BJP mayoral candidate Sham Lal Bansal and 17 ward candidates swept the Panchkula Municipal Corporation elections in a one-sided win today.Two independent candidates and one Congress candidate rounded off the tally.BJP mayoral candidate Sham Lal Bansal registered a thumping win over Sudha Bhardwaj of Congress by 35,735 votes.Bansal polled 66593 votes in comparison to 30856 votes polled by Bhardwaj. Bansal led from Round 1 till end and kept on swelling its lead till the end.Congress candidate Sudha Bhardwaj alleged “Vote Chori” and came out of counting centre even as the counting was under way. Coming out of the counting centre, Bhardwaj and her supporters said “we will sit and take a decision what to do next”.Among notable winners was ward No.6 candidate Parth Gupta,grandson of former Haryana assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta, who registered a win on his political debut.BJP won a total 17 wards out of a total 22 wards while Congress candidates won in five wards – 1, 16, 19, 21 and 22 – in Sonepat.The counting of votes for the municipal corporations of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonepat is under way on Wednesday, with the ruling BJP’s mayoral candidates maintaining a healthy lead over their rivals.The counting of votes started at 8 am.Polling for the election of the mayor and ward councillors in Ambala, Panchkula and Sonepat, for the president and councillors in the Rewari municipal council, and for the presidents and councillors in the Sampla, Dharuhera, and Uklana municipal committees were held on Jattvibeday.Panchkula MC (Mayoral poll): Round 19/21May 13, 2026 3:49 pmSham Lal Bansal (BJP): 62894 Sudha Bhardwaj (Cong): 28885 Manoj Aggarwal (INLD):  3151 Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 2682 NOTA: 1352 Bansal leading Sudha Bhardwaj by 34009 votes. BJP has won 10 out of the total 20 wards so far. Cleen sweep for saffron party from Ward No.1 to 10. Counting of votes on for Ward No. 11 to 20.Panchkula MC (mayoral polls): Round 12/21May 13, 2026 2:01 pmShyam Lal Bansal (BJP): 38,972; Sudha Bhardwaj (Congress): 16,704; Manoj Aggarwal (INLD): 2,555; Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 2,036; NOTA: 884. Bansal is leading Sudha Bhardwaj by 22, 268 votes. The BJP has so far won 10 out of the total 20 wards, registering a clean sweep in Wards 1 to 10. Counting of votes for Wards 11 to 20 is currently under way.Panchkula: BJP’s Parath Gupta, who won from Ward No 6 in the Municipal Corporation elections, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: VickyMay 13, 2026 1:26 pmPanchkula: BJP’s Dr Paramjit Kaur, who won from Ward No 1 in the Municipal Corporation elections, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: VickyMay 13, 2026 1:25 pmPanchkula: BJP’s Shekhar Pandey, who won from Ward No 10 in the Municipal Corporation elections, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: VickyMay 13, 2026 1:23 pmPanchkula: BJP’s Harinder Malik, who won from Ward No 9 in the Municipal Corporation elections, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: VickyMay 13, 2026 1:19 pmPanchkula Municipal Corporation electionsMay 13, 2026 12:46 pmBJP wins ward Numbers 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 in the Panchkula Municipal Corporation elections. Ward Number 5: Jai Kumar Kaushik (BJP) wins by 1,810 votes; Ward Number 6: Parth Gupta (BJP) wins by 866 votes; Ward Number. 8: Raj Kumar (BJP) wins by 948 votes; Ward Number 9: Harender Malik wins by 1,623 votes; Ward Number 10: Shekhar (BJP) wins by 59 votesAmbala: BJP mayoral candidate Akshita Saini wins the election. She polled 52,794 votes, while Congress candidate Kulwinder Kaur secured 31,436 votes.May 13, 2026 12:43 pmPanchkula MC (mayoral polls): Round 9/21May 13, 2026 12:43 pmPanchkula: Shyam Lal Bansal (BJP): 29,279; Sudha Bhardwaj (Congress): 12,586; Manoj Aggarwal (INLD): 1,600; Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 1,580; NOTA: 667. Bansal is leading Sudha Bhardwaj by 16,693 votes. BJP is leading in eight out of 10 wards.Reema Soni, who won the chairperson post in the Uklana Municipal Committee election in Hisar.May 13, 2026 12:34 pmBJP’s Sapna Rani wins Ward No 20 in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 12:33 pmAmbala: BJP candidate Sapna Rani has won from Ward Number 20. She polled 3,533 votes, while Congress candidate Manjeet Devi secured 2,652 votes.BJP councillor candidates win 17 wards in SonepatMay 13, 2026 12:24 pmSonepat: BJP councillor candidates have won in 17 wards, while Congress candidates have secured victories in three wards – Numbers 1, 16 and 19 – so far. Results of 20 out of the total 22 wards have been declared, while counting for Ward Number 21 is still under way.BJP’s Hitesh Jain wins Ward No 18, Congress’ Puneet Kavi wins Ward No 19 in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 12:24 pmAmbala: BJP candidate Hitesh Jain has won from Ward Number 18, and Congress candidate Puneet Kavi has won from Ward Number 19.Barwala SDM Ashvir Nain hands over the victory certificate to the winner in the Uklana Municipal Committee election in Hisar district.May 13, 2026 12:05 pmPanchkula MC (mayoral polls): Round 7/21May 13, 2026 12:03 pmPanchkula: Shyam Lal Bansal (BJP): 22,597; Sudha Bhardwaj (Congress): 8,859; Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 981; Manoj Aggarwal (INLD): 782; NOTA: 446. Bansal is leading Sudha Bhardwaj by 13,738 votes. BJP is leading in eight out of 10 wards.Sonepat: BJP mayoral candidate Rajiv Jain, along with MLA Nikhil Madaan and former ministers, shows the victory sign.May 13, 2026 11:58 amPanchkula MC (mayoral polls)May 13, 2026 11:51 amPanchkula: Congress candidate Sudha Bhardwaj has alleged ‘vote chori’. Coming out of the counting centre, Bhardwaj and her supporters said, “We will sit and take a decision on what to do next”. Congress candidate Rajnish Singla from Ward Number 3 also walked out of the counting centre. Meanwhile, BJP candidate Shyam Lal Bansal is leading by 13,282 votes after six rounds of counting.BJP’s Rajiv Jain wins Sonepat mayoral poll by 23,247 votesMay 13, 2026 11:51 amSonepat: BJP mayoral candidate Rajiv Jain has won by a margin of 23,247 votes.Independent Manoj Sharma wins Ward No 15; BJP’s Nikunj Chawal, Gurpreet Singh win Wards 16, 17May 13, 2026 11:51 amAmbala: Independent candidate Manoj Sharma has won from Ward Number 15. BJP candidates Nikunj Chawal and Gurpreet Singh have won from Ward Numbers 16 and 17, respectively.BJP’s Ajay Jangra elected Dharuhera Municipal Committee Presdent in RewariMay 13, 2026 11:51 amRewari: BJP candidate Ajay Jangra has been elected president of the Dharuhera Municipal Committee.Panchkula MC (mayoral poll): Round 6/21May 13, 2026 11:10 amPanchkula: Shyam Lal Bansal (BJP): 20,290; Sudha Bhardwaj (Congress): 7,008; Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 629; NOTA: 359; Manoj Aggarwal (INLD): 300. Bansal is leading Sudha Bhardwaj by 13,282 votes. BJP is leading in eight out of 10 wards.BJP’s Shobha Singh wins Ward No 13, Congress’ Poonam Sharma wins Ward No 14 in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 11:03 amAmbala: In a close contest, BJP candidate Shobha Singh has won from Ward Number 13 by a margin of 23 votes. He secured 1,852 votes, while Congress candidate Pardeep Chawla polled 1,829 votes. Congress candidate Poonam Sharma has won from Ward Number 14. She polled 2,403 votes, while BJP candidate Beenu Garg secured 2,110 votes.BJP candidates win Ward Nos 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 in SonepatMay 13, 2026 11:03 amSonepat: BJP candidates have won in Ward Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13.Panchkula MC (mayoral poll): Round 5/21May 13, 2026 11:03 amPanchkula: Shyam Lal Bansal (BJP): 16,630; Sudha Bhardwaj (Congress): 5,750; Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 500; NOTA: 274; Manoj Aggarwal (INLD): 248. Bansal is leading Sudha Bhardwaj by 10,880 votes. BJP is leading in eight out of 10 wards.BJP’s Rajiv Jain leads by 20,205 votes after 9th round of counting in SonepatMay 13, 2026 10:54 amSonepat: BJP’s mayoral candidate Rajiv Jain is leading by 20,205 votes after the ninth round of counting. Jain has secured 55,028 votes, while Congress candidate Kamal Diwan has polled 34,823 votes.BJP’s Kamal Kant Gupta wins Ward No. 12 in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 10:54 amAmbala: BJP candidate Kamal Kant Gupta has won from Ward Number 12. He polled 2,282 votes, while Congress candidate Mithun Verma secured 1,423 votes.Panchkula MC pollsMay 13, 2026 10:49 amPanchkula: BJP is leading in eight out of 10 wards. In ward Number 7, Independent candidate Prem Kumar is maintaining a lead of 278 votes over BJP candidate Jyoti Prasad. In Ward Number 10, INLD’s Ankush Kumar is leading a four-cornered contest with 901 votes, holding a narrow lead of 110 votes over Independent candidate Rajesh Kumar (791). BJP candidate Shekhar is in the third place with 770 votes, followed by Congress candidate Baljit Singh (677).BJP’s Shivani Sood, Gurvinder Singh, Kavita Saini win their respective wards in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 10:42 amAmbala: BJP candidates Shivani Sood (Ward Number 9), Gurvinder Singh (Ward Number 10) and Kavita Saini (Ward Number 11) have won their respective wards.Panchkula MC pollsMay 13, 2026 10:27 amPanchkula: BJP candidate Parth Gupta (1,243 votes) is leading in Ward Number 6 over Independent candidate Parveen Kumar Goyal (732 votes). Gupta, a 23-year-old debutant, is the grandson of former Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta.Congress-backed Independent Reema Soni wins Uklana MC poll in Hisar by 2,806 votesMay 13, 2026 10:25 amHisar: BJP suffered a setback as its municipal chairperson candidate in Uklana Municipal Committee lost to Congress-backed Independent candidate Reema Soni by 2,806 votes. She defeated BJP’s Nikita Goyal.Congress’ Gunjeet Kaur wins from her ward in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 10:25 amAmbala: Congress candidate Gunjeet Kaur has won from her ward, defeating BJP candidate Meena Dhingra. Kaur secured 3,389 votes, while Dhingra polled 2,668 votes.BJP’s Rajiv Jain leads by 9,544 votes after 4th round of counting in SonepatMay 13, 2026 10:18 amSonepat: BJP mayoral candidate Rajiv Jain is leading by 9,544 votes after the fourth round of counting. Jain has secured 25,538 votes, while Congress candidate Kamal Diwan has polled 15,994 votes.Panchkula MC (mayoral poll): Round 4/21May 13, 2026 10:14 amPanchkula: Shyam Lal Bansal (BJP): 13,473; Sudha Bhardwaj (Congress): 4,539; Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 408; NOTA: 229; Manoj Aggarwal (INLD): 152. Bansal is leading Sudha Bhardwaj by 8,934 votes. BJP is leading in nine out of 10 wards, while Independent candidate Prem Kumar is ahead in Ward Number 7.BJP’s Monika Mal wins Ward No. 7 in Ambala by 1,490 votesMay 13, 2026 10:11 amAmbala: BJP candidate Monika Mal has won from Ward Number 7 by a margin of 1,490 votes. She secured 3,104 votes, while Congress candidate Vikramjit Singh polled 1,614 votes.BJP’s Akshita Saini leads by 4,476 votes in fifth round of counting in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 10:09 amAmbala: After the fifth round of counting, BJP mayoral candidate Akshita Saini is leading by 4,476 votes. She has secured 15,022 votes, followed by Independent candidate Sonia Rani with 10,546 votes, while Congress candidate Kulwinder Kaur has polled 8,666 votes.Sonepat: BJP’S Nisha Rani winsMay 13, 2026 10:04 amBJP’s Rajesh Mehta, Archana Chhibber win their respective wardsMay 13, 2026 10:03 amAmbala: BJP candidates Rajesh Mehta from Ward Number 5 and Archana Chhibber from Ward Number 6 have won their respective wards.Sonepat: Reena Saini of Ward No 5 wins by 391 votesMay 13, 2026 10:01 amBJP’s Praveen Coach elected Sampla MC Chairman in RohtakMay 13, 2026 10:00 amRohtak: BJP candidate Praveen Coach has been elected as chairman of Sampla Municipal Committee in Rohtak district.Sonepat: BJP candidate Tribhuvan Kaushik wins Ward No 4 by 1,370 votesMay 13, 2026 9:58 amSonepat: BJP candidate Surender wins Ward No 3 by 1,081 votesMay 13, 2026 9:56 amRewari Municipal Council election resultsMay 13, 2026 9:55 amWinners: Ward No.1: Shilpi Sharma; Ward No. 2: Pooja; Ward No. 3: Praveen Kumar; Ward No. 4: Om Prakash; Ward No. 5: Poonam; Ward No. 6: Gopal Krishan; Ward No. 7: Chet Ram; Ward No. 8: Punam SatijaPanchkula MC (mayoral poll): Round 3/21May 13, 2026 9:53 amPanchkula: Shyam Lal Bansal (BJP): 10,167; Sudha Bhardwaj (Cong): 3,551; Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 386; NOTA: 173; Manoj Aggarwal (INLD): 110. Bansal leads Sudha Bhardwaj by 6,616 votes.BJP’s Manish Anand, Varinder Nath win their respective wardsMay 13, 2026 9:33 amAmbala: BJP candidates Manish Anand from Ward Number 3 and Varinder Nath from Ward Number 4 have won their respective wards.Panchkula MC (mayoral poll): Round 2/21May 13, 2026 9:33 amPanchkula: Shyam Lal Bansal (BJP): 7,222; Sudha Bhardwaj (Congress): 2,651; Rajesh Kumar (AAP): 349; NOTA:133; Manoj Aggarwal (INLD): 97BJP’S Rajiv Jain leads by 6,903 votes in third round of counting in SonepatMay 13, 2026 9:28 amSonepat: BJP mayoral candidate Rajiv Jain is leading by 6,903 votes after the third round of counting. Jain has secured 19,253 votes, while Congress candidate Kamal Diwan has polled 12,350 votes.Sonepat: BJP councillor candidate Mukesh Bamnia has won from Ward Number 2.May 13, 2026 9:22 amBJP’s Vishal Rana wins Ward No 1, Varkha Rani wins Ward No 2 in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 9:14 amAmbala: BJP candidates Vishal Rana has won from Ward Number 1 by a margin of 68 votes. Vishal secured 2,060 votes, while Congress candidate Satwinder Singh polled 1,992 votes. Meanwhile, BJP’s Varkha Rani has won Ward Number 2 with a margin of 551 votes.BJP’S Rajiv Jain leads by 2,960 votes in SonepatMay 13, 2026 9:14 amSonepat: Congress has won in Ward Number 1, while the BJP has secured victory in Ward Number 2. BJP’S mayoral candidate Rajiv Jain is leading by 2,960 votes after first round of counting.BJP’s Akshita Saini leads by 630 votes in AmbalaMay 13, 2026 8:55 amAmbala: BJP mayoral candidate Akshita Saini is leading after the first round of counting with 2,978 votes. Congress candidate Kulwinder Kaur secured 2,348 votes, with Akshita leading by 630 votes.Counting of votes beginsMay 13, 2026 8:19 amSonepat: Counting of votes for the mayoral election and 22 councillor seats of the Sonepat Municipal Corporation began at the counting centre set up at BITS Mohana.Counting of votes to begin shortlyMay 13, 2026 7:52 amCounting of votes for the various civic bodies in Haryana is set to began shortly. A total of 4,75,948 votes were cast out of 8,73,177 eligible voters in the urban local body elections across Ambala, Panchkula, Sonepat, besides the municipal council elections in Rewari and municipal committee polls in Dharuhera, Sampla and Uklana. Ahead of the counting process, Panchkula Traffic Police have issued a special advisory from 5 am to 5 pm on May 13. The stretch from Valmiki Chowk to the Sector 14 Industrial Area Cut will remain closed to ensure smooth and secure counting arrangements.