New Delhi [India], August 30 : Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan and LoP Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday arrived at Himachal Bhawan for the Haryana screening committee meeting to discuss the election strategy for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls.
On the announcements of the candidates list for the party, AICC in-charge of Haryana, Deepak Babaria said that most of the work has been completed for the party's preparations for contesting the election.
"More than 60 per cent of the work has been completed. The (CEC) meeting is likely to be held on September 2. We are fully prepared for the elections," said Babaria.
Babaria further criticised the BJP and alleged that BJP controls the election commission. "Everyone knows that this is not the election Commission, it is the BJP Commission", he said while speaking to journalists.
It was also announced by Deepak Babaria that no Congress Member of Parliament will be contesting the assembly election.
Earlier today, multiple BJP leaders also held the party's Haryana core committee meeting at the residence of Union Minister and Party President JP Nadda. The BJP meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister narendra Modi and National President JP Nadda.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Organisation General Secretary BL Santosh, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, and State President Mohanlal Badoli among other members are also going to participate in the meeting.
Ahead of the Haryana polls, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and Chandra Shekar Azad's Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) have also announced their alliance. The pre-poll alliance is going to contest all the 90 Assembly constituencies, with JJP set to compete in 70 seats while Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) will be contesting the remaining 20 seats.
Voting for 90 seats of the Haryana Assembly elections will be held on October 1. The results will be declared on October 4. The polls for the assembly elections will be held in a single phase across the state.