The ruling BJP secured a historic third term in Haryana, winning 48 seats and halting a Congress comeback in the state after a decade, according to the Election Commission website.
The Congress has won 37 seats, Independents won 3 and the INLD won 2 seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to the people of Haryana for bringing back the BJP with its biggest mandate ever.
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Among major losers are Haryana assembly speaker and BJP’s Gian Chand Gupta, Haryana Lokhit Party Gopal Kanda and BJP leader O P Dhankar.
From Julana seat, Congress’s Vinesh Phogat registered a victory defeating her nearest BJP rival Yogesh Kumar by a margin of 6,015 votes.
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The Aam Aadmi Party has drawn a blank.
The counting of votes began at 8 am amid tight security.
