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Haryana Polls: 225 paramilitary companies, 60k security personnel deployed

225 paramilitary companies and 60,000 security personnel have been deployed for the elections, said an official

'Mayhem in Meham': Haryana seat that earned infamy for violent elections

Dangi went to 'Meham Chaubeesi' for support. The khap ruled in favour of Dangi and conveyed its decision to Devi Lal, who rejected the organisation's validity. A political battle was on.

Days ahead of Haryana polls, brick thrown at Dushyant Chautala's convoy car

Just before Haryana's Assembly elections, a brick was thrown at a car in Dushyant Chautala's convoy, damaging its rear windshield. The incident happened when Chautala was campaigning in Jind

Govt to consider parole based on accuracy of Dera chief's plea: Haryana CEO

The Haryana government may consider Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's parole subject to the correctness of facts mentioned in his parole plea and satisfying other conditions with respect to the Model Code of Conduct for elections, Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said on Monday. Singh has sought a 20-day parole ahead of the October 5 Haryana Assembly polls. With the model code of conduct in place, the sect chief's application for parole was sent to the election department which had asked the jails department to specify the "emergent and compelling" reasons behind the request that justify the release of convicts on parole during polls. The Dera chief wants to stay in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, during the parole, if granted. The jails department had forwarded the Dera chief's parole plea to the office of the Haryana CEO in view of the Model Code being in place for the assembly polls. "As MCC is in place for the elections, that is why it (parole plea) came to us for

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'Haryana needs govt for farmers, not industrialists': Rahul Gandhi. Updates

Haryana Assembly elections: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party belongs to big industrialists and the state of Haryana does not need such a government

Haryana elections: Saini only CM who pays MSP on 24 crops, says Shah

Shah assured that Agniveers would be provided with pensionable jobs by both the Haryana and Central governments

Haryana elections: Congress expels two leaders for anti-party activities

Among the leaders who were expelled is Sajjan Singh Dhull, the former candidate from the Pundri and Pai Legislative Assembly, who joined Congress last year in December

Was jailed so that my work could be stopped: Kejriwal at Haryana rally

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the BJP-led Centre on Sunday and claimed that he was put in jail so that the work initiated by him could be stopped and also to prove him dishonest. The former Delhi chief minister was addressing a rally in Haryana's Rewari to garner support for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Satish Yadav in the October 5 state Assembly polls. Kejriwal was released from Delhi's Tihar Jail on September 13 after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court in a case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)linked to the alleged excise policy scam in the national capital. He was in jail for about five months. Addressing the rally, Kejriwal said his government in Delhi built "excellent" schools and hospitals and added that around one lakh elderly people were sent on pilgrimages for free. "(Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji felt that he (Kejriwal) is doing so much work. He won (elections) first in Delhi, then in Punjab and now, he will win in Hary

Ranjit Singh Chautala among eight rebels expelled by BJP in Haryana

Former Haryana minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and seven other leaders were expelled by the BJP for six years on Sunday, after they decided to contest the October 5 state Assembly polls as independent candidates. The Haryana BJP said its chief Mohan Lal Badoli has expelled these leaders for a period of six years with immediate effect. Besides Chautala, Sandeep Garg (contesting the polls from Ladwa), Zile Ram Sharma (Assandh), Devender Kadian (Ganaur), Bachan Singh Arya (Safidon), Radha Ahlawat (Meham), Naveen Goel (Gurugram) and Kehar Singh Rawat (Hathin) have been expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Chautala decided to quit the saffron party after he was denied the poll ticket from Rania, the seat he represented in the Assembly when he was an independent MLA. Chautala quit the membership of the Assembly before joining the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls held earlier in the year. He had unsuccessfully contested the parliamentary polls from Hisar. The 90-member Haryana

Haryana Assembly polls: Congress means 'kushasan', corruption, says Nadda

Launching a vitriolic attack on the main opposition party, BJP national president and Union Minister J P Nadda on Sunday alleged the Congress means 'kushasan' (misgovernance), corruption and criminalisation as he urged the voters to bloom the lotus' for a third time in Haryana. Nadda also pointed towards Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, targeting the grand old party for not keeping its poll promises despite being in power there for two years. He was holding a poll rally in Haryana's Rohtak. Lashing out at the previous Congress regime in Haryana, the BJP president alleged that there were land scams and poor farmers' lands were usurped. Slamming the previous regime for corruption in government jobs, he alleged that jobs were given with 'kharchi-parchi' (bribe and favouritism) system and the promising youths used to stand in a queue of unemployment. "Which scam did the Congress not commit? There was a coal scam, submarine scam, rice scam, tank scam, helicopter scam, 2-G, 3-5 scam. Th

Rahul to cover several Haryana districts in second leg of poll campaigning

As the Congress is looking to go all out to wrest power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana, party leader Rahul Gandhi will be campaigning in the state over the next few days, covering several districts, in what is likely to take the shape of a "yatra". This will be the second leg of his campaigning in Haryana for the October 5 Assembly polls. Gandhi addressed poll rallies at Assandh in Karnal and Barwala in Hisar on Thursday. Sharing a tentative schedule of his campaign programme, sources in the Congress said Gandhi, who is likely to be joined by party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will launch the second leg of his poll campaign from Naraingarh in Ambala district by addressing a public meeting on Monday. Gandhi will also cover Yamunanagar district on Monday and a few more places in Ambala, where party workers will welcome him at various points, before he moves on to Saha and then to Kurukshetra district, including Ladwa, from where Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is

JJP-ASP alliance releases manifesto for Haryana Assembly elections

The Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) alliance on Sunday released its poll manifesto for the Haryana assembly polls, promising to procure all grains at MSP, unemployment allowance of Rs 11,000 and old age pension of Rs 5,100 per month. Every grain of every crop grown in Haryana will be procured at MSP, JJP leader Dushyant Chautala told reporters in Sirsa while releasing the JJP-ASP manifesto for the October 5 polls. The alliance also promised Rs 25,000 per acre compensation for crop damage and said the 'Jannayak Fasal Suraksha Scheme' will be started for farmers, in which premium amount will be borne by the state government. Among other promises, unemployed youth will be given Rs 11,000 monthly unemployment allowance and old age pension will be given at the rate of Rs 5,100 per month. Announcing sops for students, the party said students from rural areas will be given extra weightage in jobs and admission to higher education. Only Rs 100 will be charged as a one-t

Congress 'incoming govt' will end 'decade of pain' in Haryana: Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress' "incoming government" in Haryana will end "the decade of pain" and the party has resolved to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people of the state. Gandhi made the remarks after the Haryana Congress rolled out its detailed poll manifesto for the October 5 state assembly polls, making a host of promises, including setting up of a commission for the farmers' welfare, Rs 2 crore for the families of martyred soldiers, promoting labour-intensive units for generating employment and reconstitution of the Haryana Minority Commission. Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot among other leaders were present on the occasion of manifesto launch. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi alleged that in a decade, the BJP has snatched away Haryana's prosperity, dreams and power. The Agniveer scheme snatched away the aspirations of ..

Congress releases its manifesto for Haryana Assembly polls: Details

Congress released its second manifesto for the Haryana Assembly elections which outlines promises aimed at youth, women, farmers, and social welfare

Highlights: BJP wrongly overpowered MCD, stole mandate, says Arvind Kejriwal

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Haryana polls Highlights: Congress to get 'massive mandate' in state polls, says Bhupinder Hooda

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Haryana CM Saini exudes confidence in BJP's return to power for third term

The people of Haryana have decided that the BJP will form government for the third time, CM said

Outgoing Haryana state Assembly met for 14.4 days a year on average

The 14th Kerala Assembly, one of the best performing in the country, sat for 232 days, or 46.4 days a year on average between May 2016 to May 2021

J-K, Haryana polls highlights: Why did youth of Haryana turn to 'Dunki', asks Rahul Gandhi

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