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Haryana elections: Revolt in BJP as minister, top leaders quit over tickets

The BJP faces turmoil in Haryana after changing 40 candidates for the Assembly elections. Senior leaders, including Minister Ranjit Chautala, have resigned over the denial of tickets for the polls

Haryana polls: BJP drops 9 MLAs, including Gurugram's Singhla, 2 ministers

Haryana BJP's first candidate list for the Assembly elections drops 9 sitting MLAs, including Gurugram's Sudhir Singhla. CM Nayab Singh Saini to contest from Ladwa while 25 new faces have been named

BJP names 67 candidates for Haryana elections, CM Saini fielded from Ladwa

The BJP on Wednesday fielded Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini from the Ladwa seat and rewarded several recent entrants to the party with poll tickets as it released the first list of 67 candidates for the elections to the 90-member assembly. Former Haryana BJP president Om Prakash Dhankar has been fielded from Badli and veteran party leader Anil Vij from Ambala Cantt. Devender Singh Babli, Sanjay Kablana and Shruti Choudhry, who joined the BJP recently, will contest from the Tohana, Beri and Tosham seats, respectively. Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh's daughter Arti Singh Rao will contest from Ateli. The names of Capt Abhimanyu, Bhavya Bishnoi, the son of Kuldeep Bishnoi, and former MP Sunita Duggal are also on the list. The assembly polls are scheduled to be held on October 5, and the counting of votes will take place on October 8.

Haryana elections: Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia meet Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi met wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, hinting they might contest on Congress tickets as the party seeks to boost its chances against the BJP

Haryana elections: Rahul Gandhi eyes INDIA alliance; is AAP ready?

AAP MP Sanjay Singh welcomed Rahul Gandhi's proposed Haryana alliance but said that it needs discussion with jailed AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal

Haryana polls: 46,000 graduates apply for sweeper's job amid job crisis

Between August 6 and September 2, 2024, around 39,990 graduates and over 6,112 postgraduates submitted applications for sweeper positions that come with an average monthly salary of Rs 15,000

Haryana polls: BJP holds meeting led by Nadda to discuss candidates' list

Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with several veteran leaders of Haryana were present

Congress' CEC clears 34 names of candidates for Haryana Assembly polls

The Congress' Central Election Committee met here on Monday and finalised the names of 34 candidates for the assembly polls in Haryana. The AICC's Haryana in-charge Depak Babaria said a final list would be released together by Wednesday. He also said the speculation surrounding Vinesh Phogat would also be laid to rest by Tuesday. "Today, a meeting was held for Haryana by the Central Election Committee (CEC). A list of 49 names was presented by the state's screening committee, out of which 34 have been approved and 15 are pending," Babaria said. "Names of 22 (sitting) MLAs have also been cleared. The meeting will continue tomorrow (Tuesday) and hopefully the final list will be announced the day after tomorrow," he said. Babaria said some names had been sent to the review committee and a call would be taken on those on Tuesday by the panel, which includes the Congress' Haryana unit chief and the legislature party leader. Babaria said the criteria for candidature was based on winnab

Athawale's party to contest 8-10 seats in Haryana if no agreement with BJP

Union minister Ramdas Athawale-led Republican Party of India (Athawale) plans to fight the Haryana assembly polls on 8-10 seats and support ally BJP on the remaining, party leaders said here on Monday. However, if an agreement is reached with the BJP, the RPA (A) will contest just two seats and leave the rest for the senior NDA partner, the party's Haryana unit president Ravi Sonu Kundli said here. "Discussions are ongoing with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regarding seat allocation. If no agreement is reached with the BJP, the Republican Party will field candidates on 8 to 10 seats and support BJP candidates on the remaining 80 seats," Kundli said. He said the RPI (A) has emerged as a prominent party for Dalits in the country, and it would gain traction in Haryana, which goes to polls on October 5. "The RPI(A) has emerged as a party of the weaker sections across the country including Haryana. We are confident of a good performance," Kundli said. The RPI(A), which is a part of t

Haryana polls latest: Jobs issue central; Manish Sisodia leads AAP campaign

The elections in Haryana, originally scheduled for October 1, will now take place in a single phase on October 5. The counting of votes will be done parallel to Jammu & Kashmir on October 8

Govt looks to increase insurance cover under PMJJBY, PMSBY to Rs 5 lakh

Centre may increase cover from the current Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh under its flagship insurance schemes ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in three states

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How falling farm prices worry BJP ahead of Haryana and Maharashtra polls

Falling prices of agricultural produce are worrisome for the BJP in Haryana and Maharashtra, where elections are due, Sanjeeb Mukherjee reports

Haryana Assembly election: Bishnois welcome decision to defer poll date

The Bishnoi community has thanked the Election Commission for deferring the Haryana Assembly poll date to October 5 from October 1 in view of the centuries-old festival of the community. The ruling BJP has also welcomed the EC's decision. The Election Commission on Saturday deferred the Haryana assembly poll date, saying the decision was taken keeping in mind the Bishnoi community's festival. Som Prakash Bishnoi, Akhil Bhartiya Bishnoi Mahasabha's vice president, said the entire community thanks the Election Commission for its decision to defer the poll date. Lakhs of members of the Bishnoi community take part in the festival and it takes 15-20 days to organise it, he said. "Earlier, we were worried what if people (Bishnoi community) cannot vote as they would be travelling or if they are not able to take part in the event too. Now, with the new poll date, our problem has been solved and we thank the EC for this," he said. Before the revision of the date, the Haryana polls were to

Haryana Assembly polls rescheduled to October 5 from October 1: EC

The Election Commission on Saturday deferred the Haryana assembly poll date to October 5 from October 1, keeping in mind a centuries-old festival of the Bishnoi community. The counting of votes for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana assembly polls will now be held on October 8 instead of October 4, the poll body said. It said the decision has been taken to honour both the voting rights and traditions of the Bishnoi community, which has upheld a 300-400-year-old practice in remembrance of their Guru Jambheshwar. The EC had received a representation from the national president of All India Bishnoi Mahasabha, Bikaner, Rajasthan for rescheduling the date for the Haryana assembly elections. He said generations of families from Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana visit their native village Mukam in Rajasthan on 'amavas' in the month of 'Asoj' for the annual festival in Bikaner in the memory of Guru Jambheshwar. This year, the festival falls on October 2 and thousands of Bishnoi families residing i

Haryana Assembly elections on Oct 1: A look at 5 key constituencies

In Lok Sabha elections, both the BJP and Congress won five of the ten seats in Haryana, indicating a shift in voter preferences. In 2019, the BJP had swept all 10 Lok Sabha seats

BJP's poll body meets to finalise candidates for Haryana assembly polls

The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) met here on Thursday evening to finalise the party's candidates for the Haryana Assembly polls to be held on October 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda were among other CEC members who deliberated on the probable list of party nominees for the state elections. Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, who is also party in-charge for elections in Haryana, and Manohar Lal Khattar and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini were also present at the meeting. The meeting, which took place at the BJP headquarters, lasted for more than two hours. Earlier in the day, senior BJP leaders, including Shah, Pradhan and Khattar, met at Nadda's residence here and held an extensive discussion on the names of probable candidates sent from the state. Haryana BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli was also present at the party's core group meeting at Nadda's residence. Before this, Pradhan held a meeting with the Haryana BJ

UPS anti-employee scheme, will implement OPS after winning: Deepender Hooda

Terming the Centre's Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) "anti-employee", Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda asserted his party will come to power in Haryana after the October 1 assembly elections and implement the Old Pension Scheme in the state. "And the UPS is a bigger fraud with government employees than the NPS (New Pension Scheme)," Hooda said in Jhajjar on Tuesday. He attended an event where wrestler Aman Sehrawat, who won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, was felicitated in Birohad village in Jhajjar. The Union Cabinet approved the UPS on August 24, announcing an assured pension of 50 per cent of the basic salary for those who joined service after January 1, 2004. Employees opting for the UPS would be eligible for an assured pension after service of 25 years. Hooda claimed the Congress will form the government in Haryana after the assembly polls and fulfil government employees' demand for implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). The UPS and the NPS "are anti-employee ..

'BJP delivers on its promises': Haryana CM Saini takes dig at Congress

The BJP delivers on its promises, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Monday as he asserted that the saffron party-led state government took several public welfare decisions during its 10-year tenure. Unlike the Congress, which failed to fulfil the promises it made when in power, the BJP fulfilled its promises, he said. The BJP is eyeing a third consecutive term in the Haryana Assembly, polls for which are scheduled on October 1. The results will be declared on October 4. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the party's state election office in Rohtak, Chief Minister Saini said the people of Haryana had made up their minds to bring the BJP back. Claiming that the BJP government undertook equitable development, Saini alleged that youngsters had lost faith during the Congress regime due to the favouritism that existed in providing jobs. More than 1.50 lakh people were provided with government jobs during the past 10 years. Some recruitment was ongoing but their res

BJP State Election Committee holds meet to strategize for Haryana polls

The Haryana Assembly elections are scheduled for October 1st, with the results expected to be announced on October 4