BJP Wins 3 Haryana Municipal Corporations

The Bharatiya Janata Party secured victories in the municipal corporation elections across Ambala, Sonipat, and Panchkula in Haryana on Wednesday, winning all three mayoral posts and majorities in the wards of each body. Results were declared following polling on May 10, with the BJP also claiming leadership positions in several smaller municipal committees and councils.

In Sonipat Municipal Corporation, the BJP captured 17 of 22 wards and the mayor's position, where candidate Rajiv Jain defeated Congress's Kamal Diwan. Ambala saw the BJP win 16 of 20 wards, with Akshita Saini prevailing over Congress rival Kulwinder Kaur for mayor. In Panchkula, the BJP took 17 of 20 wards and the mayoral seat, as Shyamlal Bansal beat Congress's Sudha Bhardwaj by more than 35,000 votes.

The party extended its success to other civic bodies, including the Rewari Municipal Council, where Vineeta Pippal defeated Congress's Neharika by over 21,000 votes, and the municipal committees of Sampla and Dharuhera. In Sampla, BJP's Praveen or Parveen Coach won by 687 votes against an independent. Dharuhera's Satyanarayan, also known as Ajay Jangra, secured the post by 6,236 votes over another independent,...