BJP Wins Haryana Civic Polls, Sweeps 9 Of 10, Congress Loses In Hooda Bastion

12th March 2025 at 5:42 PM

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Gurugram: BJP’s mayoral candidates won nine of the 10 municipal corporations, including in Rohtak – the bastion of Congress stalwart Bhupinder Hooda. The Congress, contesting the state civic polls on its own symbol for the first time, failed to open its account.

The BJP’s Mayor candidates won Ambala, Gurugram, Sonipat, Rohtak, Karnal, Faridabad, Panipat, Hisar and Yamunanagar. In Manesar, independent candidate Inderjeet Yadav defeated BJP’s Sunder Lal. In Ambala, the BJP’s Shailja Sachdeva won the mayor’s post, defeating her nearest Congress rival Amisha Chawla. The BJP’s Raj Rani bagged the Gurugram mayoral seat.

Senior BJP leader Rajiv Jain trounced Congress’s Komal Dewan in Sonipat. In Karnal, the BJP’s Renu Bala Gupta defeated the Congress’s Manoj Wadhwa. The biggest embarrassment for the Congress came in Rohtak, the stronghold of former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Rohtak clinched by Ram Avtar of the BJP against the Congress’s Surajmal Kiloi.

The Congress maintained its grip over Rohtak and Jhajjar districts Earlier, with the party clinching seven out of eight seats. Hooda said the civic body election results won’t have much of an impact on the Congress.

Hooda said the municipal corporations dominated by the BJP earlier. It could be a setback if we lost the seat, but it was already not with us. Hooda said that the Congress must have gained in some areas, but I did not go anywhere during the elections. I don’t think these results will have an impact.

Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Nayab Saini said the “triple-engine” government would work for the overall upliftment of the people and fulfil all its promises. The results clearly show the faith the people of Haryana have shown in the BJP. The people have voted because of the developmental work of the government.

The Congress has stopped taking the democratic process lightly and that’s why people have shown them the door he added. The BJP’s strong performance, especially in urban strongholds like Gurugram, shows its continuing dominance over the state’s political landscape despite a 10-year rule.