As the BJP returns to power for the third consecutive time , a historical feat in Haryana’s electoral history , hundreds and thousands of Haryanvis, on both sides of the electoral divide, are suspended in disbelief. On one hand, those siding with the Congress are struggling to digest their leaders’ losses, and on the other hand, the BJP’s supporters are breathing a sigh of relief, scarcely believing their good fortune. Besides making sense of the impact of the BJP’s victory on Haryana’s politics, these election results also have national implications.
Though PM Modi limited his participation in Haryana’s election to four rallies, the BJP’s victory will indeed strengthen his overall political stature, both within the party and the Sangh Parivar. On the other hand, the Haryana defeat has lent a big blow to the Congress. Its leaders entered this contest on a political high, sparked after winning five Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
Consequently, the Congress was widely expected to win Haryana. Among other things, at the national level, the Haryana defeat puts a question mark on Rahul Gandhi’s command over his party, especially his inability to control in-fighting among regional satraps. After Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Haryana is the third state in the Congress’s recent past, where its prospects of winning were weakened by internal factionalism among its state-level leaders.
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