BJP’s victory in Mandi Municipal Corporation, know how BJP created history by defeating Congress in just 1 seat.

Himachal Pradesh:The results of municipal corporation elections have been declared in Mandi, which is considered the political stronghold of Himachal Pradesh. In which Bharatiya Janata Party has registered a unilateral and historic victory. Giving a crushing defeat to Congress, which is in power in the state, in its own home constituency, BJP has hoisted its flag on 12 wards of Mandi Municipal Corporation.

BJP wins again

On the other hand, the ruling party Congress and independent candidates were limited to just one seat each. With this huge majority, BJP has once again proved its dominance over the local body of Mandi.

Who won where?

According to the declared results, BJP candidates performed brilliantly in the main and strategic wards of the city. Sarita Handa won from ward number 2. Nirmal Verma won from ward number 3. Krishna Thakur from Ward No. 5 and Virendra Arya from Ward No. 6 achieved spectacular success. Suman from ward number 9 and Neha Kumari from ward number 10 fed lotus.

Who won in Congress

Amidst this storm of opposition, Congress managed to open its account with great difficulty. Narmada Devi of Congress won from ward number 4. Which was the only news of relief for his party. Whereas in Ward No. 1, independent candidate Alaknanda Handa surprised everyone and tasted victory.

BJP becomes stronger than 2021

If we look at the past history of Mandi Municipal Corporation, in the 2021 elections, BJP had laid its strong foundation in the city by winning 11 out of 15 wards. This time the circumstances were completely different. BJP had contested this election in the role of opposition. There is a Congress government in the state. Despite this, BJP increased its number of seats to 12 this time. Which shows its strong organizational structure.

The credibility of Jairam Thakur and Anil Sharma is at stake.

The hard work of senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Jairam Thakur was behind this big electoral success. Jai Ram Thakur himself took charge of the elections and carried out intensive public relations in every ward to sway the voters in favor of the party. Along with this, the reputation of local BJP MLA and former minister Anil Sharma was also directly linked to this election. The Sharma family has had decades-long political influence in the Mandi area.

BJP more powerful

This historic result has not only made the BJP more powerful at the local level but has also provided a new energy to the organizational structure of the party at the district level. Being the main opposition party in the assembly, this victory for BJP will act as a lifeline for the upcoming state level politics.