"BJP won 25 seats out of 32": Haryana Minister Anil Vij on municipal election results

Ambala (Haryana) [India], March 12 (ANI): Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 25 seats out of 32 in the municipal elections. The ruling party also managed to win the mayoral post from Ambala, along with eight other places in the state.
"In the municipal elections, BJP won 25 of the 32 seats and the Mayor seat with a thumping majority (in Ambala). People of Ambala Cantt have rewarded me for my efforts to develop the area," Vij told reporters.
Claiming "conspiracy" against him ahead of the 2024 assembly elections, Vij said that people in his constituency set an example by electing him for the seventh time.
"In the Vidhan Sabha elections, a few traitors hatched a conspiracy. Despite that, they (people) made me win for the seventh time and set an example. BJP has won the election with the majority. We will seek the cooperation of both the councillors who have won and lost. Together, we will take Ambala Cantt to new heights of development," the minister said.
Vij further stated that the BJP's win in the municipal elections was indicative of the non-existence of opposition parties in Haryana.
"BJP has swept the elections in most places where polls were held. This indicates that the opposition parties ceased to exist in Haryana. People have shunned them and their negative politics," he added.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana has swept the elections to local bodies, with its candidates winning mayoral posts in nine places, including Rohtak, Sonipat, Gurugram, Faridabad, Panipat, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal. The voting took place on March 2.
According to the Haryana Election Commission website, BJP leader Shelja Sandeep Sachdeva won the mayoral post from Ambala and defeated Congress' Amisha Chawla by a margin of 20,487 votes.
BJP's Ram Avtar won the Rohtak mayoral post and defeated Congress' Surajmal Kiloi by 45,198 votes.
From Sonipat, BJP won the mayoral post, with its candidate Rajeev Jain winning against Congress' Kamal Dewan by a margin of 34,749 votes.
BJP leader Tilak Raj won the mayoral post from Gurugram and defeated Congress' Seema Pahuja with a margin of 1,79,485 votes. Meanwhile, from Panipat, BJP's Komal Saini defeated Congress leader Sanjay Kumar by a margin of 1,23,170 votes.
BJP leader Suman Bahmani won the mayoral post from Yamunanagar and defeated Congress' Kirna Devi by 73,319 votes.
Meanwhile, from Karnal, BJP's Renu Bala Gupta won the mayoral post and defeated Congress leader Manoj Wadhwa.
The Haryana Election Commission website declared Parveen Joshi of the BJP the winner of the mayoral post from Faridabad. She defeated Congress' Lata Rani by a margin of 3,16,852 votes.
From Hisar, BJP leader Parveen Popli won the mayoral post by defeating Congress' Krishna Titu Singla with a margin of 64,456 votes. (ANI)