 "BJP may go it alone in Haryana Assembly polls")
Having won seven of the 10 parliamentary seats in Haryana, the Bhartiya Janta Party ( BJP) is gearing up to face Assembly election without any coalition partner in the state. The state elections are scheduled in October, the performance of BJP registering a lead in 53 of 90 Assembly segments is indicative of party's formidable position in the state.
A senior BJP member from Haryana, O P Dhankar, told Business Standard that rethinking is required over making and unmaking alliances. He said those who wanted to play the caste card cannot cut ice with the voters in Haryana. The party won seven out of eight seats it contested and lost one to Deepender Hooda, who won only because of partronage of Haryana Chief Minister B S Hooda, who is his father.
He added that Haryana registered a lopsided developemnt in the past 10 years, which even Congress insiders acknowledge. The BJP’s agenda of growth with equality was able to charm the voters and the party would consolidate itself for the Assembly polls.
In the just concluded general elections, BJP fielded eight candidates and two were left for its ally, Haryana Janhit Congress. Except for the Rohtak seat, it won all seven. Its ally lost both the seats to Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
Rival parties in Haryana are more worried, as all candidates of BJP won by significant margins (the highest margin of 4,66,870 in Faridabad).
The ruling Congress in Haryana could secure only the Rohtak seat, retained by Deepender Singh Hooda.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), that was hailed as a promising party with senior leaders like Arvind Kejriwal, Yogendra Yadav and Naveen Jaihind having roots in the state, gave a dismal performance and all its candidates lost their security deposits.
The results of the Lok Sabha elections have compounded the problems of B S Hooda, who was already facing the ire of his detractors in the party. The grand revival of BJP in Haryana was unpredicted. What helped the party was the selection of right candidates to strike a chord with voters in rural areas where its base was not strong.
The Congress, completing its second term under the leadership of B S Hooda in October this year, is witnessing a strong anti-incumbency factor. While AAP has not been able to cut ice with voters and Haryana Janhit Congress has been marginalised after it lost both the seats of Sirsa and Hisar, INLD may gather some strength in the coming weeks.
A lot depends on who would be projected as BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, but its lead in the Lok Sabha elections puts the party ahead of its rivals.
A senior BJP member from Haryana, O P Dhankar, told Business Standard that rethinking is required over making and unmaking alliances. He said those who wanted to play the caste card cannot cut ice with the voters in Haryana. The party won seven out of eight seats it contested and lost one to Deepender Hooda, who won only because of partronage of Haryana Chief Minister B S Hooda, who is his father.
He added that Haryana registered a lopsided developemnt in the past 10 years, which even Congress insiders acknowledge. The BJP’s agenda of growth with equality was able to charm the voters and the party would consolidate itself for the Assembly polls.
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Sources in BJP said that there is a demand in the party to fight the upcoming elections in Haryana without any coalition partner.
In the just concluded general elections, BJP fielded eight candidates and two were left for its ally, Haryana Janhit Congress. Except for the Rohtak seat, it won all seven. Its ally lost both the seats to Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
Rival parties in Haryana are more worried, as all candidates of BJP won by significant margins (the highest margin of 4,66,870 in Faridabad).
The ruling Congress in Haryana could secure only the Rohtak seat, retained by Deepender Singh Hooda.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), that was hailed as a promising party with senior leaders like Arvind Kejriwal, Yogendra Yadav and Naveen Jaihind having roots in the state, gave a dismal performance and all its candidates lost their security deposits.
The results of the Lok Sabha elections have compounded the problems of B S Hooda, who was already facing the ire of his detractors in the party. The grand revival of BJP in Haryana was unpredicted. What helped the party was the selection of right candidates to strike a chord with voters in rural areas where its base was not strong.
The Congress, completing its second term under the leadership of B S Hooda in October this year, is witnessing a strong anti-incumbency factor. While AAP has not been able to cut ice with voters and Haryana Janhit Congress has been marginalised after it lost both the seats of Sirsa and Hisar, INLD may gather some strength in the coming weeks.
A lot depends on who would be projected as BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, but its lead in the Lok Sabha elections puts the party ahead of its rivals.