Former Hry CM Bhupinder Hooda loses from Sonipat

Press Trust of India  |  Chandigarh 

Former and senior was on Thursday defeated by BJP's Kaushik from the seat.

According to the Election Commission, Kaushik won by a margin of 1,64,864 votes.

The dismal performance of the Congress' in is a setback for the party in

The ruling BJP is set to win all the 10 seats in the state.

Hooda, who had been two-time from 2005-2014, was at present a sitting MLA of the from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi in district.

He had jumped into fray from Sonipat, contesting the polls after a gap of 14 years. Earlier, 71-year-old had remained a four-time from the parliamentary seat.

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First Published: Thu, May 23 2019. 20:31 IST