in Haryana to call off their agitation, which has badly hit life in the region, and return to their homes as their demands have been met.
The PM said that it was the BJP government which abrogated provisions of the Article 370, while the Congress was only concerned about its "personal interests".
Dadlani had tweeted a photograph of the spiritual leader, saying he was making a "monkery of democracy".
After Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Haryana has become the third state where the assembly has approved the provision of capital punishment for such sexual offenders, the House was informed.
The Election Commission on Tuesday deliberated on holding the assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir before or after Dussera.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday night announced the 47 remaining candidates for Haryana assembly elections who include Union Minister Sushma Swaraj's younger sister Vandana Sharma and two former Congress MPs and a former minister in B S Hooda government in the state.
"It is very wrong and condemnable that Gurmehar has tried to do politics over her father's martyrdom," Vij, a five-time MLA said.
She won't contest next Lok Sabha poll due to health reasons.
Modi thanked the people of the state for making the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' initiative a fruitful one.
While the term of 288-member Maharashtra assembly ends on November 9, that of the 90-member Haryana assembly expires on November 2.
The PM asserted that 'we know how to take challenges head-on'.
The monk asked him to seek forgiveness from the Jain community for hurting their sentiments.
They also took strong objection to Delhi legislator Naresh Balyan being appointed as Haryana affairs in-charge.
The online edition of the 52-page magazine has been removed from the official website of the primary education department.
