Haryana assembly elections: BJP releases first list of 67 candidates; CM Nayab Saini to contest from Ladwa

BJP released its first list on September 4

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 4 released its first list of 67 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana, fielding chief minister Nayab Singh Saini from the Ladwa seat.

The party has put forth Anil Vij from Ambala Cantt, Sunita Duggal from Rati, Gian Chand Gupta from Panchkula, Kanwar Pal Gurjar from Jagadhri, Bhavya Bishnoi from Adampur, and Tejpal Tanwar from Sohna, among others.

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BJP releases its first list of 67 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections.CM Nayab Singh Saini to contest from Ladwa, Gian Chand Gupta from Panchkula, Anil Vij from Ambala Cantt., Kanwar Pal Gurjar from Jagadhri, Sunita Duggal from Ratia, Bhavya Bishnoi from pic.twitter.com/iBvdwdabLX
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The elections in Haryana is scheduled to be held in a single phase on October 5 and the counting of votes will take place on October 8 together with that of the Jammu & Kashmir assembly polls.

Apart from BJP, Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party alliance also released the first list of 19 candidates for the upcoming polls. Former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala will contest from Uchana Kalan, from where he is a sitting MLA.

While 15 candidates in the list are from the JJP, four are from the Chandra Shekhar Azad-led ASP.

The election in Haryana was earlier scheduled for October 1 with the counting on October 4. However, the Election Commission of India (ECI) revised the polling date later.

The decision was taken to honour both the voting rights and the traditions of the Bishnoi community, which has upheld a centuries-old practice of participating in the Asoj Amavasya festival celebration in remembrance of their Guru Jambheshwar, according to EC.

The EC had received a representation from the national president of All India Bishnoi Mahasabha, Bikaner, Rajasthan for rescheduling the date for the Haryana assembly elections.

This year, the festival falls on October 2 and thousands of Bishnoi families residing in Sirsa, Fatehabad and Hisar will be travelling to Rajasthan on the day, denying them their voting rights.