The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the Haryana civic polls on Wednesday, with its mayoral candidates winning the municipal corporations of Ambala, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak, Faridabad, Yamunanagar, Panipat, and Sonipat.
The main opposition, Congress, was defeated even in Rohtak, a stronghold of Bhupinder Hooda.
Congress, which contested the state civic polls using its symbol for the first time, failed to win a single seat.
In Manesar, independent candidate Inderjit Yadav defeated BJP’s Sundar Lal by 2,235 votes.
In Gurugram, BJP’s Raj Rani secured 270,781 votes, defeating Congress candidate Seema Pahuja by a margin of 179,485 votes. In Faridabad, Parveen Joshi of the BJP won the seat with 416,927 votes.
In Hisar, Parveen Popli of the BJP won by a margin of 64,456 votes, while in Rohtak, Ram Avtar Valmiki of the BJP triumphed by a margin of 45,198 votes.
In Karnal, Renu Bala of the BJP won with 83,630 votes, defeating Congress candidate Manoj Wadhwa, who received 25,359 votes. In Yamunanagar, Suman of the BJP emerged victorious.
In Ambala, Shailja Sachdeva of the BJP won the mayoral by-election, while in Sonipat, Rajiv Jain of the BJP secured 57,858 votes to win the seat. In Panipat, Konal Saini of the BJP won with 162,075 votes.
Elated by the party’s significant victory, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini told the media, “The people of Haryana have put their stamp of approval on the triple-engine government… I thank the people of Haryana from the bottom of my heart. Our local body government and this triple-engine government will play a crucial role in fulfilling PM Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat.'”
Believing the civic body election results won’t significantly impact the Congress, party veteran Hooda said, “The Congress must have gained in some areas, but I did not campaign actively during the elections. I don’t think these results will have an impact.”
The BJP’s sweep, especially in urban areas like Gurugram and Faridabad, proves its dominance over the state’s political landscape. The party made history in October 2024 by becoming the first political party to win three consecutive terms in the state assembly elections.
-IANS
