‘What’s new?’: Bhupinder Singh Hooda performs down BJP’s victory in native elections | India Information – The Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Former Haryana chief minister and Congress veteran Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday dismissed the importance of the BJP’s victory within the Haryana municipal elections, saying that the get together had gained prior to now as properly.
“BJP gained earlier than additionally. What’s new on this?… We by no means mentioned that we contested these elections critically… Even after I was the Chief Minister, I by no means participated within the Panchayat elections. Solely brotherhood works in these elections… The end result would have been a loss for us if we had a seat (in native our bodies) and misplaced it… Largely unbiased candidates stand in these elections,” Hooda mentioned.
In the meantime, after the BJP secured 9 mayoral posts, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini highlighted the function of native our bodies in reaching PM Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient of a “Viksit Bharat“.
“Our native physique authorities and this triple-engine authorities will play an important function in fulfilling PM Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient of ‘Viksit Bharat,'” Saini informed reporters.
Expressing gratitude to the individuals of Haryana, Saini described the election outcomes as a “stamp of approval” on the state’s triple-engine authorities.
The BJP swept the municipal elections, securing mayoral posts in 9 areas, with Manesar being the one exception. Voting came about on March 2.
Following her victory in Faridabad, mayor-elect Parveen Joshi expressed appreciation for public help and acknowledged the challenges confronted by residents.
“I’m conscious of the difficulties and requirements of the individuals. There are points with ingesting water, rubbish, and sewage. Union minister Krishan Pal Gurjar has given assurance that we’ll work collectively and that there can be no obstacles to the implementation of schemes. Folks have positioned their belief in me… I categorical my gratitude to them. I’ll resolve their points one after the other,” Joshi mentioned.
As vote counting concluded in Faridabad, the Haryana Election Fee web site confirmed Joshi’s victory over Congress candidate Lata Rani by a margin of three,16,852 votes.