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Brijendra’s ‘Sadbhav Yatra’ culminates in Rohtak; Hooda camp maintains distance

Brijendra’s ‘Sadbhav Yatra’ culminates in Rohtak; Hooda camp maintains distance

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After covering 2,800 km across all 90 assembly constituencies of Haryana in a span of seven and a half months, the ‘Sadbhav Yatra’ of former MP and All India Congress Committee (AICC) foreign affairs department vice-chairman Brijendra Singh concluded here on Saturday. Congress leader Brijendra Singh, Haryana Congress chief Rao Narender Singh, and other party leaders during the culmination ceremony of the yatra in Rohtak on Saturday. (HT Photo) The closing ceremony was attended by Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Rao Narender Singh, Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala, Congress’s Haryana co-incharge Jitendra Bhagel, Kaithal MLA Aditya Surjewala, and former Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Sharma. Former MLAs Prahalad Singh Gillakhera and Samsher Gogi were also present alongside several other party leaders. However, leaders from the Bhupinder Singh Hooda camp, including local MP Deepender Hooda and Rohtak MLA BB Batra, were absent. The yatra began on October 5 last year from the Binain Khap platform in Danoda village of Narwana Assembly constituency and has since travelled through various parts of Haryana as part of a …

List of key fights shaping Haryana’s assembly polls

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Battle lines are drawn in Haryana for the upcoming assembly elections. With nominations closed on September 12th, all major political parties have finalized their candidates. Voting for Haryana’s 90-member legislative assembly will take place on October 5, and the results will be counted on October 8, alongside those from Jammu and Kashmir. Let’s dive into the key electoral battles shaping Haryana’s assembly elections. 1. Julana- Vinesh Phogal vs Yogesh Bairagi vs Kavita Dalal Wrestler Vinesh Phogat addresses the media after joining Congress at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi (PTI) First up is the Julana seat in the Jind area, where the contest is set to be electrifying. The Congress has fielded Vinesh Phogat, a wrestler-turned-politician who joined the party just hours before the nominations closed on September 6. Vinesh, hailing from Balali in Charkhi Dadri, has strong ties to Julana through her in-laws’ hometown, Bakhta Khera. Her main rival is BJP’s Captain Yogesh Bairagi, a former commercial pilot and current vice president of Haryana’s BJP youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). The AAP has …

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

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Former BJP MP Brijendra Singh. Photo: X/@BrijendraSpeaks In a jolt to BJP ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Haryana MP 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 March 10 on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Mr. Singh is expected to join the Indian National Congress party. The Hisar MP, while announcing his resignation, also thanked BJP president J.P. Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for giving him the opportunity to serve as MP for Hisar. “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,” Mr. Singh said. Source link