The BJP has registered a surprising win in Haryana, defying exit polls and early trends. The credit for this victory goes to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who worked tirelessly in the state alongside Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed for a surprise election victory in Haryana state on Tuesday, reinforcing its popularity in the northern heartland a few months after stumbling in national elections.

This was also the first assembly election to be held since the federal government revoked the region's autonomy and changed the former state into a federally governed territory of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.