Ambala (Haryana) [India], March 15 (HBTV): Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 25 seats out of 32 in the municipal elections. The ruling party also secured the mayoral post in Ambala along with eight other places in the state.

'In the municipal elections, BJP won 25 of the 32 seats and the Mayor seat with a thumping majority (in Ambala). People of Ambala Cantt have rewarded me for my efforts to develop the area,' Vij told reporters.

Claiming a 'conspiracy' against him ahead of the 2024 assembly elections, Vij said that people in his constituency set an example by electing him for the seventh time.

'In the Vidhan Sabha elections, a few traitors hatched a conspiracy. Despite that, they (people) made me win for the seventh time and set an example. BJP has won the election with the majority. We will seek the cooperation of both the councillors who have won and lost. Together, we will take Ambala Cantt to new heights of development,' the minister said.

Vij further stated that the BJP's win in the municipal elections was indicative of the non-existence of opposition parties in Haryana.

'BJP has swept the elections in most places where polls were held. This indicates that the opposition parties ceased to exist in Haryana. People have shunned them and their negative politics,' he added.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana secured mayoral posts in nine places, including Rohtak, Sonipat, Gurugram, Faridabad, Panipat, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Hisar, and Karnal. The voting took place on March 2.

According to the Haryana Election Commission website, BJP leader Shelja Sandeep Sachdeva won the mayoral post from Ambala, defeating Congress' Amisha Chawla by a margin of 20,487 votes.

BJP's Ram Avtar won the Rohtak mayoral post, defeating Congress' Surajmal Kiloi by 45,198 votes.

From Sonipat, BJP candidate Rajeev Jain won the mayoral post against Congress' Kamal Dewan by a margin of 34,749 votes.

BJP leader Tilak Raj won the mayoral post from Gurugram, defeating Congress' Seema Pahuja by a margin of 1,79,485 votes.

In Panipat, BJP's Komal Saini defeated Congress leader Sanjay Kumar by a margin of 1,23,170 votes.

BJP leader Suman Bahmani won the mayoral post from Yamunanagar, defeating Congress' Kirna Devi by 73,319 votes.

In Karnal, BJP's Renu Bala Gupta won the mayoral post, defeating Congress leader Manoj Wadhwa.

The Haryana Election Commission website declared Parveen Joshi of the BJP the winner of the mayoral post from Faridabad. She defeated Congress' Lata Rani by a margin of 3,16,852 votes.

From Hisar, BJP leader Parveen Popli won the mayoral post by defeating Congress' Krishna Titu Singla with a margin of 64,456 votes. (ANI)