Opinion | 10 Things That Cost Congress Haryana
NDTV
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made history in Haryana by winning a record third term, defying all pollsters, and political pundits. Following a setback in the general elections, where the BJP lost five seats to Congress, the party went back to the drawing board, tightened its strategies, and quietly ran a campaign aimed at retaining the state and gaining pro-incumbency votes.
In the Lok Sabha elections held six months ago, the BJP was leading in 44 assembly segments, while the Congress-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alliance was ahead in 46, with respective vote shares of 44% and 46%. The trend of the BJP losing seats and vote share in state elections compared to Lok Sabha polls gave Congress the confidence that it could win the state, leveraging support from wrestlers, farmers, and Agniveer protests.
So, why exactly did Congress lose?
