BJP extends Haryana dominance with sweeping civic poll victories

As Haryana voted in the Municipal Corporation elections in Ambala, Sonipat, and Panchkula, the BJP registered a clean sweep by winning all three corporations with commanding margins. The party also secured victory in all three mayoral contests.

In the Sonipat Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP won 17 out of the total 22 wards, while the Congress secured the remaining five wards. BJP mayoral candidate Rajiv Jain defeated Congress candidate Kamal Diwan.

A similar trend was witnessed in Ambala, where the BJP won 16 out of 20 wards. Congress managed to win three seats, while one seat went to an Independent candidate. BJP mayoral candidate Akshita Saini defeated Congress rival Kulwinder Kaur.