Rahul Gandhi with Bhupinder Hooda and Kumari Selja on stage during an election rally in Haryana CHANDIGARH: Till Monday evening, it was like a Test match with a predictable end. On Tuesday, Haryana election results turned into a T20 bout, swinging wildly from a perceived Congress sweep to a winning show by BJP , which beat strong anti-incumbency, a buoyant opposition following a good Lok Sabha outing and exit polls to be back in governance for a record third straight term in the state. BJP secured 48 seats, eight more than its 2019 result, achieving a comfortable majority in the 90-member assembly.
The party surpassed its 2014 score, when it formed the govt on its own for the first time with 47 seats. Congress claimed 37 seats, Indian National Lok Dal ( INLD ) two, and Independents won in three constituencies. Congress increased its vote share by 11 percentage points and its overall share of 39.
09% was almost at par with BJP’s 39.89%. Yet, the results came as a rude shock for Congress, which had been in celebratory mood since exit polls predicted its return with a huge majority.
The party was outmanoeuvred by BJP’s strategy of focusing on OBC voters and division in Dalit votes. Haryana Jammu & Kashmir Haryana Alliance View i Party View Seats: 90 Results Majority: 46 BJP 48 CONG 37 INLD 2 AAP 0 OTH 3 Results : 90 / 90 BJP WON Jammu & Kashmir Alliance View i Party View Seats: 90 Results Majority: 46 JKNC 42 BJP 29 CONG 6 PDP 3 OTH 10 Results : 90 / 90 HUNG ASSEMBLY Source: .
