In 11 seats where Congress finished second, Independents finishing third polled more votes than party's margin of defeat. In a few seats, AAP got more votes than defeat margin of Congress.
Factors like greater dominance of regional parties in Maharashtra, and absence of direct caste consolidation, compounded by caste pressures from multiple groups, will play a crucial role.
From losing 5 of 10 seats in Lok Sabha, BJP in Haryana has virtually turned the tables. While it managed to unite non-Jat voters, it also won 12 new seats in Jat strongholds.
There were sceptics who flagged against going all out with Hoodas & to reach out to his rival & Dalit leader Kumari Selja. But all such doubts were cast aside in run-up to polls.
A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.
Five years ago, Congress had fielded Chander Mohan from this seat but he had lost to Gian Chand Gupta by a narrow margin of nearly 5,000 votes. This time, he won by 1,997 votes.
The BJP candidate had resigned from his post of superintendent of Bhondsi jail & joined BJP last month. His request for voluntary retirement was processed promptly ahead of polls.
Aditya, the youngest candidate in the fray in Haryana polls, is the 3rd member of the Surjewala family to be elected MLA from Kaithal after grandfather Shamsher Singh and father Randeep.
BJP is looking at a historic third win from heartland state. In near-repeat of Lok Sabha polls, exit polls again bit the dust. For Congress, it is back to drawing rooms.
The veteran leader had staked claim to CM post in run-up to elections. His rival Chitra Sarwara, who was suspended by Congress, had come in second in 2019, too.
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All these stories are cover up. Consolidation of Muslim and Jat votes heavily behind congress demotivated the rest of the voters. That it self the main reason. On one hand show the constitution and on the other further devide the society in the name of caste. This evil strategy going to rip the congress apart in next few months.
All these stories are cover up. Consolidation of Muslim and Jat votes heavily behind congress demotivated the rest of the voters. That it self the main reason. On one hand show the constitution and on the other further devide the society in the name of caste. This evil strategy going to rip the congress apart in next few months.