3 Cong, 8 BJP candidates lose deposits in Haryana polls

In October 2019 polls, 3 BJP and 27 Congress candidates lost their deposits

- DR RAVINDER MALIK

In the results of the recently concluded general elections for the formation of the 15th Haryana Assembly, the saffron Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), which has been in power in the state for the last 10 years, stunned everyone by winning an unexpected 48 seats achieving an absolute majority in the 90-Member state assembly on its own, while the Congress, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and independents could win 37, 2 seats and 3 seats respectively.

Although the BJP's seats have increased from 40 in 2019 to 48 in 2024 and the party is going to form the government for the third time in a row in Haryana, however, the security deposits of BJP candidates have been forfeited in 8 assembly seats including Ganaur, Hisar, Dabwali, Rania, Ellenabad, Meham, Punhana and Nuh assembly constituencies. Out of these eight assembly seats, independent candidates have won in two - Ganaur and Hisar, INLD candidates have won in Dabwali and Rania, whereas Congress candidates have won in the remaining four - Meham, Punhana, Nuh and Ellenabad.