With the fresh list released on Sunday, the Congress has named so far a total of 41 candidates for polls to the 90-member Assembly….reports Asian Lite News
The Congress on Sunday released its second list of nine candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections in which the party has named Anirudh Choudhary from Tosham constituency where the BJP has fielded Congress turncoat Shruti Choudhary.
The list, released by Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, also includes the names of Ashoka Arora from Thanesar; Kuldeep Sharma from Ganaur; Brijendra Singh from Uchana Kalan; Paramvir Singh from Tohana; Balram Dangi from Meham; Manju Choudhary from Nangal Chaudhary; Vardhan Yadav from Badshahpur and Mohit Grover from Gurugram (Gurgaon).
Mohit Grover had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Haryana Assembly polls from the Gurgaon seat as an independent candidate. He had lost the elections against BJP’s Sudhir Singla.
On June 19, Kiran Choudhary, a four-time MLA from Tosham Assembly constituency, along with her daughter Shruti Choudhary, the former Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha MP, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The development had come as a massive blow to the Congress and its electoral preparations for the Haryana Assembly elections.
With the fresh list released on Sunday, the Congress has named so far a total of 41 candidates for polls to the 90-member Assembly.
On September 6, the grand old party announced 32 candidates for the polls, fielding former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, state unit chief Chaudhary Udaibhan from Hodal and wrestler Vinesh Phogat — who recently joined the Congress after the Olympic heartbreak — from Julana.
Polling for the elections to the 90-member Haryana Assembly is scheduled to be held on October 5.
The last date of submission for nominations is September 12, while the scrutiny will be conducted on September 13. The last date for withdrawing nominations is September 16.
The ballots will be counted on October 8.
‘BJP’s foundation is built on hatred’
The Haryana Assembly election campaign is heating up as both the BJP and Congress have released their initial lists of candidates. Following the BJP’s announcement of 67 candidates, the Congress has also unveiled its list of 32 candidates. This has sparked a fresh round of accusations and counterclaims.
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Sunday launched a verbal attack on the BJP, stating that the party’s foundation is built on hatred.
He claimed that a wave of love would sweep away this hatred and predicted that the BJP would be reduced to fewer than 10 seats in the Assembly after the polls scheduled to be held on October 5, with many of their candidates facing defeat.
He lauded the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his support of sportspersons, especially for showing respect towards Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat by giving her ticket to contest the assembly election.
“Rahul Gandhi has respected the sportspersons of the country and has become a partner in the fight for justice,” Surjewala said.
Notably, Congress did not declare Randeep Singh Surjewala as a candidate from any constituency in its first list. His home district includes the seats of Kaithal, Guhla, Kalayat, and Pundri. The party’s decision is seen as a measure to avoid any internal disputes among top leaders.
Surjewala contested the 2019 Assembly elections from the Kaithal seat but was defeated by BJP’s Leela Ram. This time, Leela Ram has been re-nominated by the BJP. He first won the seat in 2000 with the INLD and later joined the BJP before the 2019 elections, where he defeated Surjewala.
Meanwhile, Vinesh Phogat kicked off her campaigning in the Jind region of Haryana on Sunday. She has been named Congress candidate from the Julana Assembly seat. The Haryana Assembly elections are scheduled for October 5, with results to be announced on October 8.
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