Bhubaneswar: Defying pollsters who predicted a landslide victory for Congress in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged victorious in Assembly elections held in the northern state. Exit poll surveys and predictions made by analysts were proved wrong as the BJP posted a hattrick by achieving its third victory in a row. The credit for this remarkable turnaround largely goes to senior leader and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who hails from Odisha. Widely seen as one among Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trusted lieutenants, Dharmendra is stated to have proved his extraordinary skills and abilities in election management in Haryana. Observers now wonder whether he will be rewarded with the post of BJP president after the remarkable achievement in the northern state