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BJP Secures Major Victory in Haryana Municipal Elections, Winning 9 of 10 Mayoral Posts

The Congress suffers a significant defeat, with independents gaining ground in Manesar and low voter turnout marking the elections.

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BJP’s Rajrani Malhotra after winning the mayoral election in on Wednesday. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Women voters show their inked finger after casting their ballot for during the civic body elections in Gurugram on March 2. (Parveen Kumar/ HT Photo)
BJP’s Renu Bala Gupta showing the victory sign after defeating Manoj Kumar Wadhwa of the Congress in the mayoral election in Karnal on Wednesday. She won with a margin of 25,359 votes for the third consecutive time. (HT Photo)

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.