Summary:
Chandigarh: A month after thousands of farmers began protesting the new agricultural laws near Delhi`s borders, the ruling BJP-JJP combine in neighbouring Haryana has suffered a blow in the municipal corporation elections.
The ruling coalition has lost mayoral polls in Sonipat and Ambala, touted as a prestige battle a year after the state elections.
Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala`s Jannayak Janata Party lost the local polls in its home turf - Hisar`s Ukalana - and Rewari`s Dharuhera.
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Chandigarh: A month after thousands of farmers began protesting the new agricultural laws near Delhi`s borders, the ruling BJP-JJP combine in neighbouring Haryana has suffered a blow in the municipal corporation elections.
The ruling coalition has lost mayoral polls in Sonipat and Ambala, touted as a prestige battle a year after the state elections.
Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala`s Jannayak Janata Party lost the local polls in its home turf - Hisar`s Ukalana - and Rewari`s Dharuhera.
The civic body elections in Ambala, Panchkula, Sonipat, Rewari`s Dharuhera, Rohtak`s Sampla, and Hisar`s Uklana were held on Sunday.
The counting of votes began this morning at 8 AM.
The Congress won Sonipat by a margin of nearly 14,000 votes.
Nikhil Madaan wil be Sonipat`s first mayor.