Chandigarh: Less than six months after scoring a hat-trick of wins in Haryana assembly elections, the ruling BJP swept the civic polls in the state on Wednesday, bagging nine of the ten mayoral seats.
In the outgoing municipal corporations, BJP had its mayors in seven civic bodies. The Congress, which was looking to turn around its electoral fortunes after suffering a defeat in the 2024 assembly polls, failed to open its account. The Opposition party lost in Sonipat, where it had its mayor, and Rohtak, considered a stronghold of Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Seven of the ten candidates who won the mayor’s post are women, six of them from the ruling BJP.
Celebrations erupted in the BJP camp after the results, with party leaders in Chandigarh and other districts distributing sweets. There were early Holi festivities as jubilant BJP members applied ‘gulal’ (colour) to each other.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the victory is an expression of people’s unwavering faith in the development works of the state government headed by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
“I want to assure people of the state that we will spare no effort in fulfilling their expectations and aspirations,” he said on X.
The hard work of the party’s dedicated workers played a big role in this grand victory, he said, praising their efforts.
