Bharatiya Janata Party registered a big victory in the election of Mayor, President, and Ward members of various Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, and Municipalities of Haryana today. The BJP won polls for nine of the ten mayoral positions, including in Gurugram and Rohtak. BJP candidate Praveen Joshi registered a historic victory for the post of Mayor in Municipal Corporation Faridabad. He won by defeating Indian National Congress candidate Lata Rani by 3 lakh 16 thousand 852 votes. Elections were held for five posts of President in the Municipal Council. BJP candidates won all the five seats. In the elections of Presidents of 21 Municipal Municipality, 6 were won by BJP and 15 by Independents.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the people have put their stamp of approval on the works and policies of the government, and the “triple-engine government” will work at a fast pace to realize the vision of a developed Haryana. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the ongoing State Assembly session, Saini reiterated that the people have endorsed the works and policies of the BJP government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his gratitude to the people of Haryana for the historic victory of BJP in the local body elections in the State. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that this victory is an expression of the unwavering faith of the people in the development work of the government led by Nayab Singh Saini in the state. Mr. Modi assured the people of the State that the government will leave no stone unturned to fulfil hopes and aspirations.
