Editorial: BJP's Dominance in Haryana Municipal Elections: A Major Setback for Congress
In the remaining 15, the majority was in favor of independent candidates.
Editorial:Â Bharatiya Janata Party wins on 9' Congress in direct elections for mayors of ten municipal corporations in Haryana This is a big political setback for the party. After losing the assembly elections for the third time in a row, they will not be able to win even a single seat in the mayor's elections. This shows that the Congress's support base is continuously being eroded.
The counting of votes took place on Wednesday (March 12). BJP candidates in Ambala, Karnal, Panipat, Faridabad, Gurugram, Manesar, Rohtak, Sonipat. Was the winner in Yamunanagar. Apart from these, BJP was victorious in the ground elections of five wards of municipal corporations. Of the 23 municipal council elections, BJP won clearly in eight.
In the remaining 15, the majority was in favor of independent candidates. Despite such a fatwa, many of them are sure to join the BJP because only because of the ruling. Only by joining the party can independent councilors make it possible for development funds to flow to their respective wards. Another noteworthy aspect of BJP's victories is that its candidates won everywhere with huge margins.
Although only 41 percent voters came to cast their votes in the municipal elections, most of them BJP candidates were successful in securing more than 50 per cent of the votes polled in the corporations. This shows that even after five months of assembly elections, BJP's support in urban areas is There was no reduction in vote bank.
It is natural that the credit for such success should go to Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini. Before the assembly elections, Saini's political status was a favorite of the previous Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Was gonna. The results of the assembly elections gave him a new political personality. That is why BJP gave him the status of star campaigner during Maharashtra Assembly elections. K.
Now the party's excellent performance in the municipal elections has further increased its political stature. His political opponents also point out that Mr. Saini's image among the people of Haryana is 'low among the common people'. He is a wandering politician and the Bharatiya Janata Party is liking his wandering.
While internal party factionalism and food warfare are being blamed for the defeat of Congress, the party's high Wrong approach of command is also being considered responsible. The tug of war between Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Kumari Selja factions is not hidden from anyone. This is two decades old. Therefore, the blame should also be given to the Congress High Command because it never resolved this dilemma. Didn't make a serious effort.
Hooda is the most powerful leader of the party in Haryana. Kumari Selja's political stature is inferior to him. Despite this, he is neither barred from making anti-Huda statements nor from political By pricking. Apart from these two, the factions of Randeep Surjewala and Chaudhary Birendra Singh also separated their horses. They send people around.
This is the reason that even after five months of the assembly elections, the Congress High Command is the opposition in the Assembly. Could not take any decision regarding the leader. Such facts create doubts among the people about the capability of the party. Political pundits believe that if municipal elections are held after two-three years of the tenure of the present Saini government, Had it been so, the results would not have been so pro-BJP.
Now the circumstances were in his favor. Despite such a reality, this fact cannot be denied that the disease that bites its own feet Congress has consistently failed to provide treatment. How can better performance in such circumstances become his 'game of fate'?