Haryana, J-K Assembly elections updates: Congress names candidates for 89 seats in Haryana
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The Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party alliance on Thursday named 13 more candidates in its sixth list for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, fielding senior leader Ramesh Khatak from the Kharkhoda segment. Of the 13, the ASP will be fighting the Bhiwani, Bahadurgarh, Mahendragarh and Badshahpur seats. According to the list, in addition to the Kharkhoda segment in Sonipat, the JJP has also fielded candidates from the Karnal, Panipat Urban, Narwana, Uklana, Narnaund, Loharu, Nangal Chaudhary and Badkhal seats. The two allies have so far declared candidates on 77 of the 90 seats. Sixty-one of these candidates are from the JJP. Thursday is the last date for filing of nominations.
On Wednesday, the alliance declared the names of 34 candidates for the polls. On September 4, it released its first list of 19 candidates, fielding former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala from his Uchana Kalan seat.
Former MP Ajay Singh Chautala-led JJP and Chandra Shekhar Azad-led Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) recently announced their alliance for the Haryana assembly polls and said JJP will contest 70 of the 90 Assembly seats, while the Azad Samaj Party will contest the rest.
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Thursday released its third list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. Aditya Chautala, who recently jumped ship from the BJP to join INLD, will contest from Dabwali. He is the grandson of former Haryana Chief Minister Devi Lal. Some of the other candidates announced in the third list are Sunaina Chautala from Fatehabad, Kunal Karan Singh from Tohana, Surender Lathar from Julana, Parkash Bharti from Mulana (SC), and Daya Bhadana from Punhana. Notably, INLD is contesting the elections in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
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Jammu-Kashmir polls: 'We freed the people,' says Mehbooba Mufti on party's record
People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti defended her party's contributions to Jammu and Kashmir, particularly South Kashmir, during a media briefing on Thursday. Mufti claimed the PDP has been crucial in addressing the region's challenges. "The people of South Kashmir have understood what the PDP has done for them. The biggest difficulties of POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) and task forces were in South Kashmir. We freed the people from all of that," Mufti said. She criticised other political parties for their lack of impact. The PDP Chief said, "The people understand that only the PDP can protect them from the BJP's attacks on our land and jobs."
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AAP fields candidates from all 90 seats in Haryana Assembly polls
The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released its seventh list of three candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly election. With the latest list, the party has now announced candidates for all 90 assembly seats of the state. The candidates announced in the seventh list are Adarshpal Gujjar from Jagadhri, Ranbir Singh Lohan from Narnaund, and Rabia Kidwai from Nuh.
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Jammu-Kashmir polls: Vote en masse for NC-Cong alliance for J-K statehood restoration, says MP Hussain
The Congress on Thursday appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote en masse for its alliance with the National Conference (NC) in the assembly polls and give absolute majority to the coalition to fight for the rights of the people. "We want a strong government in J-K. We appeal to the people to do one-side voting (for the alliance). Not a single seat should go outside the alliance so that a government with an absolute majority is formed that will seek the restoration of full statehood from the Centre," Congress MP in the Rajya Sabha Syed Naseer Hussain said.
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Haryana polls: AAP leader Loveleen Tuteja Lovely joins Congress party
Ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, AAP leader Loveleen Tuteja Lovely on Thursday joined the Congress party in the presence of Haryana LoP and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Rohtak. "The dream of a prosperous Haryana that Bhupinder Singh Hooda fulfilled for the people of Haryana is now once again desired by the state. Every Haryanvi envisions a progressive Haryana, and it is certain that Congress is set to form the government in Haryana," said Loveleen Tuteja Lovely.
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Haryana Assembly polls: Congress names candidates for 89 seats, leaves 1 for CPI(M)
The Congress on Thursday announced the names of eight more candidates for the Haryana Assembly polls, while leaving one seat for the CPI(M), as it accounted for all 90 seats in the state. With the fourth, fifth and sixth lists coming out in quick succession before the deadline for filing nominations which ends Thursday, the party declared candidates on 89 of the 90 seats. The Congress left the Bhiwani Assembly seat for the CPI(M). The fourth list came a few hours after the Congress declared its third list of 40 candidates on Wednesday night, fielding party MP Randeep Surjewala's son Aditya Surjewala from Kaithal.
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Congress' 5 promises for J-K: Rs 3,000 for women, health insurance & more
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge promised five guarantees to the people on Wednesday, if the Congress-National Conference alliance wins. Kharge stated that women entrepreneurs will get Rs 5 lakh in interest-free loans and Rs 25 lakh in health insurance coverage per family. Read here for more details.
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Haryana elections: BJP's full list out; AAP-Congress name more candidates
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named candidates for all 90 seats. Till Wednesday noon, the party had named contestants for all except three constituencies. In its third and final list, it announced that Rohtash Jangra from Sirsa, Kanwar Singh Yadav from Mahendragarh, and Satish Fagna from Faridabad NIT got the party ticket. Read here for more updates.
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Haryana polls: Cong names 5 candidates in 4th list, fields journalist from Rania
The Congress Thursday released its fourth list of five candidates for the Haryana assembly polls. It fielded a journalist, who recently joined the party, from Rania, taking the total number of candidates declared so far to 86. This list came just a few hours after the Congress declared its third list of 40 candidates, fielding party MP Randeep Surjewala's son Aditya Surjewala from Kaithal. The party fielded Parimal Pari from Ambala Cantt, its youth leader Sachin Kundu from Panipat Rural, Satbir Dublain from the Narwana (SC) seat and Rohit Nagar from Tigaon.
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AAP releases sixth list of 19 candidates for Haryana Assembly polls
The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released its sixth list of 19 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. With the latest list, the party has declared its 89 candidates so far. With 90 Assembly constituencies in Haryana, the AAP has only one candidate remaining to be declared for the election. There were seat-sharing talks between the AAP and Congress, but they did not result in an agreement. Among the candidates announced in the sixth list are OP Gujjar from Kalka, Prem Garg from Panchkula, Ketan Sharma from Ambala City, and Gurtej Singh from Mulana.
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Haryana Assembly polls: INLD releases third list for Haryana Assembly elections
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Thursday released its third list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. Aditya Chautala, who recently jumped ship from the BJP to join INLD, will contest from Dabwali. He is the grandson of former Haryana Chief Minister Devi Lal. Some of the other candidates announced in the third list are Sunaina Chautala from Fatehabad, Kunal Karan Singh from Tohana, Surender Lathar from Julana, Parkash Bharti from Mulana (SC), and Daya Bhadana from Punhana.
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First Published: Sep 12 2024 | 11:28 AM IST