Haryana sidelights: MP rides horse, groom delays wedding to cast vote

An MP rode a horse to a polling station, a groom delayed his wedding to cast his vote, a 60-year-old differently-abled woman turned up at a polling booth before anybody else, and Olympians proudly flaunted their inked fingers.

These and several other instances caught people's attention as Haryana voted in the assembly election on Saturday to elect a new government. The enthusiasm among voters across all the 90 seats was palpable, captured in a small sample of following sidelights.

** BJP leader and Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal arrived at a polling station in Kurukshetra on a horse to cast his vote.

"Riding a horse is considered auspicious... People ride horses while going to attend weddings. That is why I came on a horse for his auspicious work," the industrialist-politician told reporters after casting his vote.

Jindal is an avid polo player and he rode a brown horse to the polling booth. "I exercised my democratic right and voted so that our democracy becomes stronger. I urge all