Overview

• The BJP won nine of ten mayoral posts in Haryana's municipal elections, with an independent candidate, Dr. Inderjit Yadav, securing victory in Manesar.
• The Congress faced a major setback, failing to win any mayoral posts and losing in traditional strongholds like Rohtak and Sonepat.
• BJP candidates achieved decisive victories in key cities such as Gurugram, Faridabad, and Panipat, with record-setting margins in some cases.
• Low voter turnout was recorded at 41%, significantly below the 68% turnout seen in the 2024 state assembly elections.
• Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini attributed the results to public approval of the BJP's 'triple-engine government' approach to governance.