Haryana election results: BJP candidate Capt. Abhimanyu defeated in Narnaund constituency

File Photo: PTI
File Photo: PTI

After a closely contested election, the results for Narnaund are finally available. INC leader Jassi Petwar has emerged victorious from the Narnaund assembly seat, winning by a margin of 12,578 votes. He successfully defeated BJP's Capt. Abhimanyu in the race.

Capt. Abhimanyu was incidentally the richest candidate to contest in the just concluded Haryana polls.

Congress' Kumari Selja calls Haryana assembly election results "extremely disappointing"

Congress MP Selja Kumar expressed her 'disappointment' on her party's performance in Haryana, as the latest trends by Election Comission of India show Bharatiya Janata Party returning to power for third straight term, ending the hopes of the Congress party, which was confident of forming government in the state.

She said that all the efforts of party workers have "gone to waste", adding that Congress party needs to introspect the results.

"The results are extremely disappointing. Our workers worked for so long, we went to villages with the message of Rahul Gandhi but after the results, it looks like all their efforts have gone to waste. The party needs to see this, the party will introspect. Such results should not have come," Selja told reporters on Tuesday.

According to the latest update from the Election Commission of India, BJP has won 47 seats and is leading on one other seat, while the Congress party has won 36 seats and is leading on one more. This is BJP's third consecutive victory in the state.