Hariprasad said they will approach the Election Commission on Monday. Hariprasad alleged that there was deliberate fraud in the election by switching the pen meant for marking the votes so as to make the Congress votes invalid. Hooda was not initially in favour of Anand as he was backed by INLD, the rival party in Haryana. ”A probe by the Election Commission should be sought. The votes of 14 Congress MLAs were declared invalid leading to the loss of Anand who was otherwise expected to win.

Source: The Telegraph June 12, 2016 08:15 UTC