Sports icons for BJP in Haryana polls |
Haryana`s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is confident that it will sweep the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Exuberating the belief, the party on Monday, came out with an exhaustive list of candidates for the elections, where besides re-nominating a majority of sitting MLAs, the party has fielded two Muslims from the Mewat area. After a meeting of the BJP`s Central Election Committee (CEC) on Sunday, the party released the names of 78 candidates for 90-seat Haryana Assembly, for which polling is scheduled for October 21. The results will be announced on October 24. Led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is contesting from Karnal, as many as 38 sitting MLAs will be seeking re-election from their respective constituencies. But the star value to the BJP`s list is added by the candidature of wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt and Babita Phogat whose story was made into a Bollywood blockbuster `Dangal`. Phogat, who won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, will contest from the Dadri Assembly constituency, while Dutt is contesting from Baroda. The BJP has also picked a member of the Chautala clan, substantially hitting at the provincial party the Indian National Lok Dal`s (INLD) Jat stronghold. Former Prime Minister Choudhary Devi Lal`s grandson Aditya Devi Lal has been fielded from family pocket-borough of Dabwali.
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