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Supreme Court fines Divya Mittals Father Rs 5 lakh for filing false cases to harass her husband

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Congress to Announce Candidates for Haryana Lok Sabha Elections; Deepender Hooda Likely from Rohtak

Chandigarh: Congress is set to announce its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Haryana. A committee formed by the party has submitted its report to President Kharge, with Salman Khurshid and Deepak Bawariya suggesting nine names in their report. The Congress is contesting the elections in Haryana in collaboration with the Aam Aadmi Party under the India Alliance. The party currently holds nine seats, and it is speculated that Deepender Hooda might be the candidate from the Rohtak seat. Hooda's name has been a topic of discussion for this seat for a while now. According to sources, the party is also likely to field Kumari Shailaja from Sirsa, as her name has reportedly been finalized for this seat. Sources suggest that Raj Babbar may receive the ticket from the Gurugram seat. Rao Dan Singh, who is considered close to Bhupinder Singh Hooda, might be the candidate from Bhiwani Mahendragarh. Other potential candidates include Satpal Brahmachari from Sonipat, Varun Mullana from Ambala, Mahendra Pratap from Faridabad, Brijendra Singh from Hisar, and Virendra Rathore from Karnal. Voting for all 10 seats in Haryana will be held in a single phase. The Election Commission has scheduled May 25 as the date for the sixth phase of voting in the state. In this phase, voting will take place in Lok Sabha constituencies such as Ambala, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Hisar, Karnal, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Gurugram, and Faridabad. It is noteworthy that the Aam Aadmi Party has secured the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat, with Sushil Gupta as its candidate. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP swept all 10 seats in the 'Jat Land'. The BJP secured over 58 percent of the votes, while Congress received 28 percent, and the JJP got about 5 percent of the votes. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won seven seats, while Congress won the Rohtak seat under the leadership of Deepender Hooda. The Indian National Lok Dal of Haryana, led by Om Prakash Chautala, secured two seats, Sirsa and Hisar. Wedding Celebration Turns Tragic as Guest Killed by Stray Bullet Massive Fire Engulfs Warehouse in Ghaziabad's Khoda Area Horrific Incident in Amritsar: Man Allegedly Sets Pregnant Wife on Fire, Killing Her and Unborn Twins

Chautala clan clash set to spice up Haryana's Hisar turf

CHANDIGARH : It is a fight between the Chautala clan in Hisar, with bahus versus sasur in the Hisar Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming elections. The cousin sisters-in-law are pitted against each other and against their cousin father-in-law. On Thursday, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) declared Sunaina Chautala, wife of Ravi Chautala and granddaughter of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, as the partys candidate from the Hisar Lok Sabha seat. She is all set to take on Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) candidate Naina Singh Chautala, a two-time MLA and mother of former Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, and Ranjit Chautala of the BJP. Thus, a family feud is set to unfold openly in the electoral scene in Hisar. The Indian National Lok Dal on Thursday declared three candidates for the Lok Sabha elections: senior party leader Abhay Singh Chautala from Kurukshetra, Sunaina Chautala from Hisar, and Gurpreet Singh from the Ambala (reserved) seat. Sunaina, who is the general secretary of the womens wing of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), was announced as the partys candidate from the Hisar Lok Sabha seat. Her husband, Ravi Chautala, is the cousin brother of INLD MLA Abhay Singh Chautala from the Ellenabad assembly seat and was also active in politics some time ago. Ravi Chautala is the son of Devi Lals eldest son, Pratap Chautala. Meanwhile, Naina Singh Chautala, a two-time MLA from the Badhra assembly segment and wife of Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) supremo, as well as mother of Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, who is the grandson of former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, is the JJP candidate. Abhay and Ajay are real brothers. Naina is the daughter-in-law of former Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala, and Ranjit Chautala is the brother of former CM Chautala, while Sunaina is the bhabhi of Naina. Naina is credited with holding statewide hari chunari chaupals to create political awareness among women. Both ladies are pitted against the BJP nominee, 78-year-old Ranjit Singh Chautala, who was an Independent MLA and cabinet minister in both the Khattar and Saini cabinets and joined the BJP last month after resigning as an MLA. Hisar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana. The total number of voters at the Hisar parliamentary seat is approximately 1,631,817, as per the 2019 Lok Sabha poll statistics. Voter turnout at the Hisar parliamentary seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha Election was 72.43%. In the 2019 polls, Brijendra Singh of the BJP emerged victorious in the Hisar constituency of Haryana, securing 603,289 votes. His closest competitor, Dushyant Chautala of the JNJP, received 289,221 votes. The total number of votes cast in Hisar was 1,181,878.

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Lok Sabha Election: It's 'bahus' versus 'sasur' in Haryana's Hisar

Chandigarh: It will stay with the Chatuala clan in Hisar, but not before a 'bahus' versus 'sasur' fight. Two cousin sister-in-laws from Haryana's one-time first family are pitted against each other and against the brother of their father-in-laws in their constituency. The situation came to pass after the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Thursday evening declared Sunaina Chautala, wife of Ravi Chautala, grandson of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, as the party's candidate from Hisar. With this, she is all set to take on Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) candidate and two-time MLA and mother of former deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, Naina Singh Chautala and Ranjit Chautala of BJP. Thus a family feud is set to play out in the open in the electoral scene in Hisar. Along with Sunaina, the Indian National Lok Dal named three other candidates, senior party leader Abhay Singh Chautala from Kurukshetra, Sunaina Chautala from Hisar and Gurpreet Singh from the Ambala (reserved) seat. Sunaina is the general secretary of the women's wing of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). Her husband Ravi Chautala is cousin brother of the INLD MLA from Ellenabad assembly seat Abhay Singh Chautala. Brother puts spanner in JJP leaders reconciliation move Ravi Chautala is son of Devi Lal's eldest son Pratap Chautala. Naina is the daughter-in-law of former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and Ranjit Chautala is the brother of former CM Chautala, while Sunaina is Naina's bhabhi . Naina is credited with holding statewide ' hari chunari chaupals ' to create political awareness among women. The BJP nominee 78-year old Ranjit Singh Chautala was till recently an independent MLA and cabinet minister in both Khattar and Saini cabinets and had joined the saffron party last month after resigning as an MLA.

LS polls: INLD declares three candidates, Abhay Chautala from Kurukshetra, Sunaina from Hisar

The Indian National Lok Dal on Thursday released a list of three candidates for the Lok Sabha polls from Haryana, fielding party's senior leader Abhay Singh Chautala from Kurukshetra. The INLD has also fielded its women wing leader Sunaina Chautala from Hisar while from Ambala reserved constituency, the party has fielded its youth leader Gurpreet Singh, a Sikh face.

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Filthy cyber attack against Shailaja, political etiquette goes for a toss

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : With just nine days left for the Lok Sabha polls, campaigning hit a new low with a vicious cyber lynching of K K Shailaja, senior CPM leader and LDF candidate in Vadakara. The political slander targeting the ex-minister, defying the code of political decorum, has invited a strong response from the Left front. The cyber attacks with her morphed photos and videos and edited conversations left the woman leader visibly disturbed, as was evident when she interacted with the media and voters on Monday. Shailaja filed a complaint with the Election Commission against her UDF rival Shafi Parambil over the cyber attacks. Fake videos and photos are doing the round terming her Abhisarika (prostitute) and Poothana . The UDF candidate and his workers are conducting a massive campaign on social media to defame her, she said. Attempts are also being made to wrongly influence the Muslim voters, she alleged. As per the complaint, UDF workers propagated a fake message in the name of religious scholar A P Aboobacker Musaliar terming her bombamma (mother of bombs). In another fake message in the name of Mathrubhumi Online, a comment on Love Jihad was made. The complainant or Mathrubhumi Online had never made such a statement, and the messages were spread by fake social media handles to create division and misunderstanding among voters, the complaint said, adding, some portions from a channel interview were extracted and spread to portray her as anti-Muslim. CPM lambasts UDF over cyber attacks on Shailaja A Facebook page named Ente Vadakara KL 18 has been conducting a false campaign to defame her. A social media group Troll Reporter TR published an obscene fake picture with morphed images of the chief minister and her. She was termed a demoness and other obscene names in these fake posters and videos. The perpetrators of the fake campaign were deliberately portraying her in bad light, while highlightimg certain statements by the UDF candidate to negatively influence the voters. The UDF candidate and his accomplices conspired to launch such a malicious campaign against her using fake messages and pictures, the complaint alleged. Meanwhile the CPM leadership came down heavily on the UDF for the cyber attacks. The shameful sexist language used against Shailaja teacher by the Congress candidates social media team is highly condemnable. It is an insult to the women of Kerala. The Congress in its desperation is resorting to such filthy language against a most respected leader, said CPM Politburo member Brinda Karat. Cyber attacks against Shailaja wont happen without the knowledge of the UDF candidate and leadership, said CPM state secretary MV Govindan. He demanded that the UDF leadership should intervene to put an end to the cyber attacks.

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Farmers meet Congress leaders in Delhi against the claim of Brijendra Singh from Hisar Lok Sabha seat

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'Who fired the bullets?': Farmers to greet BJP candidates in Punjab and Haryana with 11 questions

CHANDIGARH: The protesting farmers from Punjab and Haryana have decided to ask leaders and candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 11 questions whenever they are out campaigning during the Lok Sabha elections. Among this is a poser on what happened during their latest agitation for a guaranteed Minimum Selling Price: Why were the roads (to Delhi) blocked by digging them with iron rods? Who put up barricades, fired bullets and teargas shells on farmers during their agitation? Are we foreigners that we were not allowed to go to Delhi? The committee comprising of five Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leaders -- Balbir Singh Rajewal, Prem Singh Bhangu, Ravneet Singh Brar, Angrej Singh and Baldev Singh Nihalgarh -- met in Chandigarh at the Kisan Bhawan and prepared a questionnaire for all the BJP candidates in the states. Senior leader of SKM and President All India Kisan Federation, Prem Singh Bhangu and Harinder Singh Lakhowal president of BKU (Lakhowal), said that BJP is anti-farmer, anti-democratic, anti-federal and pro-corporate, and so it has to be stoutly opposed and exposed. It has no right to take the votes and should be opposed and questioned peacefully in a democratic way, said Bhangu. How real is our farmers' angst? The farmer leaders appealed to the people to cast their vote in favour of candidates who are in a position to defeat the BJP candidates. They said the eleven questions will be sent to farmers in both the states. In most villages, farmers have been putting up posters that read, Farmers are barred from entering Delhi, BJP is banned from entering villages. (EPS Photo) Another banner dedicated to young farmer Shubhkaran and pasted in several villages read, What was my fault? I was merely coming to Delhi remind you (Modi government) of your promises. Farmers are again at loggerheads with the Modi government after they gave a call for a Delhi Chalo on February 13. Many saffron party candidates like Preneet Kaur from Patiala, Hans Raj Hans from Faridkot, former ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who is standing from Amritsar in Punjab, and BJP MP and Rohtak candidate Arvind Sharma in neighboring Haryana as also Hisar candidate Ranjit Singh Chautala have faced farmers' protests. The 11 questions 1. Why were the roads blocked by digging them with iron rods? Who put upbarricades, fired bullets and teargas shells on farmers during their agitation? Are we foreigners that we were not allowed to go to Delhi? 2. Why was the young farmer Shubhkaran killed by firing and made a martyr? Why were 400 farmers injured and their tractors damaged? 3. Why have you not implemented Dr MS Swaminathan's report? What is the problem in giving MSP legal status and fixing it as per C2 plus 50 percent? 4. Why Lakhimpur Kheri farmers have not been given justice and keeping Ajay Mishra Teny in the union cabinet. 5. Why were the cases registered against farmers during the agitation not withdrawn? 6. Why was farmers' debt not waived when you have not any difficulty in waiving the corporates huge debt? 7. Why was the Electricity Amendment Act presented in the Parliament despite promises that this will not be done? 8. Why was agriculture not kept out from the purview of the Pollution Act? 9. Why have you sold the country to corporates by way of corruption through Electoral bonds? Why farming is more important than IT to India's economy and why MSP reforms shouldn't wait 10. Why have Bhakhra and Pong Dams been snatched from Punjab by enacting the Dam Safety Act? 11. Why you are destroying the marketing system of Punjab by setting up Silos?

Former Union Minister Birender Singh, wife join Congress

Birender Singh, his wife joined the Congress days after their son Brijendra Singh, a BJP MP representing Hisar, joined the Congress

Chaudhry Birendra Singh Set to Join Congress Amidst Political Shifts in Haryana

Chandigarh: Prominent BJP leader from Haryana and former Union minister, Chaudhry Birendra Singh, is reportedly set to join the Congress party soon, according to insider sources.This development follows the recent resignation of his son, Brijendra Singh, who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for Hisar, from both the Lok Sabha and the BJP, as he switched allegiance to the Congress last month, citing compelling political reasons. Sources indicate that an official announcement regarding Singh's joining the Congress is expected to be made on Tuesday. The father-son duo has previously diverged from the BJP's stance on various issues.In 2020, they stood with protesting farmers in demanding the repeal of the now-rescinded farm laws. Additionally, they expressed support for wrestlers protesting against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment. Brijendra notably defeated Dushyant Chautala in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by a significant margin, amid the BJP's sweeping victory in Haryana. However, in subsequent Assembly elections, Chautala emerged victorious over Brijendra's mother, Prem Lata, in Uchana Kalan.Following these elections, the BJP formed an alliance with Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), a move that led to growing tensions, particularly regarding the Hisar parliamentary seat, especially after the induction of former Hisar MP Kuldeep Bishnoi into the BJP in 2023. Birendra had stepped down from the Upper House in 2020, following his son's entry into politics as the Hisar MP. In the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, Haryana's political landscape is expected to undergo scrutiny and potential transformation, with the state currently under the BJP-led NDA alliance's control.However, with the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party forming an alliance in Haryana, contesting Kurukshetra and nine other seats respectively, the dynamics of the state's political scenario are likely to witness significant shifts.Scheduled to go to polls in a single phase on May 25, with results expected on June 4, Haryana's electoral future is poised for an intriguing evolution. Hyderabad Police Arrests Former Bodhan MLA's Son in Rash Driving Case Supreme Court Urges Cooperation Amidst Karnataka Government's Plea for Drought Relief BJP Worker Fatally Injured in Accident Involving Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje's Car

A staunch supporter of BJP, says Anil Vij amid speculation of him leaving BJP

A staunch supporter of BJP, says Anil Vij amid speculation of him leaving BJP Former Haryana Home Minister and BJP leader Anil Vij on Monday clarified his stance amid speculation of him leaving BJP after he removed the phrase Modi Ka Parivar from his profile. He said he is a staunch supporter of the BJP, and even if his blood were to come out, it would still say BJP. During his interaction with reporters, he said he had to remove 'Modi Ka Parivar' from his X social media account due to character limitations. However, he clarified that the phrase 'Modi Ka Parivar' is still mentioned in his account's biodata. Everyone knows that I have now become 'X' and I should write 'X' everywhere. But when I started writing 'X' in my profile, at that time, due to character limitations, I had to remove it (the phrase Modi Ka Parivar from my name) and put it in my biodata. I am a staunch supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Even if my blood comes out, it will also say BJP, he said. In another political development, a prominent BJP leader in Haryana and former Union Minister Chaudhry Birendra Singh is likely to soon join the Congress party, according to sources. The move comes after his son, Brijendra Singh, who is the sitting MP from Hisar, resigned from Lok Sabha and the BJP and joined the Congress last month. The Hisar MP had cited compelling political reasons. As per the said sources, the announcement about Singh's joining will likely be made on Tuesday. In the past, the father-son duo had often defied the BJP's stand on several issues. In 2020, they sided with the protesting farmers to demand the withdrawal of the now-repealed farm laws. Both leaders also expressed solidarity with wrestlers who protested against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment. Lok Sabha elections in the 10 parliamentary constituencies of Haryana will be held in a single phase on May 25. The counting of votes will be on June 4. In the 2019 Indian general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the dominant force in Haryana, securing a landslide victory by winning all 10 parliamentary seats. (ANI)

Why Are BJP Leaders Spreading Religious Frenzy During Polls?

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On Amritsar turf, Taranjit faces agitating farmers heat

CHANDIGARH: Many BJP candidates for Lok Sabha elections faced farmers protests in Punjab and Haryana during their campaign. Former ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, contesting from Amritsar on a BJP ticket, on Saturday faced farmers ire while he was holding a roadshow at Gaggomahal village. Farmers wanted him to answer their questions and showed him black flags as he did not stop his cavalcade, said sources. Farmers have been seeking a law on minimum support price for crops, among demands. They are sore with the BJP as their key demands have not been fulfilled. Members of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) and other farmers unions raised slogans against BJPs Faridkot candidate Hans Raj Hans during his roadshow. They cited the latest crackdown on farmers on Punjab-Haryana borders, on their way to Delhi to stage an agitation. In neighbouring Haryana, BJP MP and Rohtak candidate Arvind Sharma had to leave Sudharana village of Kosli assembly constituency on Friday evening as the locals refused to even hear him out. BJPs Hisar candidate Ranjit Singh Chautala had to leave a meeting midway at Shamsukh village and cancel another election-related event on Thursday after he was confronted by a group of farmers under the banner of Pagri Sambhal Jatta Kisan Sangharsh Samiti. Chautala then reached Kuleri village, where again farmers forced him to go back. The Sonepat candidate Mohan Lal Badoli faced similar protests at Nandgarh village in Jind district. Badoli alleged that Congress workers had infiltrated the meeting. Former Haryana deputy CM and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala too faced farmers protest during his visit to Nara, Gamra, Khanpur and Sindhar villages of Hisar. The farmers showed black flags and blocked his way when he tried to enter the villages. The protesters alleged that Chautala never raised his voice for the 750 farmers who died during the agitation against the farm laws. Double trouble BJPs Hisar candidate Ranjit Singh Chautala had to leave a meeting at Shamsukh village and cancel another after he was confronted by a group of farmers. Chautala then reached Kuleri village, where again farmers forced him to leave. Chautala snubbed Former Haryana deputy CM and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala too faced farmers ire on his visit to Nara, Gamra, Khanpur and Sindhar villages of Hisar. They said he never raised his voice for the farmers.

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Resentment brewing in Haryana BJP

CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party may face a tough time to settle resentment brewing within the party and the Independent lawmakers supporting its government in Haryana for the Lok Sabha polls as the party wants to retain all the ten parliamentary seats from the state. Of the seven Independent lawmakers, six supported the government on the floor test which it won March 13 after snapping alliance with JJP. Sources pointed out that there is strong resentment among the six independent MLAs supporting the saffron party as only one Independent MLA from Rania assembly segment Ranjit Singh Chautala was made state cabinet minister in Nayab Singh Saini cabinet. Later he joined the saffron party and was given a ticket from Hisar parliamentary constituency. Former chief minister Bhajan Lals son Kuldeep Bishnoi and his MLA son Bhavya Bishnoi have expressed their grouse of being ignored despite joining the BJP in 2022. Sources said their resentment might effect the partys chances to win the Hisar seat. The family had been winning the Adampur assembly segment in Hisar Lok Sabha seat since 1968 and has an influence on non-Jat voters across the state. Late CM Bhajan Lal had been MP from Hisar besides Faridabad and Karnal. Now former CM Mnaohar Lal Khattar has been fielded from Karnal. Both Kuldeep and Bhavya had expressed their dissatisfaction on social media over partys choice of candidate for the Hisar Lok Sabha seat as the family was expected one Lok Sabah ticket and cabinet berth, sources said. Turncoats Moreover, it is being learnt that the party cadres are unhappy with the high command of giving tickets to turncoats in these polls. Sources pointed out that Rao Inderjit Singh, the sitting MP from Gurugram, has shown his displeasure as the partys lawmakers close to him from southern Haryana were not included in the recent cabinet expansion and party included one of his bete noires in the cabinet. Already the party is in a dilemma as former state home minister Anil Vij, the most powerful and best-known ministers of Kattar government was not inducted in the new cabinet .Vij was upset after Saini was picked to replace Khattar as CM, as the senior most minister in Khattar cabinet, he was expecting the top slot . Independents unhappy According to sources, of the seven Independents who extended support to Nyab Singh Saini-led BJP government in the state recently, one one IndependentRanjit Singh Chautalafrom Rania Assembly segment, got a cabinet berth and ticket for Lok Sabha elections. On the other hand, BJP cadre has expressed displeasure over turncoats getting party ticket. Senior BJP leader and prominent face of Manohar Lal Khattar-led government, Anil Vij, is unhappy with BJPs choice of chosing Saini as Khattars replacement.

Trio booked for duping Mumbai man with promise of job abroad

Trio booked for duping Mumbai man with promise of job abroad The police in Maharashtras Thane city have registered a case against three persons associated with a recruitment agency for allegedly cheating several people with the promise of jobs in foreign countries, an official said on Friday. The case against accused Mutthu Raju Nadar (director), Sharanya Muralidharan (partner) and Ajumuddin Mulla (branch manager) came on a complaint by a 38-year-old man from Mumbais Dahisar area, he said. The complainant said he contacted the agency after seeing their advertisement on Facebook and paid Rs 2 lakh to the accused for an overseas job. The agency failed to place him abroad, he said in his complaint. The accused offered to return his money through a cheque, which was dishonoured, the official said. When the man demanded a refund, he was allegedly threatened with a police complaint. In January this year, the man reached the agencys office in the citys Wagle Estate area and learnt that it had been shut. He then approached the local police who registered a case against the trio a few days ago. Police suspect the accused might have defrauded about 250 job-seekers, said the station house officer of Shrinagar police station.

Ex-Haryana minister Savitrijindalquits Congress, joins BJP

Chandigarh: Former Haryana minister SavitriJindalquit the Congress and joined the BJP on Thursday, March 28, days after her son and industrialist NaveenJindalleft the party to join the saffron outfit. The 84-year-old SavitriJindaljoined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an event in Hisar. She joined the BJP in presence of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

Days After Son Quits Congress, Savitri Jindal Follows Suit, Joins BJP

Former Haryana minister Savitri Jindal quit the Congress and joined the BJP in Haryana's Hisar on Thursday, days after her son and industrialist Naveen Jindal switched parties.

Ex-Haryana minister Savitri Jindal quits Congress days after son Naveen joined BJP

CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana minister Savitri Jindal has quit the Congress, days after her son and industrialist Naveen Jindal left the party to join the BJP. The 84-year-old Savitri announced her decision to quit the Congress on a social media post late Wednesday night. I represented the people of Hisar for 10 years as an MLA and have served Haryana state selflessly as a minister. The people of Hisar are my family and on the advice of my family, I am resigning from the primary membership of the Congress today, she posted in Hindi. A few days ago, her son Naveen Jindal, a former MP, also quit the Congress and joined the BJP. Naveen, son of noted industrialist and former Haryana minister O P Jindal (who had founded the Jindal Group, a steel and power conglomerate), has been made as BJP candidate from Kurukshetra. Savitri Jindal is the richest woman in India, and as of March 3, 2024, she is the 50th richest person in the world. (With online desk inputs) Industrialist and ex-Congress MP Naveen Jindal joins BJP; to contest from Kurukshetra LS seat

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In this episode of Bol Ke Lab Azad Hain Tere, senior journalist Abhisar Sharma discusses serious developments related to pharma companies that have come to light from the data on electoral bonds.

New faces and warhorses: BJP plays balancing act in Haryana poll list

CHANDIGARH: The BJP has named six new faces in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Hisar, Sirsa and Sonepat districts of Haryana while reposing trust in its old warhorses in Bhiwani-Mahendergarh, Rohtak, Gurugram and Faridabad for the Lok Sabha elections. With more than 50% per cent of its candidates being turncoats, the party depends on them to win the polls in the state. The saffron party has declared all the ten candidates in the state. In a surprise move, 53-year-old industrialist Naveen Jindal, former -- a two-time Congress MP who recently joined the BJP, is being fielded from Kurukshetra. Nayab Singh Saini, the Haryana Chief Minister, was the sitting MP from Kurukshetra. He won from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat in 2004 and 2009 on a Congress ticket. Also, former Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar, who had joined AAP, has joined the BJP after quitting AAP. He has been given a ticket from Sirsa as the party dropped Sunita Duggal, a first-time MP. Besides, independent MLA from the Rania assembly segment and state cabinet minister in Saini cabinet Ranjit Singh Chautala has been given a ticket from Hisar after he was inducted into the party fold after the sitting party MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh resigned and joined the Congress. Chautala was a Rajya Sabha MP in 1990 and a two-time MLA in 1987 and 2019. He is the son of former deputy prime minister Devi Lal and brother of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) president and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala. Former CM Manohar Lal Khattar has been fielded after he resigned in a sudden change of guard as he has been the CM for the past nine-and-a-half years. While Banto Kataria, wife of former MP Rattan Lal Kataria, who died, has been given a ticket from Ambala by the party, she is the only woman candidate in the list of ten candidates. Also, Mohan Lal Badoli, sitting MLA from the Rai assembly segment is the party candidate for the Sonepat Lok Sabha seat, replacing Ramesh Chander Kaushik, the two-time MP. The BJP has given tickets to four sitting MPs: Rao Inderjit Singh Yadav from Gurgaon, Krishan Pal Gurjar from Faridabad, Chaudhary Dharambir from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh and Arvind Kumar Sharma from Rohtak. Alliance with JJP ended The alliance between the BJP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in Haryana came to an end recently leading to the resignation of Manohar Lal Khattar from the CMs post. Former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and other cabinet ministers too stepped down from their post and new government under the leadership of Nayab Singh Saini was reinstated.

Dont field Brijendra Singh from Hisar: Agitating farmers to Congress

Mr. Singh was BJPs incumbent Hisar Lok Sabha member before he quit the saffron party to join Congress earlier this month

Haryana Minister Resigns As MLA After BJP Fields Him From Hisar

Haryana minister Ranjit Singh Chautala, who has been named by the BJP as its candidate from Hisar Lok Sabha seat after he joined the party, has resigned from the membership of the state assembly, officials said on Tuesday.

After being named Hisar LS candidate, Haryana minister Ranjit Chautala resigns as MLA

After being named Hisar LS candidate, Haryana minister Ranjit Chautala resigns as MLA Haryana minister Ranjit Singh Chautala, who has been named by the BJP as its candidate from Hisar Lok Sabha seat after he joined the party, has resigned from the membership of the state assembly, officials said on Tuesday. The independent MLA from Rania seat in Sirsa district has sent his resignation to Haryana Assembly Speaker, they said. Chautala and industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal joined the BJP on Sunday and were named as the party's candidates from Hisar and Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seats, respectively. Recently, former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had also resigned as an MLA from Karnal. Khattar is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Karnal. As an independent MLA, Chautala had extended support to the BJP when it fell short of majority on its own after the 2019 assembly polls. He was later made power and jails minister. Earlier this month, in a surprise move, the BJP replaced Khattar with OBC leader Nayab Singh Saini as Haryana chief minister in a swift switch in the state, just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Ranjit Chautala again became the power minister in the Saini-led BJP government.

Lok Sabha Polls: Industrialist Naveen Jindal Joins BJP, To Contest From Kurukshetra

Independent MLA from Haryana Ranjit Chautala will enter the fray from the Hisar Lok Sabha seat.

BJP names 4 LS candidates for Haryana in latest list; nominees for all 10 seats announced

BJP names 4 LS candidates for Haryana in latest list; nominees for all 10 seats announced The BJP on Sunday named its candidates for four Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in its fifth list of nominees, fielding Naveen Jindal and Ranjit Singh Chautala who joined the party earlier in the day. With this list, the party has now announced its candidates for all 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state, six of whom are new faces. In the list announced on Sunday, the party fielded Naveen Jindal from Kurukshetra, Ranjit Chautala from Hisar, Mohan Lal Badoli from Sonipat and Arvind Kumar Sharma from the Rohtak parliamentary constituency. Industrialist and former Congress MP from Kurukshetra Jindal and Independent MLA from Haryana Ranjit Chautala joined the BJP on Sunday, hours before the list of announced. Jindal, 54, represented Kurukshetra in Lok Sabha between 2004 and 2014 as a Congress MP. He is the son of former Haryana minister and late industrialist O P Jindal. Chautala, 78, joined the BJP at an event in Haryana's Sirsa. He is a minister in the BJP-led Haryana government. He is former deputy prime minister Devi Lal's son and the brother of Indian National Lok Dal chief and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala. BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh recently resigned from the party's primary membership and the Lok Sabha and joined the Congress. Of the 10 parliamentary seats in Haryana, sitting MPs from Sonipat, Karnal and Sirsa have not been re-nominated. The party has fielded new faces in Kurukshetra, Karnal, Hisar, Sonipat, Sirsa and Ambala seats. Karnal MP Sanjay Bhatia made way for former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar whom the party has fielded from the seat. Khattar was named as a BJP Lok Sabha candidate in the list released on March 13 after he quit as chief minister as the party effected a major shake-up in the state leadership. Hours before the BJP announced his name for the Lok Sabha elections, Khattar quit as the MLA from Karnal as well. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is likely to be fielded from Karnal assembly seat. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, Kurukshetra was represented by Nayab Singh Saini, who recently replaced Manohar Lal Khattar as the chief minister of Haryana. The BJP denied re-nomination to its sitting MP Ramesh Chander Kaushik in Sonipat and fielded Badoli, an MLA from the Rai Assembly segment, in his place. Arvind Kumar Sharma has been re-nominated in Rohtak. The BJP's March 13 list of candidates also included names of former MP Ashok Tanwar from Sirsa, from where the party has denied re-nomination to sitting parliamentarian Sunita Duggal. In the Ambala-SC parliamentary seat, the BJP fielded Banto Kataria. The seat has been lying vacant since the death of her husband and former Union minister Rattan Lal Kataria last year. The party has also re-nominated its sitting MPs Rao Inderjit Singh, Dharambir Singh and Krishan Pal Gurjar in Gurugram, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh and Faridabad seats, respectively. The BJP won all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in the last general elections held in 2019. Congress is yet to announce its candidates for the nine seats it is contesting in Haryana. The Aam Aadmi Party, which is contesting in Haryana jointly with the Congress, has fielded its state unit chief Sushil Gupta in Kurukshetra. Indian National Lok Dal senior leader and party MLA Abhay Singh Chautala has also entered the fray from the Kurukshetra seat. Polling for all the 10 LS seats in Haryana will be held on May 25 in the sixth of the seven-phase election.

Man drowns in mine filled with water in suburban Dahisar; another missing

Man drowns in mine filled with water in suburban Dahisar; another missing A 45-year-old man drowned in a water-filled mine in suburban Dahisar on Sunday while another is missing, an official said. The incident occurred at Jai Maharashtra Khadan situated in Ashokvan area in the evening, according to a Fire Brigade official. The mine is located on private land about 15 to 20 metres away from the seashore. According to the preliminary information, both men were taking a stroll when they fell into the mine filled with water. ''One of them, identified as Manoj Surve, was pulled out from the water by firemen using manila rope and bamboo. He was rushed to Shatabdi Hospital where he was declared brought dead. A search is on for Chitamani Warang (43) with manila rope, a hook anchor and bamboo,'' the official added.

BJP names four LS candidates for Haryana in latest list; nominees for all 10 seats announced

BJP names four LS candidates for Haryana in latest list; nominees for all 10 seats announced The BJP on Sunday named its candidates for four Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in its fifth list of nominees, fielding Naveen Jindal and Ranjit Singh Chautala who joined the party earlier in the day. With this list, the party has now announced its candidates for all 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The party has fielded Naveen Jindal from Kurukshetra, Ranjit Chautala from Hisar, Mohan Lal Badoli from Sonipat and Arvind Kumar Sharma from Rohtak parliamentary constituency. Industrialist and former Congress MP Jindal and Independent MLA from Haryana Ranjit Chautala joined the BJP on Sunday. Jindal represented Kurukshetra in Lok Sabha between 2004 and 2014 as a Congress MP. Chautala, 78, joined the BJP at an event in Haryana's Sirsa. He is a minister in the BJP-led Haryana government. He is former deputy prime minister Devi Lal's son and the brother of Indian National Lok Dal chief and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala. BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh recently resigned from the party's primary membership and the Lok Sabha and joined the Congress. Of the 10 parliamentary seats in Haryana, Sitting MPs from Sonipat, Karnal and Sirsa have not been re-nominated. Karnal MP Sanjay Bhatia made way for former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar whom the party has fielded from the seat. Khattar was named as a BJP Lok Sabha candidate in the list released on March 13 after he quit as chief minister as the party effected a major shake-up in the state leadership. Hours before the BJP announced his name for the Lok Sabha elections, Khattar quit as the MLA from Karnal as well. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is likely to be fielded from Karnal assembly seat. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, Kurukshetra was represented by Nayab Singh Saini, who recently replaced Manohar Lal Khattar as the chief minister of Haryana. The BJP denied re-nomination to its sitting MP Ramesh Chander Kaushik in Sonipat and fielded Badoli, an MLA from the Rai Assembly segment, in his place. Arvind Kumar Sharma has been re-nominated in Rohtak. The BJP's March 13 list of candidates also included names of former MP Ashok Tanwar from Sirsa, from where the party has denied re-nomination to sitting parliamentarian Sunita Duggal. In the Ambala-SC parliamentary seat, the BJP fielded Banto Kataria. The seat has been lying vacant since the death of her husband and former Union minister Rattan Lal Kataria last year. The party has re-nominated its sitting MPs Rao Inderjit Singh, Dharambir Singh and Krishan Pal Gurjar in Gurugram, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh and Faridabad seats, respectively. The BJP won all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in the last general elections held in 2019. Congress is yet to announce its candidates for the nine seats it is contesting in Haryana. The Aam Aadmi Party, which is contesting in Haryana jointly with the Congress, has fielded its state unit chief Sushil Gupta in Kurukshetra. Polling for all the 10 LS seats in Haryana will be held on May 25 in the sixth of the seven-phase election.

LS polls: BJP names 111 more candidates; drops 2 ministers, Varun Gandhi; fields Arun Govil, Kangana

LS polls: BJP names 111 more candidates; drops 2 ministers, Varun Gandhi; fields Arun Govil, Kangana The BJP on Sunday named 111 more Lok Sabha poll candidates, dropping Union ministers Ashwini Kumar Choubey and V K Singh, and MP Varun Gandhi, while fielding actors Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan will contest from Sambalpur and the party's spokesperson Sambit Patra will try his luck again from Puri after losing out in a close contest in 2019. The party has axed former Union minister Anantkumar Hegde, a six-term Lok Sabha member from Uttara Kannada, this time. A hardline Hindutva leader, he has often courted controversies with his remarks including the recent row when he said a big mandate for the BJP is necessary so that it could amend the Constitution. The BJP has denied tickets to nearly 37 incumbent MPs in the latest list, including nine in Uttar Pradesh, five in Gujarat, four in Odisha and three each in Bihar, Karnataka and Jharkhand. The count of dropped MPs does not include those who won recent assembly elections like Diya Kumari and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in Rajasthan, or someone like Nayab Singh Saini who has taken over as Haryana chief minister or Hisar MP Brijendra Singh, who has already quit the party. Kerala BJP president K Surendra will contest from Wayanad, the seat from where incumbent MP and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is again in the fray. The BJP has fielded Rekha Patra, who party leaders said is one of the Sadeshkhali victims, from West Bengal's Basirhat constituency in a bid to corner the state's ruling Trinamool Congress. The BJP named candidates for all 17 seats it is contesting in Bihar, renominating Union minister Giriraj Singh from Begusarai and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib. Union ministers R K Singh and Nityanand Rai have also been fielded from their current seats, while in Uttar Pradesh the ruling party named 13 more candidates. While it has denied the ticket from Pilibhit to Varun Gandhi, a three-term Lok Sabha MP who has often aired views deemed critical of his party's governments at the Centre and in the state, it has renominated his mother Maneka Gandhi from Sultanpur. Jitin Prasada, a minister in the state government, is the party's choice from Pilibhit while Atul Garg replaces two-term MP V K Singh in Ghaziabad. Hours before the party released the list, Singh said in a post on X that he is opting out of the polls. Three leaders who joined the BJP on Sunday figured in the list -- Naveen Jindal from Kurukshetra, Haryana government minister Ranjit Chautala from Hisar (both in Haryana), and Varaprasad Rao from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. With this list of 111 candidates, the ruling party has named 398 nominees, excluding the four who withdrew after their names created controversy, for the elections to the 543-member Lok Sabha. Ranaut, a vocal supporter of the BJP, will contest from Mandi in her home state of Himachal Pradesh, while veteran actor Arun Govil, famed for his role of Lord Ram in the popular TV serial ''Ramayan'', has been preferred to seasoned parliamentarian Rajendra Agrawal in Meerut by the ruling party. Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, is the BJP's candidate from Dumka. She had quit the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha a few days ago. Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who snapped his long ties with the BJP to join the Congress last year before returning to its fold months later, will contest from Belgaum. The party has named 19 more candidates from West Bengal, including former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay from Tamluk. It has shifted Dilip Ghosh, the MP from Medinipur, to BardhamanDurgapur, dropping the incumbent S S Ahluwalia. It named seven candidates from Rajasthan, four each from Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala, 18 from Odisha, and three each from Maharashtra and Jharkhand among other states. Its Andhra Pradesh president D Purandeswari will contest from Rajahmundry and former chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy from Rajampet as the party named its picks for all the six Lok Sabha seats in the state it is contesting in alliance with the TDP and the Jana Sena. BJP vice president Baijayant Panda will contest from Kendrapara, a constituency he has represented in Lok Sabha as a BJD member twice.

Industrialist Naveen Jindal joins BJP, to contest from Kurukshetra; Ranjit Chautala from Hisar

Industrialist Naveen Jindal joins BJP, to contest from Kurukshetra; Ranjit Chautala from Hisar Industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal and independent MLA from Haryana Ranjit Chautala joined the BJP on Sunday and were named as the party's candidates from Kurukshetra and Hisar Lok Sabha seats respectively in the state. Chautala, 78, is a minister in the BJP-led Haryana government. He is former deputy prime minister Devi Lal's son and the brother of Indian National Lok Dal chief and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala. Jindal, who represented Kurukshetra constituency in Lok Sabha from 2004-14 as a Congress MP, said he wants to contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda of 'Viksit Bharat'. He joined the BJP at its Delhi headquarters in the presence of its general secretary Vinod Tawde. Jindal, who lost from Kurukshetra in 2014, said the country has progressed under Modi's leadership in the last 10 years and many historic steps such as the abrogation of Article 370 have been taken. The dream of having a Ram temple in Ayodhya has also been realised, he told reporters. Tawde said Jindal's presence in the party will help the government's agenda of boosting the country's economy and prosperity. He noted that the Jindal Steel chairperson has a keen interest in sports and education as well. ''Like Naveen Jindal has joined (BJP) here (in Delhi), Ranjit Chautala ji, who is a minister in the Haryana government and an Independent MLA, has also joined the BJP. We welcome these two new members in the BJP fold,'' Tawde told reporters. Ranjit Chautala joined the BJP in Sirsa in the presence of former MP Ashok Tanwar and other leaders at an event in Sirsa, the party leaders said. Speaking to PTI after he joined the BJP, Ranjit Chautala said the country is making great progress under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi. ''We will work hard to ensure that BJP wins all the 10 seats from Haryana,'' Ranjit Chautala, who is an MLA from Rania segment in Sirsa district, said. Asked if he will resign from the membership of the state assembly as the BJP has fielded him from the Hisar Lok Sabha seat, Chautala said he will take a call on this soon. Tanwar, a former Haryana Congress president, recently switched from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the BJP and has been fielded from Sirsa. Shortly after the BJP announced the names of four more candidates from Haryana, including Jindal and Ranjit Chautala, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini posted in Hindi on X, ''I can say with full confidence that we will win 10 out of 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana and we will achieve the goal set by the Honourable Prime Minister of making India a developed nation by 2047.'' The BJP has now announced names of all the 10 candidates from Haryana. In another post on X, Saini, while welcoming Ranjit Chautala into the party fold, said, ''Your joining the BJP will definitely strengthen the party and it will benefit from your political experiences.'' On Jindal's joining, Saini posted, ''Famous industrialist of the country, former MP of Kurukshetra and experienced leader who fought for the right of every Indian to hoist the tricolor @MPNaveenJindal Welcome to the BJP family.'' Notably, Jindal is the son of former Haryana minister and late industrialist O P Jindal. In September 2023, Ranjit Chautala, while talking to PTI, had said he was not averse to contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and might take the step if the BJP offered him a ticket. ''Politics is the art of the possible,'' Ranjit Chautala had then said. He had said he was the first to offer unconditional support to the BJP after it fell short of a majority. In 2019, the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), founded by Dushyant Chautala and his father Ajay Chautala, and independents extended support to the BJP after which it formed the government in Haryana. The alliance fell apart earlier this month. Ajay Chautala is Om Prakash Chautala's son. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won all the 10 seats in Haryana. Last year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with the then chief minister M L Khattar and other leaders had visited the Sirsa residence of Ranjit Singh Chautala.

Haryana Minister and Independent MLA Ranjit Singh Chautala joins BJP

Ranjit Singh Chautala joined BJP in Sirsa, possibly contesting from Hisar. Vinod Tawde welcomed him in the national capital. Naveen Jindal, an Independent MLA, also joined BJP in Delhi.

Places to visit in Haryana with Kids: - These 3 places are best for children to visit in Haryana, you should also take them along

Children insist on going somewhere every weekend, but every time they do not understand where to take them. Even if you cannot take your children far away. But you can visit nearby famous places. There are many places in Haryana where children will enjoy. In today's article, we will give you detailed information about these fruit places. Rohtak Mini Zoo If you want to take children somewhere nearby, then you can go to this special place in Rohtak. This zoo is famous in Haryana for many types of wild animals. If you are a nature lover, then you can plan to go here. This place is located inside the Tilyar Lake complex on Delhi Road in Rohtak. The most important thing is that along with visiting the zoo, children can also enjoy boating in this lake. How to reach- If you are going here from Delhi, you will have to cover a distance of 42 km. Things to do- Here children can go boating as well as fishing. For this, you will have to pay a fee of Rs 200. BhorSaidan Children like to see crocodiles. So this weekend you can take them to Bhor Sedan. Here you will be able to see many crocodiles at once. Where is BhorSaidan - It is in the village BhorSaidan, located 22 kilometers away on the Pihowa-Kurukshetra road. This is a crocodile farm, where you will get to see a pond full of crocodiles. How to reach- You can come here by covering a distance of 13 km from Old Kurukshetra Bus Stand. Also, it is 22 km away from New Kurukshetra Bus Stand in Sector 10. Deer Park You can also take your children to the deer park. Children will be happy to see lots of deer together. This park is located in Hisar city of Haryana state in India. Here a space of 6 acres has been made for deer fodder. You can see species like deer here. Like black deer and chital spotted deer. You will get to see a similar deer park in Meham also. Image Credit- Freepik

'Godi Media' up Against Rahul Remarks, But no Questions to Modi on Electoral Bonds!

In this episode of Bol Ke Lab Azad Hain Tere, senior journalist Abhisar Sharma discusses how 'Godi Media' is openly attacking Rahul Gandhi over his statement, but despite so much information related to electoral bonds being made public, not a single question is being asked from PM Narendra Modi. Why is the mainstream media not fulfilling its responsibilities?

Anil Vij dropped, 8 MLAs inducted in Saini cabinet expansion in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Haryanas new Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday inducted eight BJP MLAs into his council of ministers, seven of them new faces, in first expansion a week after he took charge replacing Manohar Lal Khattar. Senior BJP leader and former home minister Anil Vij did not find a place in the Saini cabinet, though his name was said to have figured in the initial list of ministers. Saini and five ministers took oath last week. Haryana can have a maximum of 14 ministers, including the CM. The strength of the Assembly is 90. BJP MLA from Hisar Kamal Gupta was the first to be administered oath as a cabinet minister. He took oath in Sanskrit. He was a minister in the Khattar cabinet. Badkhal MLA Seema Trikha, Panipat Rural MLA Mahipal Dhanda, Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel, Nangal Chaudhary MLA Abhe Singh Yadav, Thanesar MLA Subhash Sudha, Bawani Khera MLA Bishamber Singh Balmiki, and Sohna MLA Sanjay Singh were sworn in ministers of state (independent charge). Khattar, when asked about Vij, whose name figured for the post of a deputy CM, said, Vij is our senior colleague. He sometimes gets upset easily, but he becomes normal later. After the cabinet expansion, Saini praised the previous Khattar-led government. The ministers list does not include any of the six Independent MLAs who offered support to the government during the Assembly floor test. The Saini government has also tried to do a caste and region-wise balancing act. The legislators of two constituencies neighbouring Vijs seat Aseem Goel (Ambala City) and Subhash Sudha (Thanesar) have been made ministers.

Haryana cabinet expanded with 8 new ministers, 7 of them new faces; no place for Anil Vij

Haryana cabinet expanded with 8 new ministers, 7 of them new faces; no place for Anil Vij Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday inducted eight BJP MLAs into his council of ministers, seven of them new faces, in its first expansion a week after he took charge replacing Manohar Lal Khattar. Senior BJP leader and former home minister Anil Vij did not find a place in the Saini-led cabinet, though his name was said to have figured in the initial list of ministers. Saini and five ministers took oath last week. Haryana can have a maximum of 14 ministers, including the chief minister. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at the Raj Bhavan here. Chief Minister Saini and his predecessor Khattar were present in the ceremony. BJP MLA from the Hisar constituency Kamal Gupta was the first one to be administered oath as cabinet minister. Seven new faces, including Badkhal MLA Seema Trikha, were inducted as ministers of state (independent charge). Trikha is the lone woman in the council of ministers. The remaining new ministers are Panipat Rural MLA Mahipal Dhanda, Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel, Nangal Chaudhary MLA Abhe Singh Yadav, Thanesar MLA Subhash Sudha, Bawani Khera MLA Bishamber Singh Balmiki, and Sohna MLA Sanjay Singh. On March 12, five ministers who had taken oath were BJP's Kanwar Pal (Jagadhari), Mool Chand Sharma (Ballabhgarh), Jai Parkash Dalal (Loharu) and Banwari Lal (Bawal), and Independent MLA Ranjit Singh Chautala (Rania in Sirsa). These five, who took oath last week, and Kamal Gupta were also ministers in the previous Khattar led cabinet. In a surprise move last week, the BJP replaced Khattar with OBC leader Saini as Haryana chief minister in a swift switch in the state, just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Among the ministers in the Khattar cabinet who did not find a place in the Saini ministry are Vij, Kamlesh Dhanda and Sandeep Singh. Besides, three ministers including former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala were part of the Khattar cabinet. Chautala's JJP and the BJP are set to contest the polls separately now. Saini, who is the BJP state unit president, was sworn in as chief minister a week ago along with five ministers hours after the resignation of Khattar. The Saini government won the trust vote in a special session of the state assembly last Wednesday. On the day of swearing-in of Saini, Khattar, when asked whether Vij's name was there in the race for the post of a deputy chief minister, had said, ''Ministers had to take oath today and his (Vij's) name was on that (list). But he could not come.'' Asked whether Vij was upset, Khattar had said, Anil Vij is our senior colleague... He sometimes gets upset easily, but he becomes normal later.'' In the past too, there have been many incidents when Vij got upset over something but later on things became normal, said Khattar. ''I spoke with him. He said he did not feel like coming (for the oath-taking event). We will speak to him. Nayab Saini ji will also speak to him,'' he added. Earlier on Tuesday, when asked about the cabinet expansion, Vij said, ''I have no information.'' He, however, asserted that he was not upset. Vij has apparently been upset with the party not keeping him in the loop when they decided to make Saini the chief minister by removing Khattar. He said he came to know about it only in the BJP MLAs' meeting here last week in which Saini's name was announced. ''It was not in my knowledge that the chief minister of our state was being changed. This came as a bombshell to me that the chief minister was being changed,'' Vij told reporters here earlier. The Saini government has also tried to do a caste and region wise balancing act, with Brahmin, Dalit, Jat and Punjabi community faces given a berth in the cabinet. The legislators of two constituencies neighbouring Vij's seat -- Aseem Goel (Ambala City) and Subhash Sudha (Thanesar) -- have been made ministers. In Saini's ministry, Mool Chand Sharma and Seema Trikha come from Faridabad region while Dhanda, Aseem Goel, Subhash Sudha and Kanwar Pal are MLAs from north Haryana. Abhe Yadav, Sanjay Singh and Banwari Lal come from the Ahirwal belt in south Haryana. Ranjit Chautala, the MLA from Rania in Sirsa district, is the only Independent among six of the total seven who support the BJP government. Six-time MLA Vij had walked out of the legislature party meeting where Saini was unanimously named the chief minister-designate. Vij, who held the home portfolio in the Manohar Lal Khattar government, was often at loggerheads with the chief minister. He was earlier said to be ''upset'' over being ''ignored'' by the BJP. Replying to questions from reporters here, he said, ''I have said earlier too that I am a dedicated worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I am never upset with anything. Whatever I have to say, I say it clearly.'' To a question about whether he wanted to be included in the Saini Cabinet, he replied, ''This is a hypothetical question''. When asked about Khattar's earlier comment that Vij gets upset easily but later becomes okay too, the former Haryana minister said, ''I don't know on what basis he said so.'' With Chief Minister Saini taking out a roadshow which crossed Ambala Cantonment, the assembly segment represented by Vij, the former state home minister said, ''Had Saini come to my residence, I would have offered him tea.'' Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Saini, while interacting with reporters after paying obeisance at Nada Sahib Gurdwara in Panchkula, said that Vij is ''our respected leader and we have been regularly getting guidance from him''.

Haryana cabinet expanded with eight new ministers, no place for Anil Vij

Haryana cabinet expanded with eight new ministers, no place for Anil Vij The Nayab Singh Saini government in Haryana carried out its first cabinet expansion on Tuesday by inducting eight party MLAs as ministers. Senior BJP leader and former home minister Anil Vij did not find a place in the Saini-led cabinet. Saini and five ministers took oath last week. Haryana can have a maximum of 14 ministers, including the chief minister. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at the Raj Bhavan here. BJP MLA from Hisar Kamal Gupta was the first one to be administered oath as cabinet minister. Gupta took oath in Sanskrit. He was a minister in the previous M K Khattar cabinet. Thereafter, Badkhal MLA Seema Trikha, Panipat Rural MLA Mahipal Dhanda, Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel, Nangal Chaudhary MLA Abhe Singh Yadav, Thanesar MLA Subhash Sudha, Bawani Khera MLA Bishamber Singh Balmiki, and Sohna MLA Sanjay Singh were sworn in as ministers of state (independent charge). Former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar was also present at the swearing-in ceremony. In a surprise move last week, the BJP replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with OBC leader Saini as Haryana's chief minister in a swift switch in the state, just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Saini, who is the party's state unit president, was sworn in as chief minister a week ago along with five ministers hours after the resignation of Khattar. The Saini government won the trust vote in a special session of the state assembly last Wednesday. On the day of swearing-in of Saini, Khattar, when asked whether Vijs name was there in the race for the post of a deputy chief minister, had said, ''Ministers had to take oath today and his (Vij's) name was on that (list). But he could not come. Asked whether Vij was upset, he said, Anil Vij is our senior colleague... He sometimes gets upset easily, but he becomes normal later. In the past too, there have been many incidents when Vij got upset over something but later on things were normal, said Khattar. I spoke with him. He said he did not feel like coming (for the oath-taking event). We will speak to him. Nayab Saini ji will also speak to him, he added. Earlier on Tuesday, when asked about the cabinet expansion, former minister Vij said, ''I have no information.'' He, however, asserted that he was not upset. Vij has apparently been upset with the party not keeping him in the loop when they decided to make Saini the chief minister by removing Khattar. He said he came to know about it only in the BJP MLAs' meeting here last week in which Saini's name was announced. ''It was not in my knowledge that the chief minister of our state was being changed. This came as a bombshell to me that the chief minister was being changed,'' Vij told reporters here earlier. Six-time MLA Vij had walked out of the legislature party meeting where Saini was unanimously named the chief minister-designate. Vij, who held the home portfolio in the Manohar Lal Khattar government, was often at loggerheads with the chief minister. He was earlier said to be ''upset'' over being ''ignored'' by the BJP. Replying to questions from reporters here, he said, ''I have said earlier too that I am a dedicated worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I am never upset with anything. Whatever I have to say, I say it clearly.'' To a question about whether he wanted to be included in the Saini Cabinet, he replied, ''This is a hypothetical question''. When asked about Khattar's earlier comment that Vij gets upset easily but later becomes okay too, the former Haryana minister said, ''I don't know on what basis he said so.'' With Chief Minister Saini taking out a roadshow which crossed Ambala Cantonment, the assembly segment represented by Vij, the former state home minister said, ''Had Saini come to my residence, I would have offered him tea.'' Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Saini, while interacting with reporters after paying obeisance at Nada Sahib Gurdwara in Panchkula, said that Vij is ''our respected leader and we have been regularly getting guidance from him''.

Haryana: Saini govt to carry out its first cabinet expansion today

Haryana: Saini govt to carry out its first cabinet expansion today The Nayab Singh Saini government in Haryana will carry out its first cabinet expansion later Tuesday with sources saying that six to seven MLAs were likely to be inducted. Saini and five ministers were inducted into the cabinet last week. When asked about the cabinet expansion, former minister Anil Vij, who last week skipped Saini's swearing-in ceremony, said, ''I have no information.'' He, however, asserted that he was not upset. Vij has apparently been upset with the party not keeping him in the loop when they decided to make Saini the chief minister by removing Manohar Lal Khattar. He said he came to know about it only in the BJP MLAs' meeting here last week in which Saini's name was announced. ''It was not in my knowledge that the chief minister of our state was being changed. This came as a bombshell to me that the chief minister was being changed,'' Vij told reporters here. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Saini, while interacting with reporters after paying obeisance at Nada Sahib Gurdwara in Panchkula, said that Vij is ''our respected leader and we have been regularly getting guidance from him''. Accompanied by Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta and the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Ambala Banto Kataria, the Haryana chief minister is scheduled to visit Karnal on Tuesday where BJP president J P Nadda will kick off the party's campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in Haryana. About Nadda's programme too, Vij said he has no information. Notably, six-time MLA Vij had walked out of the legislature party meeting where Saini was unanimously named the chief minister-designate. Vij, who held the home portfolio in the Manohar Lal Khattar government, was often at loggerheads with the chief minister. He was earlier said to be ''upset'' over being ''ignored'' by the BJP. Replying to questions from reporters here, he said, ''I have said earlier too that I am a dedicated worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I am never upset with anything. Whatever I have to say, I say it clearly,'' he asserted. With Chief Minister Saini taking out a roadshow which crossed Ambala Cantonment, the assembly segment represented by Vij, the former state home minister said, ''Had Saini come to my residence, I would have offered him tea.'' When asked about Khattar's earlier comment that Vij gets upset easily but later becomes okay too, the former Haryana minister said, ''I don't know on what basis he said so.'' To a question about whether he wanted to be included in the Saini Cabinet, he replied, ''This is a hypothetical question''. Those who might get inducted into the Saini government include Kamal Gupta, an MLA from Hisar who was also a minister in the Khattar cabinet, according to sources. The others include Abhe Singh Yadav, Seema Trikha, Subhash Sudha and Bishamber Singh Balmiki. Haryana can have a maximum of 14 ministers, including the chief minister. At present, the Haryana Cabinet has five ministers -- four from the BJP and one Independent -- apart from the chief minister. In a surprise move last week, the BJP replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with OBC leader Saini as Haryana's chief minister in a swift switch in the state, just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Saini, who is the party's state unit president, was sworn in as chief minister a week ago along with five ministers hours after the resignation of Khattar. The Saini government won the trust vote in a special session of the state assembly last Wednesday.

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Without naming the former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Birender Singh, former Haryana Deputy CM and senior JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took a dig at him during his rally in Hisar. He remarked that Singh should have waited for two days, as for the past year, he had been predicting the breakup of the alliance between the BJP and JJP, which happened. Chautala mentioned that Singh even made his son resign from the party. While addressing the gathering, Dushyant noted that he had intended to leave, but PM Narendra Modis praise for former CM Manohar Lal Khattar, made him change his plans. Upset Anil Vij skips Sainis oath ceremony Firebrand senior leader and six-time Ambala Cantonment MLA Anil Vij, who previously served as the state home and health minister in the Khattar cabinet, left the party meeting and subsequently skipped the oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. He once again expressed his discontent with the partys functioning. Driving down to Ambala from Chandigarh, Vij left his official vehicle behind and went straight home, where he spent time with his younger brothers granddaughter. He returned to the assembly in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Mann urges public support for AAP Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, while addressing the Sarkar Vyapar Milni program in Ludhiana, recently appealed to the public to vote for AAP to help the party develop its bench strength. As a keen follower of cricket, Mann used the example of the West Indies cricket team to illustrate the importance of team strength. He listed the names of a few top cricketers from the West Indies, and highlighted how the team used to intimidate opponents. Mann said that many players would withdraw from matches against the West Indies due to fear. However, he said that the teams failure to work on their bench strength resulted in a decline after eight players retired. Harpreet Bajwa Our correspondent in Chandigarh hsbajwa73@gmail.com

The grand plan that played out in Haryana and how it is advantage BJP now

CHANDIGARH: Haryana was buzzing louder than a beehive on Tuesday. The action began abruptly with the man whom PM Modi had ridden pillion with all those years ago, Manohar Lal Khattar, stepping down with his cabinet ministers in the morning. Along the way, the baggage that the BJP felt was Dushyant Chautala, the great grandson of ex-Deputy CM Devi Lal, was jettisoned. Then, Nayab Saini, the BJP state president, emerged as Khattar's successor . Even as people were wrapping their heads around why Khattar, who had come in for praise on Sunday from PM Modi, was axed just a day later came the announcement of the 69-year-old ex-CM being in the second list of BJP candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. So, was there a grand plan all along? Insiders say the aim was to ensure that BJP had new talking points in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and assembly elections later this year. Remember the Gujarat experiment? The ground for the switch over had been laid silently to ward off any anti-incumbency against Khattar who had been in the saddle since 2014, they say. The formula that was employed in Haryana had in fact been earlier tried and tested by the BJP in other states. The idea behind such replacements is the infusion of fresh blood and creation of a younger line of leadership. This approach explains the smoothness of Chief Ministerial transitions that otherwise seem hard to achieve, said a party leader. Another senior BJP leader explained the thinking behind the move further. The BJP still rules the psyche of the Haryana voters but what was reported was a higher degree of anti-incumbency at an individual level against Khattar saab. The party is learnt to have had this in mind but they have replaced him with his own close confidant (Nayab Saini). This means the ex-CM will remain at the helm, albeit indirectly, and anti-incumbency will also be mitigated to a great extent. A leading political analyst Professor Ashutosh Kumar, who teaches political science at Panjab University in Chandigarh, agreed. To fight the anti-incumbency factor, the changing of guard is a standard strategy adopted by most of the parties especially the BJP under the Modi and Shah dispensation. The party follows the Gujarat experiment where more than 50 per cent MLAs have not been given tickets, he observed. An eye on the OBC vote -- and not just in Haryana Professor Kumar added: Khattar has been Chief Minister for nine and half years. So, to change him and bring in a new face was always on the cards. By making Nayab Singh Saini, an Other Backward Classes (OBC) leader, as the Chief Minister, the saffron party played a smart move as this community has 8 per cent of the votes. They are numerically strong community and remember Sainis have never enjoyed power. Now that a person from their community is the CM, they are bound to be enthused. It also helps that Saini is regarded in the BJP as a humble and a non-controversial political figure . He had strenghtened his grip on party affairs since becoming the state president and that will help going forward. Saini as Chief Minister also serves a larger purpose for the BJP. With the Congress and its allies, the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and the RJD in Bihar, turning more aggressive in wooing the OBC, the BJP is making all attempts to have the community in their corner during the Lok Sabha elections. Their efforts began with making Mohan Yadav the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Saini's elevation will help them to build their narrative of empowering the OBCs further. It will be a fitting reply to opposition OBC satraps like SP president Akhilesh Yadav and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, both heirs to powerful political families, remarked a source, adding that Bihar will be the next state where the BJP will project an OBC candidate who is able to take on the RJD. It must be remembered that Bihar BJP president and Deputy CM Samarat Chaudhary is a leading OBC face. The split with Dushyant Chautala and how it helps BJP Getting back to Haryana, the BJP by bolstering their hold among OBCs is also giving itself an added cushion. It comes after the party's decision to snap ties with JJP, which commanded over 15% of the vote in the seats it contested in the last assembly elections. The JJP's primary support base is among the Jats. The alliance between the two parties came apart following differences in seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. A meeting held between JJP leader Dushyant Chautala and BJP president JP Nadda some time back had remained inconclusive as Dushyant lobbied for two seats -- Hisar and BhiwaniMahendragarh -- in the Lok Sbaha. The now ex-Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala's JJP is a breakaway faction of the Indian National Lok Dal and was formed in 2019, right ahead of the assembly election. Sources said that if JJP goes it alone in the Lok Sabha polls, it could still work to the advantage of the BJP. If the JJP goes it alone as they are now determined to, they will divide the Jat vote, which constitutes 20%, between themselves and the Congress. So, the ultimate beneficiary will be the BJP. This would have been in the BJP's calculations too they said. But there is a bigger possible headache at hand for Dushyant which again works to the BJP's advantage -- a rebellion from some of his MLAs. Five of them, Jogi Ram Sihag, Ram Kumar Gautam, Ishwar Singh, Ramniwas and Devinder Babli, skipped a meeting Dushyant had called in Delhi on Monday. They attended the swearing ceremony of new Chief Minister and on Tuesday were in the assembly but left before the trust vote. These lawmakers are likely to form a breakaway group and might support the BJP.

Khattar makes way for Saini as new Haryana CM

CHANDIGARH: Nayab Singh Saini was on Tuesday sworn in as the new Haryana chief minister, hours after the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) walked out of the ruling coalition led by BJPs Manohar Lal Khattar. It gave the BJP a shot at spring cleaning ahead of the general elections, as the uncharismatic Khattar, 69, made way for his loyalist Saini, 54, who is an OBC leader. Saini claims he has the support of seven Independents. We have asked the Speaker to conduct the floor test tomorrow as we have support of 48 MLAs, he said. Saini represents Kurukshetra in Parliament and was named the Haryana BJP president in October last year. His appointment as CM is meant to deflect anti-incumbency against Khattar, who ruled Haryana for nine-and-a-half years. Sainis constitute 8% of Haryanas population. The community is influential in the states north, including Ambala, Kurukshetra, and Hisar districts. The coalition collapsed as the JJP chief and outgoing deputy CM Dushyant Chautala demanded two of Haryanas 10 Lok Sabha seats. The constituencies his party eyed were Hisar and Bhiwani-Mahendragarh. Dushyant had won the Hisar LS seat in 2014. Just two days ago, BJPs Hisar MP Brijendra Singh resigned fearing his seat would go to the JJP. The JJP is a breakaway faction of the Indian National Lok Dal. It appears to be in trouble as five JJP MLAs stayed away from a legislative party meeting in Delhi. These lawmakers are likely to form a breakaway group and could support BJP. As for Khattar, he could get a LS ticket from Karnal.

Low-profile Saini tasked to lead saffron surge in polls

CHANDIGARH: The 54-year-old Nayab Singh Saini is a low-profile BJP politician belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC). He has risen through the ranks in the party to become the Chief Minister of Haryana. Considered a confidante of Manohar Lal Khattar (69), Saini will be replacing the BJP strongman whose second term as chief minister was going to end in October. A law graduate, Saini was born on January 25, 1970, in Mirzapur Majra village in Ambala district of the state. He started his career in the saffron partys organizational framework in 1996, and in 2002 he became the general secretary of the Amabla district youth wing of the party. He also held the position of district president and general secretary of the state BJP Kisan Morcha. Sanini was elected MLA from the Naraingarh assembly segment in 2014 when the BJP came to power in the state for the first time. Saini was also a minister in the Khattar cabinet between 2014 and 2019. He was a legislator when he fought the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 and won the Kurukshetra parliamentary seat defeating Nirmal Singh of Congress with a margin of over 3.83 lakh votes. Nayab Singh Saini is new Haryana CM as Khattar and his cabinet resign He did his graduation from BR Ambedkar University in July 1996 and then LLB from Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (UP) in 2010. Saini enjoys cordial terms with outgoing CM Manohar Lal Khattar, and their relationship goes back to their RSS days. In 2019, the BJP was victorious on all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana with the party candidates winning with massive margins. The BJP in October appointed Saini as its Haryana unit president in place of Om Prakash Dhankar. His appointment was seen as the partys move to strengthen its hold over the OBC community and non-Jats. The support of Jats, who are the most populous community in the state, is largely seen to be divided among the Congress, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). The announcement to pick Nayab Singh Saini as Haryanas next chief minister was sudden, but had the same element of surprise as in 2014 when the party named Khattar to the post in 2014. At that time, Khattar was picked up ignoring senior leaders like Ram Bilas Sharma, Anil Vij, Capt Abhimanyu and O P Dhankar. In the events that unfolded on Tuesday, Saini was picked to succeed Khattar in a similar fashion. The population of the Saini community is around 8% in Haryana. The community wields influence in many of Haryanas northern districts, including Ambala, Kurukshetra and Hisar, besides in some other districts. Haryana assembly polls are due in October.

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Nayab Singh Saini to be Haryana's New Chief Minister

Nayab Singh Saini to be Haryana's New Chief Minister Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Kurukshetra MP, OBC leader and Haryana BJP Chief Nayab Singh Saini, will be Haryana's next Chief Minister. Making the announcement after a meeting of the BJP legislators in Chandigarh, Haryana BJP MLA Krishan Lal Middha says, Nayab Singh Saini to be next CM of Haryana. All people are now going to meet the Governor. The BJP and its allies, 6 independent MLAs will now meet the governor. The new Chief Minister is expected to be sworn in later today. In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, the BJP has 41 MLAs. It also enjoys the support of 5 independent MLAs and the Haryana Lokhit Party MLA Gopal Kanda. Karnal BJP MP Sanjay Bhatia said, ...It is the CM's right to choose his cabinet and he will do so in consultation with the party...We will win all 10 Lok Sabha seats of Haryana... In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won all 10 parliamentary seats while JJP, which had contested the elections in alliance with AAP, could not put up a fight on 7 seats it contested. Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini, was appointed Haryana BJP state president in October last year. Nayab Singh Saini won the Kurukshetra constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by more than 3.83 lakh votes over his nearest challenger, Nirmal Singh of the Indian National Congress (INC). Saini, who was elected MLA for the first time in 2014 and has since served as a minister, is regarded as Manohar Lal Khattar's confidante. The Saini caste accounts for around 8 per cent of the Haryana population, with a substantial presence in pockets of Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Hisar, and Rewari districts which will have significant impact on Lok Sabha election. Saini's involvement with the BJP began in 1996, when he joined the Haryana BJP's organisational structure, serving alongside the state general secretary until 2000. He rose through the ranks to become the district general secretary of the BJP Youth Wing in Ambala in 2002, followed by his appointment as district president in 2005. Earlier, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday resigned from the state Chief Minister hours after the BJP alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) broke. The JJP led by Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala had 10 MLAs in the Haryana Assembly. Manohar Lal Khattar submitted his resignation letter to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya. (ANI)

ML Khattar resigns as CM of Haryana, new Cabinet to take oath

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday resigned at the state Chief Minister hours after the BJP alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) broke. The JJP led by Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala had 10 MLAs in the Haryana Assembly. Manohar Lal Khattar submitted his resignation letter to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya. Visuals showed Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar reaching Haryana Niwas along with few senionr MLAs in Chandigarh on Tuesday. After leaving Raj Bhavan senior BJP Leader Kanwar Pal Gujjar said CM and the cabinet ministers have resigned and the Governor has accepted the resignations. On being asked who will be the next Chief Minister Gujjar said The CM will continues to be the CM. The legislative meeting of the party is likely to be held later in the day in which 41 MLAs of BJP will be present. Senior BJP leaders including Tarun Chugh, Union minister Arjun Munda and BJP's Haryana in-charge Biplab Kumar Deb will also attend the meeting. The BJP leaders are also expected to meet the 5 independent MLAs and Gopal Kanda of the Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) who are in support of the BJP government in Haryana. In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, the BJP has 41 MLAs. It also enjoys the support of 5 independent MLAs and the HLP MLA Gopal Kanda. Earlier, after meeting Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Independent MLA Nayan Pal Rawat on Tuesday claimed that the BJP-JJP alliance was at break point but some independent MLAs who support the ML Khattar government will ensure its survival. I met the Chief Minister yesterday. We have already extended our support to CM Manohar Lal-led government. We also discussed the strategy for the Lok Sabha elections. I got the impression that the process of breaking the alliance with JJP has already started, Haryana Independent MLA Nayan Rawat said on Tuesday after his meeting with the Chief Minister. Nayan Pal Rawat was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Prithla in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as a member and Independent candidate. Another independent MLA Dharampal Gonder said that the independent MLA were already supporting the BJP led government. Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) MLA Gopal Kanda claimed that the alliance between the BJP and the JJP was at break point but the BJP can win all 10 Lok Sabha seats from the state on its own. He also said that there would be another meeting with the Chief Minister after which future course of action will be determined. Sirsa MLA and President-Haryana Lokhit Party, Gopal Kanda said, ...I think the alliance (BJP-JJP) has almost broken. In Lok Sabha elections, BJP will win all 10 seats. Even without JJP, the Haryana government will stay, and all independent candidates will continue to support BJP. On March 10 trouble in the BJP Haryana unit was flagged when Brijendra Singh, the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryana's Hisar joined the Congress after resigning from the ruling party. Earlier in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won all 10 parliamentary seats while JJP, which had contested the elections in alliance with AAP, could not put up a fight on 7 seats it contested. The Lok Sabha polls are expected to be held sometime between April and May this year.

Manohar Lal Khattar resigns as Chief Minister of Haryana, BJP legislature party meet soon

Manohar Lal Khattar resigns as Chief Minister of Haryana, BJP legislature party meet soon Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday resigned at the state Chief Minister hours after the BJP alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) broke. The JJP led by Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala had 10 MLAs in the Haryana Assembly. Manohar Lal Khattar submitted his resignation letter to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya. Visuals showed Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar reaching Haryana Niwas along with few senionr MLAs in Chandigarh on Tuesday. After leaving Raj Bhavan senior BJP Leader Kanwar Pal Gujjar said CM and the cabinet ministers have resigned and the Governor has accepted the resignations. On being asked who will be the next Chief Minister Gujjar said The CM will continues to be the CM. The legislative meeting of the party is likely to be held later in the day in which 41 MLAs of BJP will be present. Senior BJP leaders including Tarun Chugh, Union minister Arjun Munda and BJP's Haryana in-charge Biplab Kumar Deb will also attend the meeting. The BJP leaders are also expected to meet the 5 independent MLAs and Gopal Kanda of the Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) who are in support of the BJP government in Haryana. In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, the BJP has 41 MLAs. It also enjoys the support of 5 independent MLAs and the HLP MLA Gopal Kanda. Earlier, after meeting Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Independent MLA Nayan Pal Rawat on Tuesday claimed that the BJP-JJP alliance was at break point but some independent MLAs who support the ML Khattar government will ensure its survival. I met the Chief Minister yesterday. We have already extended our support to CM Manohar Lal-led government. We also discussed the strategy for the Lok Sabha elections. I got the impression that the process of breaking the alliance with JJP has already started, Haryana Independent MLA Nayan Rawat said on Tuesday after his meeting with the Chief Minister Nayan Pal Rawat was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Prithla in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as a member and Independent candidate. Another independent MLA Dharampal Gonder said that the independent MLA were already supporting the BJP led government. Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) MLA Gopal Kanda claimed that the alliance between the BJP and the JJP was at break point but the BJP can win all 10 Lok Sabha seats from the state on its own. He also said that there would be another meeting with the Chief Minister after which future course of action will be determined. Sirsa MLA and President-Haryana Lokhit Party, Gopal Kanda said, ...I think the alliance (BJP-JJP) has almost broken. In Lok Sabha elections, BJP will win all 10 seats. Even without JJP, the Haryana government will stay, and all independent candidates will continue to support BJP. On March 10 trouble in the BJP Haryana unit was flagged when Brijendra Singh, the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryana's Hisar joined the Congress after resigning from the ruling party. Earlier in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won all 10 parliamentary seats while JJP, which had contested the elections in alliance with AAP, could not put up a fight on 7 seats it contested. The Lok Sabha polls are expected to be held sometime between April and May this year. (ANI)

Political realignment on cards in Haryana, BJP-JJP alliance at break point

Political realignment on cards in Haryana, BJP-JJP alliance at break point Fast paced political developments are taking place in Haryana with trouble in the ruling coalition of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP). Sources say that the alliance is at a break point with Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala of the JJP returning his official carcade. According to the said sources the next few hours are critical in the state and there could be changes in the State cabinet with the imminent exit of the JJP. The BJP has rushed its office bearers Tarun Chugh and Union Minister Arjun Munda to take stock of the situation, and likelihood is high of a meeting of the BJP legislators as well. BJP Haryana- in-charge Biplab Deb is expected to be present at the meeting. The Raj Bhavan in the state is on alert mode as parties are expected to call on the governor. After meeting Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Independent MLA Nayan Pal Rawat on Tuesday claimed that the BJP-JJP alliance is at break point but some independent MLAs who support the ML Khattar government will ensure its survival. I met the Chief Minister yesterday. We have already extended our support to CM Manohar Lal-led government. We also discussed the strategy for the Lok Sabha elections. I got the impression that the process of breaking the alliance with JJP has already started, Haryana Independent MLA Nayan Rawat said on Tuesday after his meeting with the Chief Minister Nayan Pal Rawat was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Prithla in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as a member and Independent candidate. Another independent MLA Dharampal Gonder said that the independent MLA were already supporting the BJP led government. Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) MLA Gopal Kanda claimed that the alliance between the BJP and the JJP was at break point but the BJP can win all 10 Lok Sabha seats from the state on its own. He also said that there would be another meeting with the Chief Minister after which future course of action will be determined. Sirsa MLA and President-Haryana Lokhit Party, Gopal Kanda said, ...I think the alliance (BJP-JJP) has almost broken. In Lok Sabha elections, BJP will win all 10 seats. Even without JJP, the Haryana government will stay, and all independent candidates will continue to support BJP. In the 90 member Haryana Assembly the BJP has 41 MLAs. It also enjoys the support of 5 independent MLAs and the HLP MLA Gopal Kanda. Meanwhile, according to the sources, the Jannayak Janta Party has called for a meeting in Delhi at the residence of Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala. On March 10 trouble in the BJP Haryana unit was flagged when Brijendra Singh, the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryana's Hisar joined the Congress after resigning from the ruling party. Earlier in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won all 10 parliamentary seats while JJP, which had contested the elections in alliance with AAP, could not put up a fight on 7 seats it contested. The Lok Sabha polls are expected to be held sometime between April and May this year. (ANI)

BJP plans NDA expansion to win 400 seats

New Delhi: To bolster its chances for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and achieve the ambitious 400 paar target, the top BJP leaders intensified efforts to expand the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). As part of this strategy, the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) convened for its second round of meetings on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the attendees of the CEC meeting, which reportedly focused on deliberations regarding potential candidates from states where seat-sharing arrangements with allies are yet to be finalised. Speculation is rife within the BJP circles that an official gathering of leaders from the expanded NDA might be organised by the ruling party, serving as a demonstration of unity and strength, with Prime Minister Modi slated to participate. According to insider sources, chaired by BJP president J.P. Nadda, the CEC discussed candidate nominations from key states such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and the Union territory of Chandigarh. Notable attendees included Union home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh, former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Iqbal Singh Lalpuria, Om Mathur, alongside other CEC members and core group leaders representing states where candidate nominations were under consideration. Prior to the CEC meeting, Dushyant Chautala, representing the BJP ally Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) in Haryana, held discussions with BJP president Nadda. Sources indicate that the BJP is eyeing two out of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, specifically Hisar and Bhiwandi-Mahendragarh. Despite internal dissent within certain factions of the Haryana BJP regarding the alliance, the party appears to be assessing its strategic options. In the previous 2019 elections, the BJP secured victories in all ten Lok Sabha seats in the state. The alliance with the JJP was forged subsequent to the Assembly polls. The latest addition to the BJP-led NDA is the Telugu Desam (TD) led by N. Chandrababu Naidu, while discussions with Odishas ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) are also underway. As of now, the BJP has announced candidates for 195 seats spanning across 16 states and two union territories. However, controversies emerged surrounding the selections of Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh and Upendra Rawat, leading to their withdrawal. Additionally, efforts are underway to negotiate seat-sharing arrangements with alliance partners, including the recently joined TD, as part of the broader strategy to expand the NDA alliance.

Hry prof kills 8-year-old daughter & self with surgical blade

A professor and his eight-year-old daughter were tragically found dead at Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS) in Hisar, Haryana. The bodies were discovered with cuts to their throats, inflicted with a surgical blade. The incident highlights the importance of mental health awareness and support.

Hisar: 35-year-old professor allegedly kills self, 8-year-old daughter

The 35-year-old professor, identified as Sandeep Goyal, had been battling clinical depression and allegedly took his own life after slitting his daughter's throat with a surgical blade.

Professor, daughter found dead in Hisar

In a first, Hisars BJP MP Brijendra joins Congress

Brijendra, possibly the first incumbent Member of Parliament to part ways with the dominant BJP, stands out amid a trend where leaders from various parties are eagerly embracing the saffron faction. He pointed to three primary reasons for his growing discomfort within the BJP: concerns related to farmers, the status of women wrestlers, and reservations about the Agniveer scheme for armed forces recruitment. During discussions with the media, he also emphasized that the BJP-JJP alliance significantly contributed to his unease within the BJP.

Professor, his 8-yr-old daughter found dead in Haryana's Hisar

Professor, his 8-yr-old daughter found dead in Haryana's Hisar A professor and his eight-year-old daughter were found dead in his office inside the university campus in Haryana's Hisar district on Sunday evening, police said. The deceased was identified as Sandeep Goyal (35) who was working in Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Hisar and his daughter. Goyal and his family were staying at the university campus. Their throats were found to have been slit and their bodies were recovered from Goyal's office, police said. A police official said Goyal was being treated for depression. Police said further investigation was underway.

BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh joins Congress

Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryanas Hisar constituency, Brijendra Singh, on Sunday resigned from the primary membership of the party and joined the Congress. Brijendra Singh is the son of BJP leader and former Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh. He took voluntary retirement as []

Quit from BJP due to ideological differences: Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joins Congress

Quit from BJP due to ideological differences: Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joins Congress Brijendra Singh, the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryana's Hisar joined the Congress on Sunday hours after resigning from the ruling party. Singh formally became a part of the opposition party at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in New Delhi. While resigning from the BJP, Singh attributed his decision to compelling political reasons. I have resigned from the primary membership of the BJP due to compelling political reasons. I extend gratitude to the party, national president JP Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Amit Shah for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Member of Parliament for Hisar,' Mr Singh posted on X earlier today. He also announced that he has also resigned from the Lok Sabha membership. I am grateful to the people of Hisar for giving me the opportunity to represent them and raise their demands as their MP. The resolve of public service with which I left the IAS job and entered politics will continue, he added. Later, after joining the Congress at the party President's official residence, Brijendra Singh said that he had 'ideological differences' with the party. I quit the BJP and joined the Congress because of political and ideological differences. From farmers' issues to Agniveers to the wrestler's protests - I differed on many things. I am very happy to join the Congress family, he said. Senior Congress leaders Ajay Maken, Mukul Wasnik and Deepak Babaria were present at party chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence when Bijendra Singh joined the party. One issue that was raised in the rally in Jind on 2nd October was about the alliance of BJP-JJP in Haryana. A decision was taken regarding it and that too is a reason (for quitting BJP), Singh told ANI. There is a buzz over the seat-sharing arrangement between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Jannayak Janata Party for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. In the 2019 Haryana assembly polls, JJP won 10 seats and entered into a post-poll alliance with the BJP, which fell short of the majority mark by six, to form the government. In the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, the BJP won all 10 seats in Haryana. Brijendra Singh is a Member of Parliament from Haryana's Hisar. He is also a member of many parliamentary panels. Brijendra Singh is the son of former union minister and BJP leader Birender Singh. He is the great-grandson of Jat icon Chhotu Ram. Last year, Brijendra Singh publicly backed the wrestlers who were protesting against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over alleged sexual harassment allegations. In Haryana, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress, both part of the opposition bloc- INDIA will contest in alliance. As per the agreement reached by both parties, AAP will contest Kurukshetra while Congress will contest the remaining nine seats in the state.(ANI)

Hisar MP Brijendra Singh Leaves BJP, Joins Congress Over Compelling Political Reasons Of Farmers, Wrestlers And Agniveer

BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh quits party, joins Congress

Chandigarh: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh on Sunday resigned from the partys primary membership due to compelling political reasons and joined the Congress. Soon after announcing his resignation on X, Brijendra Singh, the son of BJP leader Birender Singh, reached Congress president Mallikarjun Kharges residence in New Delhi Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

Hisar BJP MP Brijendra Singh joins Congress

New Delhi: BJP MP Brijendra Singh on Sunday resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He attributed his decision to compelling political reasons. He later joined the Congress. I have resigned from the primary membership of BJP, due to compelling political reasons. I extend gratitude to the party, National President Sh. [] The post Hisar BJP MP Brijendra Singh joins Congress appeared first on Pragativadi | Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha, Latest Odisha News .

BJP MP Brijendra Singh quits party due to compelling political reasons

Chandigarh: BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh on Sunday said he has resigned from the partys primary membership due to compelling political reasons. Brijendra Singh, the son of BJP leader Birender Singh, announced his resignation on X. I have resigned from the primary membership of the BJP due to compelling political reasons. I extend gratitude Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

BJP MP From Haryana Switches To Congress, Cites Wrestlers' Protest

Brijendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryana's Hisar, today resigned from the primary membership of the party, and joined the Congress just weeks ahead of the general elections.

Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, reaches Kharge's residence amid buzz of joining Congress

Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, reaches Kharge's residence amid buzz of joining Congress The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryana Brijendra Singh has resigned from the primary membership of the party. The MP from Hisar Assembly constituency announced his resignation citing compelling political reasons on Sunday on social media platform X. I have resigned from the primary membership of BJP, due to compelling political reasons. I extend gratitude to the party, National President Sh. JP Nadda, Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, & Sh Amit Shah for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Member of Parliament for Hisar, Singh said in his post. The development came as a setback to the BJP ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. However, amid the buzz of Singh joining the Congress, Brijendra Singh reached the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge soon after resigning from the BJP. The BJP, earlier this month released the first list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections. The BJP, as anticipated, unveiled its initial roster of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, comprising more than 195 names. Notable figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 34 Union Ministers and Ministers of States feature prominently in this list. It also includes the name of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with two former Chief Ministers. In the first list of 195 candidates, the BJP included 28 women, 47 youth, 27 Scheduled Castes, 18 Scheduled Tribes and 57 OBCs. The party announced 51 candidates in Uttar Pradesh, 24 in Madhya Pradesh, 15 each in Gujarat and Rajasthan, 20 for West Bengal, 12 in Kerala, 11 each for Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, nine in Telangana, five for Delhi, two for Jammu and Kashmir, two for Arunachal Pradesh, one for Goa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Daman and Diu also. However, the party has not released names of candidates for any of the seats in the state. The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress, both part of the opposition bloc- INDIA will contest in alliance. As per the agreement reached by both parties, AAP will contest Kurukshetra while Congress will contest the remaining nine seats in the state. (ANI)

BJP Hisar MP ex-IAS officer Brijendra Singh quits party, joins Congress

CHANDIGARH: BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh on Sunday said he has resigned from the party's primary membership due to compelling political reasons. Brijendra Singh, the son of BJP leader Birender Singh, announced his resignation on X. I have resigned from the primary membership of BJP due to compelling political reasons. I extend gratitude to the party, National President Sh. J P Nadda, Prime Minister Sh.Narendra Modi, & Sh Amit Shah for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Member of Parliament for Hisar, Brijendra Singh said in his post. I have resigned from the primary membership of BJP,due to compelling political reasons. I extend gratitude to the party, National President Sh. JP Nadda, Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, & Sh Amit Shah for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Member of Parliament for Hisar. Brijendra Singh (@BrijendraSpeaks) March 10, 2024 In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the bureaucrat-turned-politician had defeated JJP's Dushyant Chautala and Bhavya Bishnoi, who was then with the Congress, to win Hisar Lok Sabha seat. VIDEO | Lok Sabha elections 2024: Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joins Congress in presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi. Singh had resigned from BJP earlier today due to compelling political reasons. pic.twitter.com/kclaFNGgRY Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 10, 2024

BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls. BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh quits party due to 'compelling political reasons'

BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh quits party due to 'compelling political reasons' BJP MP from Hisar Brijendra Singh on Sunday said he has resigned from the party's primary membership due to ''compelling political reasons''. Brijendra Singh, the son of BJP leader Birender Singh, announced his resignation on X. ''I have resigned from the primary membership of BJP due to compelling political reasons. I extend gratitude to the party, National President Sh. J P Nadda, Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, & Sh Amit Shah for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Member of Parliament for Hisar,'' Brijendra Singh said in his post. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the bureaucrat-turned-politician had defeated JJP's Dushyant Chautala and Bhavya Bishnoi, who was then with the Congress, to win Hisar Lok Sabha seat.

Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns, joins Congress

BJP MP from Hisar resigned, citing 'compelling political reasons.' He is likely to join the Congress. He extended gratitude to BJP, JP Nadda, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and reached Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi.

Brijendra Singh, Son Of Veteran Politician Birender Singh, Quits BJP

Brijendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryana's Hisar, has resigned from the primary membership of the party, raising speculations of his potential move to the Congress just weeks ahead of the general elections.

Brijendra Singh, BJP MP from Hisar in Haryana, resigns from primary membership of party.

Brijendra Singh, BJP MP from Hisar in Haryana, resigns from primary membership of party. Brijendra Singh, BJP MP from Hisar in Haryana, resigns from primary membership of party.

Hisar MP Brijendra Singh resigns from BJP, meets Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge

Brijendra Singh, former MP from Hisar, resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party citing compelling political reasons. He met with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi along with Former Union Minister Birender Singh.

Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, joins Congress

Brijendra Singh, MP from Hisar Assembly constituency, announced his resignation citing compelling political reasons

Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, likely to join Congress

The MP from Hisar Assembly constituency announced his resignation citing compelling political reasons