83% of winners in Haryana are crorepatis

New Delhi: Money power seems to have emerged the winner in this round of Haryana assembly elections with an overwhelming 83% of the winning candidates are part of the crorepati club. About 75 of the 90 newly elected MLAs in Haryana are crorepatis with BJP leading the pack. Forty of its legislators boast of assets in excess of Rs 10 million. Though the total number of criminal netas winning declined, BJP topped the list of legislators with pending charges against them. Analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) shows that nine MLAs have criminal charges pending against them, of which five belong to BJP.