Blog: Wind of change in Haryana Assembly polls? The BJP has been in power in the state for the last ten years, winning the last two consecutive Assembly elections. Udai Bhan said, "The Congress party is getting huge public support wherever we go there is a huge crowd. Total candidatesA total of 1,561 candidates have filed their nominations for the Assembly elections that are scheduled to be held on October 5. In the 2014 Haryana Assembly elections, 1351 candidates had contested, whereas in the 2019 Assembly elections, this number was 961.