Anti-incumbency: The counting of votes for the 90-member Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Tuesday revealed surprising figures. In Haryana, BJP was seen heading towards a hat-trick. On the other hand, the magic of the Indy alliance worked in Jammu and Kashmir, but before the elections, there was a lot of talk about anti-incumbency. In Haryana, due to anti-incumbency, the BJP had handed over the command of the state to Nayab Singh Saini in place of Manohar Lal. Despite this, Congress proved unsuccessful in taming the anti-incumbency wave.

What is anti-incumbency?

Anti-incumbency, which is also called anti-government wave in simple language. Often there is a lot of discussion about anti-incumbency before elections. It is said that when the public gets hurt by a government and an atmosphere is created against the government in the elections and the result does not go in favor of the ruling party, then it is called an anti-government wave.

In simple words, anti-incumbency means a storm of discontent against the current government or public representatives. Such a situation arises when the public feels that the current government has not worked according to their expectations and only problems have arisen during their tenure.

In the case of Haryana, sensing the anti-incumbency wave against Manohar Lal Khattar just before the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP bet on OBC face Nayab Singh Saini and their bet appears to be proving right.