Haryana Municipal Elections: BJP, Independents Win Big; AAP Opens Its Account

BJP bagged 10 of the 18 municipal council seats while its alliance partner JJP bagged one seat.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) combine won 25 of the 46 municipal bodies in the Haryana Municipal Election, the counting of votes for which took place on Wednesday, 22 June.

The polls were held on Sunday for 18 municipal councils and 28 municipal bodies.

A senior official of the State Election Commission said that the BJP won a total 22 seats, JJP bagged three seats, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won one seat, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) won one seat.

Independent candidates won 19 seats including Hansi, Narwana, Narnaul, Tohana, Bhiwani, and Hodal.

AAP has opened its account by winning the Ismailabad (Kurukshetra) municipal committee president post.