A day after the results were declared, Rahul Gandhi writes on the social media handle X, “My heartfelt thanks to the people of Jammu and Kashmir – India’s victory in the state is a victory of the Constitution, a victory of democratic self-respect. We are analysing the unexpected results of Haryana.”

In J&K, the National Conference-Congress alliance has achieved victory in the Assembly polls, winning a total of 48 seats while in Haryana, the BJP won 48 seats and secured a historic 3rd consecutive term.

The Congress did not realise that Haryana’s electoral game has changed compared to when it dominated the state’s politics under the Hoodas in 2005 and 2009