Laddoos And Firecrackers At Congress HQ In Delhi After Early Lead But Haryana Trends Turning

At 9.15 am, Congress had a lead in 65 of Haryana's 90 seats, with BJP leading in 19 seats. In J&K, the Congress-National Conference alliance was ahead in 53 seats.

Congress supported waved flags and danced to dhol outside the AICC office in Delhi.

Congress workers burst firecrackers outside the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi after early trends showed the party heading towards a big victory in Haryana, and towards a lead, with National Conference, in Jammu & Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

Congress leader Jagdish Sharma distributes laddoos at AICC headquarters in Delhi as the party took the lead in early trends in Haryana and J&K. (Photo: ANI)

Workers burst firecrackers outside AICC headquarters in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Initial trends showed Congress gaining a clear majority in Haryana, but the trends turned towards the afternoon. (Photo: ANI)

Party spokesperson Pawan Khera expressed confidence in his party's victory. Khera said that they are “even planning to send some jalebis to Prime Minister Modi”. (Photo: ANI)