Haryana: A Resurgent Congress
STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS
In Haryana,assembly elections have been postponed from October 1 to October 5.
The BJP, which has ruled Haryana for the past decade, is desperately looking to blunt the impact of anti-incumbency in the face of a resurgent Congress. The grand old party won five Lok Sabha seats in the state in the recent polls after having drawn a blank in 2019, when the rampaging BJP swept all 10 seats.
Infighting in the Congress
While the BJP is under an anti-incumbency factor in Haryana, the infighting in the Haryana unit of the Congress “refuses to die down,” according to Katyal. With little over a month to go for a crucial Assembly poll, the battle between former chief minister Bhupinder Hooda and his chief detractors, Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala, has further intensified.’ The two camps are currently holding parallel rallies to demonstrate their strength on the ground.
Rebellion in BJP also
Denied tickets to the forthcoming Assembly election in Haryana, several BJP leaders, including Jails Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala, have announced their decision to quit and contest against the party’s official candidates less than 24 hours after the first list of 67 candidates was released Wednesday. In the list, the BJP dropped eight sitting MLAs, including two Ministers. At the same time, many turncoats, made it to the party’s list of candidates.
