CHANDIGARH: Both BJP and Congress went all out to win back rebels on Monday, the last day of withdrawal of nominations for Haryana polls. They were successful in a few seats.
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and state party unit president Mohan Lal Badoli convinced Rajiv Jain in Sonipat, Bharti Saini in Narnaul and few other candidates in Karnal and Panipat to withdraw their nominations as Independents against BJP candidates.
Jain, former media adviser to ex-CM Manohar Lal Khattar, had filed his papers from Sonipat. Jain is husband of former minister Kavita Jain. Sonipat mayor Nikhil Madan is the party candidate. On Sunday, Saini and Badoli met Jain. Similarly, Bharti Saini, too, had been visited by the CM, who also spent some time with former minister and senior BJP politician Ram Bilas Sharma, who was denied a party ticket.
For Congress, ex-MLA Jasbir Mallour, Himmat Singh, former minister Sampat Singh and former chief parliamentary secretary Ram Kishan Fauji withdrew their nominations as Independents. Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda persuaded Mallour and Himmat Singh to withdraw their candidatures from Ambala City , while Sampat Singh pulled out in favour of Congress' Anil Maan in Nalwa, and Fauji from Bawani Khera.
However, Congress politician Chitra Sarwara, daughter of Ambala City Congress candidate Nirmal Singh, will contest as an Independent against her party's candidate, Parvinder Singh Pari, and BJP's Anil Vij, from Ambala Cantonment. The returning officer assigned the "whistle" as her symbol.
At the same time, Raj Kumar Saini, former MP and Loktantra Suraksha Party supremo withdrew his candidature from Indri following requests from representatives of backward community leaders.
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and state party unit president Mohan Lal Badoli convinced Rajiv Jain in Sonipat, Bharti Saini in Narnaul and few other candidates in Karnal and Panipat to withdraw their nominations as Independents against BJP candidates.
Jain, former media adviser to ex-CM Manohar Lal Khattar, had filed his papers from Sonipat. Jain is husband of former minister Kavita Jain. Sonipat mayor Nikhil Madan is the party candidate. On Sunday, Saini and Badoli met Jain. Similarly, Bharti Saini, too, had been visited by the CM, who also spent some time with former minister and senior BJP politician Ram Bilas Sharma, who was denied a party ticket.
For Congress, ex-MLA Jasbir Mallour, Himmat Singh, former minister Sampat Singh and former chief parliamentary secretary Ram Kishan Fauji withdrew their nominations as Independents. Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda persuaded Mallour and Himmat Singh to withdraw their candidatures from Ambala City , while Sampat Singh pulled out in favour of Congress' Anil Maan in Nalwa, and Fauji from Bawani Khera.
However, Congress politician Chitra Sarwara, daughter of Ambala City Congress candidate Nirmal Singh, will contest as an Independent against her party's candidate, Parvinder Singh Pari, and BJP's Anil Vij, from Ambala Cantonment. The returning officer assigned the "whistle" as her symbol.
At the same time, Raj Kumar Saini, former MP and Loktantra Suraksha Party supremo withdrew his candidature from Indri following requests from representatives of backward community leaders.
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