BJP releases second list of 21 candidates for Haryana polls
The Hindu
BJP releases second list of Haryana candidates, dropping six sitting MLAs, for upcoming October 5 polls.
The BJP released the second list of 21 candidates for the Haryana Assembly polls on Tuesday (September 10, 2024) and replaced the Pehowa candidate after he had returned the party ticket.
So far the party has announced 87 candidates for the 90-member assembly.
The party dropped six sitting MLAs, including two Ministers, in the second list. Bawal MLA Banwari Lal and Badkhal MLA Seema Trikha, both ministers, were not given tickets. The MLAs from Pataudi, Hodal, Ganaur and Hatin were among those dropped.
Former ministers Krishan Kumar Bedi and Manish Grover were fielded from Narwana and Rohtak seats, respectively.
The party has fielded Pawan Saini, considered close to Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, from the Naraingarh seat while Satpal Jamba has been nominated to fight the polls from from Pundri. Yogender Rana will contest from Assandh, Devender Kaushik from Ganaur, Krishna Gahlawat from Rai, Pradeep Sangwan from Baroda and Capt Yogesh Bairagi from Julana.
Baldev Singh Mangiana will fight the Dabwali seat, Manish Grover has been nominated for Rohtak, Om Prakash Yadav for Narnaul, Krishna Kumar for Bawal (SC), Bimla Chaudhary for Pataudi (SC), Sanjay Singh for Nuh and Naseem Ahmed for Ferozepur Jhirka seat.
Aizaz Khan has been fielded from Punhana, Manoj Rawat from Hathin, Harinder Singh Ramrattan from Hodal (SC) while Dhanesh Adlakha will contest from Badkhal.
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