Haryana Panchayat Polls LIVE: This is the first time that voting for panch, sarpanch and members of panchayat samiti and zila parishad will be held on different days.
In 61 blocks of nine districts Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar polling is being held to elect 1,278 Panchayat Samiti members and 175 Zilla Parishad members.
The Opposition Congress won big in the recent elections to the posts of Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons of the panchayat samiti in Nagpur district, the stronghold of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Chandrashekhar Bawankule and state .