Haryana, J-K Assembly elections updates: BJP releases second list of 21 candidates for Haryana polls
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The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday released its second list of nine candidates for the Haryana assembly polls. The party's first list of 20 candidates was released on Monday as seat-sharing talks with the Congress broke down. In its second list, the AAP has announced the candidates for Indri, Sadhaura, Thanesar, Ratia, Adampur, Barwala, Tigaon, Faridabad and Bawal constituencies. Hawa Singh has been fielded from Indri and Pravesh Mehta from Faridabad. Earlier in the day, AAP Haryana chief Sushil Gupta said the party will release its second list. "We waited till an appropriate time (for the Congress). We will issue the second list today. The AAP will fight on 90 seats with full strength. We have only one aim to uproot the corrupt BJP government," Gupta. Accusing the BJP of turning Haryana into a crime capital, he said, "Unemployment is highest in Haryana and people have made up their mind for change. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is Haryana's son". The last date for filing nomination papers is September 12. The 90-member assembly is scheduled to go to polls on October 5.
Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday exuded confidence that the people of Julana will support her in the Haryana Assembly elections and with their blessings she will emerge victorious in the upcoming elections. "These people have made us win in wrestling and they will make us win (in Haryana elections). We have never been able to do anything without God and elders, even today I am nothing without them. I will go ahead only with their blessings...I am confident that they will support what is right, like they have always done," Phogat said.
Earlier today, Dronacharya awardee and wrestling coach Mahavir Singh Phogat said that he is "saddened" by the decision of the Olympian wrestler and Congress candidate from Julana to join politics, adding that she could have taken the same decision after the 2028 Olympics.
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Haryana Assembly elections: BJP releases second list of 21 candidates
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its second list of 21 candidates for upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. The list includes two Muslim candidates: Naseem Ahmed from Ferozepur Jhirka and Aizaz Khan representing Punahana. The BJP has fielded Captain Yogesh Bairagi to contest against Congress’s Olympian candidate Vinesh Phogat. Read here for more details.
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'Love and blessing from Ladwa's public priceless': Haryana CM Saini exudes confidence before filing nomination
Moments before filing his nomination from Ladwa constituency, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said that the love and blessings that Ladwa's public is showering on him is priceless. Exuding confidence, Saini said that earlier they had chosen him as an MP but now they will elect him as an MLA.
Nayab Singh Saini said, "I extend my wishes and greetings to all the party workers. I also bow before the people of Ladwa. The Party office has been formally inaugurated today. After this, I will go to seek the blessings of the people of Ladwa. The love and blessings of the people of Ladwa that I am receiving are priceless. My heartfelt gratitude to them. People had elected me as an MP from here and now they will elect me as an MLA from here."
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Vinesh shouldn't have joined politics now, aimed for Olympic gold in 2028: Mahavir Phogat
Olympian Vinesh Phogat's uncle and celebrated wrestling coach Mahavir Phogat said her niece should not have joined politics at this stage and aimed for an Olympic gold in 2028, days after the Congress fielded her from Julana for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls. Mahavir, whose Olympian daughter Babita Phogat joined the BJP ahead of the 2019 assembly elections, exuded confidence that the party will retain power in Haryana for a third time in a row.
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Haryana Assembly elections: No alliance with Congress; AAP issues new list of candidates
Discussions between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appears to have hit a dead-end. AAP’s Haryana unit chief Sushil Gupta said that the party will contest all seats for the 90-member state Assembly with the objective of uprooting the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party government. Read here for more details.
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J-K Assembly polls: Omar, Karra, Raina among 239 candidates in fray for phase 2
A total of 239 candidates are in the fray from the 26 constituencies going to polls in the second phase of the three-phase Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections as 27 nominations were withdrawn on Monday. Monday was the last day of the withdrawal of nomination papers for the second phase covering assembly segments spread across central Kashmir districts of Budgam, Srinagar and Ganderbal, and Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region.
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People made us win in wrestling now they will make us win in Haryana polls: Vinesh Phogat
Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat today exuded confidence that the people of Julana will support her in the Haryana Assembly elections and with their blessings she will emerge victorious in the upcoming elections. "These people have made us win in wrestling and they will make us win (in Haryana elections). We have never been able to do anything without God and elders, even today I am nothing without them. I will go ahead only with their blessings...I am confident that they will support what is right, like they have always done," Phogat said.
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AAP releases second list of 9 candidates for Haryana polls
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday released its second list of nine candidates for the Haryana assembly polls. The party's first list of 20 candidates was released on Monday as seat-sharing talks with the Congress broke down. In its second list, the AAP has announced the candidates for Indri, Sadhaura, Thanesar, Ratia, Adampur, Barwala, Tigaon, Faridabad and Bawal constituencies.
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First Published: Sep 10 2024 | 1:13 PM IST