The highly contested Haryana assembly elections have seen the BJP's candidate Anil Vij leading against independent candidate Chitra Sarwara with a significant margin of over 8,000 votes. Vij, who previously served as the state's home minister, has won the Ambala Cantt seat multiple times, first as an independent candidate and later on the BJP ticket. His opponent Sarwara, who was a runner-up in the 2019 elections, was reported to have given a tough fight and even held a meeting with her supporters prior to the election.
The Haryana assembly polls results are in and senior BJP leader Anil Vij is leading from the Ambala Cantt Assembly seat after initially trailing behind independent candidate Chitra Sarwara. With 16 rounds of counting completed, Vij is ahead by 7,277 votes. Vij, who is a six-time BJP MLA, credits the victory to the party's policies and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for the country. In a previous statement, Vij had expressed his desire to claim the Chief Minister post if the BJP wins the polls, but his bid was rejected by BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradesh. The ruling BJP has crossed the halfway mark of 45 seats and is aiming for a third term under the leadership of Nayab Singh Saini, while the opposition Congress is hoping to regain power after a decade. Stay tuned for all the latest updates on the assembly polls results.
BJP has announced its first list of 67 candidates for the Haryana assembly elections, with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini contesting from the Ladwa constituency. Other prominent candidates include Anil Vij, Bhavya Bishnoi, and Aarti Singh. The decision was made during a BJP meeting chaired by national president JP Nadda on August 29, attended by PM Modi and Amit Shah. Haryana elections will be held in a single phase on October 5.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Haryana assembly elections, with 67 names being put forward. Prominent names in the list include Gian Chand Gupta, Anil Vij, and Kanwar Pal Gurjar, as the party seeks to strengthen its position in the state. Meanwhile, the Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party has also released a list of 19 candidates, with former Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala set to contest from Uchana Kalan.
A fearless video of a woman confronting gunfire in Haryana's Bhiwani to protect her son has been making rounds on social media. In another news, farmers in Haryana are protesting with 25 demands including justice for wrestlers against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief and loan waiver for farmers. In a separate incident, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij has ordered overweight and unfit police personnel to be transferred to police lines till they become fit again.