Gurugram, 8/10: The Congress has yet again faltered in Haryana as voters handed over a third consecutive term and a historic victory to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that rode to power mainly on the Jats versus non-Jats factor despite facing severe anti-incumbency.
The setback in Haryana reminds one of the Congress’ debacle in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the 2023 Assembly polls when pollsters projected a BJP defeat. However, the saffron party ended up winning both the states and Rajasthan as well.