Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar of the BJP campaigned extensively for candidates who contested the Haryana civic polls held this weekend. (Photo: Facebook/ML Khattar)

That didn't take long. Barely eight days after being trounced by the Congress in state elections in the Hindi belt, the BJP is back to its winning ways. In Haryana, its mayoral candidates have swept elections that were held in five cities on Sunday.

And the margins were significant. In Yamunanagar, for example, Madan Singh's margin of victory was over 40,000 votes. In Panipat, Avneet won by over 74,900 votes.

The other winners: Renu Bala in Karnal, Gautam Sardana in Hisar, and Man Mohan in Rohtak.

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar of the BJP campaigned extensively for candidates who contested the municipal corporation and committee elections held this weekend.

The voter turnout was over 63 per cent.

The Congress chose not to use its party symbol to contest, but lent support to some independents.

The opposition Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (INLD-BSP) alliance was another player.