The Congress fell in need of the bulk mark in Haryana by 9 seats, profitable 37 seats within the 90-member Meeting. On as many as 16 seats, nonetheless, Independents or Congress rebels could have performed a task in its defeat.
In 15 seats within the Haryana elections, an Impartial candidate ended up third, profitable extra votes than the margin of defeat. The BJP received 12 of those seats, with the Congress in second place, whereas the Congress received two of them. In a single seat, the Indian Nationwide Lok Dal (INLD) pipped the Congress.
Among the many 12 seats the Congress misplaced to the BJP, three had Congress rebels within the third place as Independents. Other than these, the Congress misplaced 4 extra seats the place rebels both received or stood second.
Thus, in as many as seven seats, the Congress could have suffered defeat as a consequence of its personal rebels being within the fray, whereas in 9 others, Independents queered the pitch sufficient to push it behind the BJP.
The information is telling of the way in which the Congress did not rein in factionalism throughout the celebration, bungled ticket distribution and was unable to quell rebel inside its ranks.
Within the Ambala Cantt seat, the Congress stood third, with the BJP’s Anil Vij profitable by over 7,000 votes. In second place was Impartial Chitra Sarwara, the daughter of Congress chief Nirmal Singh Mohra, who received from Ambala Metropolis. Sarwara had needed a Congress ticket however was denied because the celebration determined to not give two tickets in the identical household. Sarwara secured greater than 52,000 votes in opposition to the Congress’s 14,000-odd votes.
Equally, in Bahadurgarh, Congress insurgent Rajesh Joon received, relegating sitting Congress MLA Rajendra Joon to 3rd place. Rajesh Joon had introduced he would contest as an Impartial quickly after the Congress introduced its first listing for Haryana in early September, saying he felt cheated by the celebration. In 2019 too, he needed to withdraw his nomination on the celebration’s request. Following his rebel, the Congress suspended him for six years for anti-party actions. A day after his victory, on Wednesday, Rajesh Joon joined the BJP.
In Ballabgarh, Congress insurgent Sharda Rathore relegated celebration candidate Parag Sharma to the fourth spot. The seat was received by the BJP’s Moolchand Sharma. Whereas Sharma secured over 61,000 votes, Rathore cornered slightly below 45,000 votes and fell behind Sharma. In third place was Impartial Rao Ram Kumar, who secured 23,000 votes.
Rathore had final received Ballabgarh on a Congress ticket in 2009. In 2018, she give up the Congress to affix the BJP. However when she didn’t get a ticket within the 2019 polls, she returned to the Congress. She was imagined to get a ticket from the seat, however the celebration selected Parag Sharma, who bought lower than 8,700 votes.
In Pundri, Congress insurgent Satbir Bhana relegated Congress candidate Sultan Jadaula to 3rd place by securing over 40,000 votes and dropping to the BJP by simply over 2,000 votes. Bhana had contested on a Congress ticket within the 2019 polls however misplaced. He was denied a ticket this time and turned insurgent. He was expelled from the celebration after saying he would contest as an Impartial.
In Uchana Kalan, the Congress misplaced to the BJP by a mere 32 votes. In third place, with over 31,000 votes, was Congress insurgent Virender Ghogharian. He was suspended from the celebration after he introduced his candidature as an Impartial following the denial of ticket. The Congress had fielded former Union minister Birendra Singh’s son Brijendra from the constituency.
In Badhra, the Congress misplaced to the BJP by simply over 7,500 votes. Congress insurgent Somveer Ghasola, who contested as an Impartial following a ticket denial, stood third with over 26,000 votes. Ghasola had been expelled from the celebration simply forward of the polls.
In Gohana too, Congress candidate Jagbir Singh Malik misplaced by over 10,000 votes to the BJP with Congress insurgent Harsh Chhikara securing the third spot with 14,000 votes. Chhikara contested as an Impartial after being denied a ticket.
The BJP too confronted rebel and misplaced at the very least two seats to rebels. In Prithla, BJP insurgent Nayanpal Rawat secured over 22,000 votes and secured third place. The BJP misplaced to the Congress by simply 20,000 votes. Equally, in Kalayat, BJP insurgent Anita Dhull secured over 25,000 votes, serving to the Congress win the seat by a margin of 13,000 votes.
Independents performed a component in spoiling the celebration for the Congress in seats equivalent to Dadri, Hodal, Kalka, Mahendragarh, Rai, Safidon, Samalkha, Sohna and Tosham, the place they secured extra votes than the Congress’s margin of defeat.
In Hodal, the place Congress state president Udai Bhan misplaced to the BJP’s Harinder Singh by beneath 2,595 votes, two Independents trailing Bhan collectively polled 2,623 votes.
In Rania, BJP insurgent Ranjit Singh, who’s the brother of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, contested as an Impartial. He had received the constituency in 2019 as an Impartial after which joined the BJP authorities. Singh secured greater than 36,000 votes and positioned third. The seat was received by the INLD’s Arjun Chautala with over 43,000 votes. The BJP got here fourth with 15,000 votes.
The Meeting polls in Haryana this yr had been marked by an unprecedented variety of Independents submitting nominations. Virtually all seats within the state had three to 4 Impartial candidates aside from varied state and registered however unrecognised events within the fray. This turned what was basically a bipolar contest between the Congress and BJP right into a multipolar one in elements of the state.
The Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP), which the Congress refused to ally with for these polls, adversely impacted at the very least one seat for the Congress. In Adampur, the AAP secured greater than 1,800 votes with the Congress dropping the seat by simply over 1,200 votes.
