India, Feb. 26 -- With barely four days left for the municipal elections in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken action against 58 local leaders for anti-party activities. These leaders, who were contesting the Gurugram and Manesar civic body polls as independents, were expelled from the party for six years, officials said.

BJP district president, Kamal Yadav, issued the order late on Monday evening, confirming the suspension of 44 leaders from Gurugram, 13 from Manesar and one from Pataudi. The expelled members, despite not getting BJP tickets, were actively seeking votes and using their past association with the party and talking about their proximity to senior BJP leaders as part of their campaign.

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