For the Haryana Assembly elections, the Congress party has released its second list of candidates. This list announces 9 new candidates, with Mohit Grover contesting from Gurgaon and Vardhan Yadav running from Badshahpur. The party has also fielded Brijender Singh, son of Birender Singh, against JJP chief and former Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala.
The latest list includes Ashok Arora from Thanesar, Kuldeep Sharma from Ganaur, Brijender Singh from Uchana Kalan, Paramveer Singh from Tohana, Anirudh Chaudhary from Tosham, Manju Chaudhary from Meham, Vardhan Yadav from Badshahpur, and Mohit Grover from Gurgaon. Previously, the party had announced 32 candidates.
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Congress Previously Released 32 Candidates' Names
On September 6th, the Congress party had released its first list of 32 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. The party has fielded former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda from the Garhi Sampala-Kiloi seat. Additionally, Surender Panwar from Sonipat, Jagbir Singh Malik from Gohana, and Bharat Bhushan Batra from Rohtak were given tickets.
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Party's key leader Uday Bhan will be contesting from Halod. Party member Megawa Singh will be running from Ladwa, taking on the incumbent Chief Minister and BJP leader Nayab Saini. Other candidates include Kuldeep Wataa from Badli, Geeta Bhukkal from Jhajjar, Chiranjeev Rao from Rewari, Aftab Ahmed from Nuh, and Neeraj Sharma from Faridabad NIT.
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Negotiation on AAP-Congress Alliance Ongoing
Discussions are underway for an alliance between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party for the Haryana Assembly elections. Earlier today, Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha met. They have indicated that an alliance will soon be finalized. Babaria stated that the alliance could be settled in the next two days, which might lead to changes in the candidates' list.
BJP Releases Names of 67 Candidates
The BJP has announced 67 candidates for the October 5th Haryana Assembly elections. Key candidates include incumbent Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, running from Ladwa, and former State President Om Prakash Dhankhar from Badli.
