Behind BJP's historic 3rd term in Haryana, grassroots-level cadre, RSS support & Congress hubris

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Gurugram: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sprung a surprise in the Haryana Assembly elections, bettering its performance from the Lok Sabha elections in which it led in 44 assembly segments..

From losing 5 out of 10 seats in the Lok Sabha where the party trailed behind the INDIA bloc candidates on 46 of 90 assembly seats, the BJP in Haryana has virtually turned the tables with the party likely to form government for the third time in a rowa first in the states 57-year history...

The trends so far show that while the BJP has been able to hold on to the 44 assembly seats the party had led during the Lok Sabha elections, it has also managed to consolidate its position on several other seats it trailed in May 2024...

The BJP has also made inroads in former CM Bhupinder Singh Hoodas strongholds like Rai, Kharkhoda, Gohana, and Sonipat seats, he said.. Jaglan said the trend showed that the BJP swept Ahirwal and southern Haryana, except for the Mewat region..

Explaining the huge difference in the number of seats won by BJP and the Congress despite almost equal vote share, Pal said that this is very common in elections...

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