In Kurukshetra, Congress members protested by wearing black bands and burning effigies of the Chief Election Commissioner, stating that the decisions were made at the behest of the BJP.

In Kurukshetra, the Congress party staged a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Congress workers took out a protest march from Agarwal Dharamshala and reached Gandhi Park via Railway Road. During the protest, the workers and Congress leaders wore black bands on their arms. A effigy of CEC Gyanesh Kumar was burnt at Gandhi Park. Slogans were raised against the CEC and the BJP during the protest. The Congress party staged the protest against Gyanesh Kumar.