Voting was held to elect mayors and ward members in seven municipal corporations, councils, and committees across the state on March 2. Bypolls for the post of mayor in the Ambala and Sonipat municipal corporations were also held. Results will be the first electoral test for Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party since the BJP swept the state Assembly polls in October 2024. The voting for the civic bodies had recorded a turnout of 46 per cent. The counting of votes began at 8 am on Wednesday and the results will be declared during the day. The Congress, which had been out of office in the state for more than 10 years, is looking to turn around its electoral fortunes in the civic polls. The results will also declare mayors and all wardMembers in seven corporations of Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Hisar, Rohtak, Karnal, and Yamunanagar. The bypolls were held to the president in the municipal council of Sohna in the Gurugrams district.