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Karnal

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About Karnal

Karnal

Besides Deswali belt, north Haryana districts such as Ambala, Kurukshetra and the Karnal are also significant for the polls as they witnessed the strong farmers’ movement against the now-repealed farm laws. During the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP managed to win Kurukshetra and Karnal but lost Ambala to the Congress. Kurukshetra has nine assembly constituencies.
 
Karnal, currently held by incumbent CM Nayab Singh Saini, is represented by Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Lok Sabha and was held by him until he stepped up to contest the general elections this time. The seat has emerged as a BJP stronghold since 2014, through which Khattar shaped the BJP’s governance strategy in Haryana for over nine years as the CM. The BJP fielded has fielded Jagmohan Anand, Khattar's close aide and former media coordinator and ex-Karnal district president. The Congress has named Sumita Virk.

Latest Updates on Karnal

The Aam Admi Party's Haryana unit chief Sushil Gupta Sunday said his party would soon declare its candidates for the October 1 Assembly polls with screening and survey for the purpose underway. He said the AAP will put up a strong fight in all 90 Assembly segments and asserted that the countdown to the end of the BJP government in the state has begun. "We will build a new Haryana sans goonda raj, unemployment and criminal incidents," Gupta said at a press conference here. "Candidates will be declared soon. We will try to declare the candidates by August 31. The AAP will give tickets to those whom people want," he said at a press conference here. The AAP leader said screening and survey of candidates is underway. Asked about the AAP's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming polls in Haryana, Gupta said people will decide that. The party leadership and the political affairs committee will seek feedback from the people at an appropriate time, he said. To a question about any ..

Updated On: 18 Aug 2024 | 8:11 PM IST