New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed gratitude after the BJP recorded a massive victory in the Haryana local body elections, which concluded on Wednesday.

In a post on X, Shah asserted that Haryana has faith only in PM Modi.

'After the landslide victory in the Haryana Assembly elections, I am very grateful to the people of Haryana for giving their blessings to the BJP in the Municipal Corporation and Municipal Body elections as well. Under the leadership of Modi ji, the BJP has become the first choice of the people from the ward to the Vidhan Sabha and from the Panchayat to the Parliament,' he said on X.

'I heartily congratulate Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini ji, State President Mohan Lal Badauli ji and all the workers for this victory,' Shah said.

Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 25 seats out of 32 in the municipal elections. The ruling party also managed to win the mayoral post from Ambala, along with eight other places in the state.

The BJP has swept the elections to local bodies, with its candidates winning mayoral posts in nine places, including Rohtak, Sonipat, Gurugram, Faridabad, Panipat, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal. The voting took place on March 2.

According to the Haryana Election Commission website, BJP leader Shelja Sandeep Sachdeva won the mayoral post from Ambala and defeated Congress' Amisha Chawla by a margin of 20,487 votes.

BJP's Ram Avtar won the Rohtak mayoral post and defeated Congress' Surajmal Kiloi by 45,198 votes.

From Sonipat, BJP won the mayoral post, with its candidate Rajeev Jain winning against Congress' Kamal Dewan by a margin of 34,749 votes.

BJP leader Tilak Raj won the mayoral post from Gurugram and defeated Congress' Seema Pahuja with a margin of 1,79,485 votes. Meanwhile, from Panipat, BJP's Komal Saini defeated Congress leader Sanjay Kumar by a margin of 1,23,170 votes.

BJP leader Suman Bahmani won the mayoral post from Yamunanagar and defeated Congress' Kirna Devi by 73,319 votes.

Meanwhile, from Karnal, BJP's Renu Bala Gupta won the mayoral post and defeated Congress leader Manoj Wadhwa.

The Haryana Election Commission website declared Parveen Joshi of the BJP the winner of the mayoral post from Faridabad. She defeated Congress' Lata Rani by a margin of 3,16,852 votes.

From Hisar, BJP leader Parveen Popli won the mayoral post by defeating Congress' Krishna Titu Singla with a margin of 64,456 votes. (ANI)