Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked his “family members in Haryana” for the BJP’s historic victory in the municipal elections.
“I am very grateful to my family members in Haryana for the historic victory of BJP in the Haryana civic elections,” he said on X, adding that the landslide win was “an expression of the unwavering faith of the people in the development work being carried out by the government led by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
“…I assure the people of the state that we will leave no stone unturned to fulfil their hopes and aspirations. The hard work of the dedicated workers of the party has played a big role in this great victory, for which I heartily appreciate them,” he wrote.
With the BJP sweeping the civic polls, national president JP Nadda, Union home minister Amit Shah and Saini also hailed Modi’s governance. The Congress, which was looking to turn around its electoral fortunes after suffering a defeat in the 2024 assembly election, had to bite the dust.
Extending his congratulations to Saini and other state BJP leaders, Nadda said this is a historic victory for the BJP and a “reflection of the unwavering faith” people have in the public welfare schemes and development-oriented policies that reached wards under the guidance of Modi.
Thanking the people of the state, as well as the chief minister and other leaders, Shah said Haryana has “faith only in Modi ji”. “Haryana has faith only in Modi ji. After the landslide victory in the Haryana Assembly elections, I am very grateful to the people of Haryana for giving their blessings to the BJP in the Municipal Corporation and Municipal Body elections as well. Under the leadership of Modi ji, the BJP has become the first choice of the people from the ward to the Vidhan Sabha and from the Panchayat to the Parliament…” he said on X.
According to the results and trends available for the mayoral posts, BJP candidates secured emphatic wins in Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak, Sonipat, and Panipat, defeating their nearest Congress rivals. The ruling party’s candidate was also in a comfortable lead in Yamunanagar.
The civic polls dealt a blow to the Congress, which saw workers and leaders in districts switching over to the BJP ahead of the elections. The party state unit has, in the past, been faced with infighting and factionalism unlike the BJP, which has a well-organised and strong structure at the grassroots level.
Polls to elect mayors and ward members in seven municipal corporations — Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Hisar, Rohtak, Karnal and Yamunanagar — were held on March 2. The bypolls for the mayoral posts in Ambala and Sonipat and the elections for presidents and ward members in 21 municipal committees were also held that day. For the Panipat Municipal Corporation, polling was held on March 9 to elect the mayor and 26 councillors.
