Pollsters predict Congress to win around 55 seats in Haryana, while a close race is expected in Jammu and Kashmir, with the National Conference-Congress alliance projected to secure over 40 seats.
Analysts and Israeli media say the response would likely be designed to deal an immense blow to Iran, despite international calls for de-escalation and warnings from Tehran it would retaliate.
The doctors have said that they will join duty as promised but will not eat anything. The state would be held responsible if any doctor fell ill during the fast, a junior doctor said.
The BJP, Congress, the INLD-BSP and the JJP-Azad Samaj Party alliances and the Aam Aadmi Party are the key parties contesting the polls. Counting will be taken up on October 8.
