<p>Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday exuded confidence that his party will make a comeback in the assembly polls as he cast his vote along with his family members here.</p>.<p>Before exercising his vote, the two-time former chief minister and his family members offered prayers at a temple.</p>.<p>He was accompanied by his wife Asha Hooda, son and former MP from Rohtak Deepender Singh Hooda and daughter-in-law Sweta Mirdha.</p>.<p>Hooda is a sitting legislator from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi here.</p>.<p>After casting his vote, Hooda, who was Congress' face in the Haryana poll campaign, exuded confidence that his party will make a comeback in the assembly polls.</p>.<p>Hitting out at the Khattar government, he told reporters, "Haryana, which was number one in all the spheres during our time, now leads in unemployment and crime."</p>.<p>On the BJP making scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir a big poll issue in Haryana, he said,"The entire country knows my stand. I have said it is not an issue anymore as it has become law.</p>.<p>"But they raised this issue because they had nothing to talk about their performance," he said.</p>.<p>On Chief Minister Khattar riding a bicycle in Karnal to reach a polling booth to cast his vote, Hooda said, "For five years, he (Khattar) flew in helicopters and now he rides a bicycle to reach the polling booth. For five years, they indulged in wasteful expenditures and did nothing for the welfare of people". </p>
<p>Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday exuded confidence that his party will make a comeback in the assembly polls as he cast his vote along with his family members here.</p>.<p>Before exercising his vote, the two-time former chief minister and his family members offered prayers at a temple.</p>.<p>He was accompanied by his wife Asha Hooda, son and former MP from Rohtak Deepender Singh Hooda and daughter-in-law Sweta Mirdha.</p>.<p>Hooda is a sitting legislator from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi here.</p>.<p>After casting his vote, Hooda, who was Congress' face in the Haryana poll campaign, exuded confidence that his party will make a comeback in the assembly polls.</p>.<p>Hitting out at the Khattar government, he told reporters, "Haryana, which was number one in all the spheres during our time, now leads in unemployment and crime."</p>.<p>On the BJP making scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir a big poll issue in Haryana, he said,"The entire country knows my stand. I have said it is not an issue anymore as it has become law.</p>.<p>"But they raised this issue because they had nothing to talk about their performance," he said.</p>.<p>On Chief Minister Khattar riding a bicycle in Karnal to reach a polling booth to cast his vote, Hooda said, "For five years, he (Khattar) flew in helicopters and now he rides a bicycle to reach the polling booth. For five years, they indulged in wasteful expenditures and did nothing for the welfare of people". </p>