Karnal (Haryana), Two months after the BJP made Nayab Singh Saini the Chief Minister of Haryana replacing Manohar Lal Khattar, the 70-year-old leader and former RSS 'pracharak' is preparing for another innings - to enter the Lok Sabha. . first time.
Although 19 candidates are in the fray from Karnal parliamentary seat, the contest is mainly between Khattar and Haryana Youth Congress president Divyansh Budhiraja (30).
Karnal is an agro-industrial district in the north-central part of Haryana and is also famous for its Basmati rice. It is said to have been founded by King Karna who was one of the main characters of the epic Mahabharata.In October 2014, when the BJP came to power in Haryana on its own for the first time, Khattar, a first-time MLA from Karnal, was made the Chief Minister.
Nine and a half years later, the party replaced him as chief minister with Khattar's disciple and Kurukshetra MP Nayab Saini.
The change by the ruling BJP in Haryana came as a big surprise, but Khattar's decision to replace him with Saini as chief minister is not a sudden one and he had suggested this to Prime Minister Narendra Modi more than a year ago. Earlier, Saini is contesting the by-election from the Karnal assembly seat vacated by Khattar after he resigned as MLA, which will be held along with voting for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in the sixth phase of elections on May 25.While Khattar is confident of the development work done by the "double engine" government and delivering transparent administration, his rival Budhiraja says that even though the BJP has brought in Saini as CM, he is not aware of the "failures" of the last 10 years. "Can't hide it. ,
A few days before the elections, Khattar is not only campaigning in Karnal, but he, being the face of BJP in Haryana, is also visiting other constituencies and seeking votes for the party candidates. During the election campaign in Karnal, Khattar Told in the meetings that the country has progressed rapidly under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, while the Congress only gave hollow slogans.
The former chief minister alleged that the Congress had sown "thorns" like Article 370, Naxalism and terrorism in the country during its 55-60 years of rule.
On the other hand, Khattar says, PM Modi during his 10-year rule has removed "thorns" like Article 37, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and strengthened the country."For Congress, it is 'family first', for us it is 'country first'. In the 201 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won all 10 (Lok Sabha) seats in Haryana...but Congress felt the pain of defeat. Seats which were contested by 'Bapu-son' (Bhupinder Hooda from Sonipat and his son Deependra Hooda from Rohtak),'' says H.
While doing road shows during the election campaign and riding in tractors and open vehicles, Khattar says that the BJP government in Haryana has given transparent administration, has cracked down on corruption and has given jobs on the basis of merit.
Campaigning in Nilokheri, Khattar says, “Congress is afraid of losing the elections. There is panic in their camp.In Haryana, BJP will win all 10 seats with a larger mandate. Along with this, we will also win the Karnal Assembly by-election." He said that the people of Haryana and the country have decided to bring the Modi government for the third time with 400 seats.
However, Congress's Buddhiraja claims that the BJP is about to be voted out of power and people have made up their mind to bring the India Bloc to power at the Centre.H says that Congress will return to power with an overwhelming majority in the assembly elections to be held in the state later this year. The people of Haryana will demand from Khattar an account of his nine and a half year tenure as the Chief Minister of the state, Budhiraja recently said. He had said that unemployment is the "biggest" challenge facing the state.
Budhiraja says that even though the BJP has appointed Saini as the new Chief Minister of the state, Khattar cannot escape accountability for the state's "high unemployment rate".
“Despite being CM for nine and a half years, he could not ensure development in the state. What will he be able to do for the people of Karnal, he says, unemployment, inflation, farmers' problems are big issues.He also talks about the Congress' Lok Sabha election manifesto, which focuses on five "pillars of justice" and 25 guarantees under them.
Khattar was elected to the Haryana Assembly twice from Karnal seat in 2019 and 2019. The Karnal Lok Sabha seat, which he is now contesting, is currently represented in the Lok Sabha by BJP's Sanjay Bhatia.
In 2014, BJP's Ashwini Chopra represented the Karnal parliamentary seat. The Karnal Lok Sabha constituency consists of nine assembly constituencies, of which five are represented by the BJP, three by the Congress and one by an independent.
There are 11,03,606 male voters, 9,92,721 female voters and 37 transgender voters in the parliamentary constituency.In the past, political stalwarts from different parties have won from Karnal. Congress won this seat nine times after Haryana became a separate state in 1966. Former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal of Congress and former Union Minister I Swamy of BJP had also won the seat, while Chiranji Lal of Congress had won this seat four times.
BJP leader Arvind Sharma, who is re-contesting from Rohtak, had won the Karnal seat twice while in the Congress.
Although 19 candidates are in the fray from Karnal parliamentary seat, the contest is mainly between Khattar and Haryana Youth Congress president Divyansh Budhiraja (30).
Karnal is an agro-industrial district in the north-central part of Haryana and is also famous for its Basmati rice. It is said to have been founded by King Karna who was one of the main characters of the epic Mahabharata.In October 2014, when the BJP came to power in Haryana on its own for the first time, Khattar, a first-time MLA from Karnal, was made the Chief Minister.
Nine and a half years later, the party replaced him as chief minister with Khattar's disciple and Kurukshetra MP Nayab Saini.
The change by the ruling BJP in Haryana came as a big surprise, but Khattar's decision to replace him with Saini as chief minister is not a sudden one and he had suggested this to Prime Minister Narendra Modi more than a year ago. Earlier, Saini is contesting the by-election from the Karnal assembly seat vacated by Khattar after he resigned as MLA, which will be held along with voting for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in the sixth phase of elections on May 25.While Khattar is confident of the development work done by the "double engine" government and delivering transparent administration, his rival Budhiraja says that even though the BJP has brought in Saini as CM, he is not aware of the "failures" of the last 10 years. "Can't hide it. ,
A few days before the elections, Khattar is not only campaigning in Karnal, but he, being the face of BJP in Haryana, is also visiting other constituencies and seeking votes for the party candidates. During the election campaign in Karnal, Khattar Told in the meetings that the country has progressed rapidly under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, while the Congress only gave hollow slogans.
The former chief minister alleged that the Congress had sown "thorns" like Article 370, Naxalism and terrorism in the country during its 55-60 years of rule.
On the other hand, Khattar says, PM Modi during his 10-year rule has removed "thorns" like Article 37, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and strengthened the country."For Congress, it is 'family first', for us it is 'country first'. In the 201 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won all 10 (Lok Sabha) seats in Haryana...but Congress felt the pain of defeat. Seats which were contested by 'Bapu-son' (Bhupinder Hooda from Sonipat and his son Deependra Hooda from Rohtak),'' says H.
While doing road shows during the election campaign and riding in tractors and open vehicles, Khattar says that the BJP government in Haryana has given transparent administration, has cracked down on corruption and has given jobs on the basis of merit.
Campaigning in Nilokheri, Khattar says, “Congress is afraid of losing the elections. There is panic in their camp.In Haryana, BJP will win all 10 seats with a larger mandate. Along with this, we will also win the Karnal Assembly by-election." He said that the people of Haryana and the country have decided to bring the Modi government for the third time with 400 seats.
However, Congress's Buddhiraja claims that the BJP is about to be voted out of power and people have made up their mind to bring the India Bloc to power at the Centre.H says that Congress will return to power with an overwhelming majority in the assembly elections to be held in the state later this year. The people of Haryana will demand from Khattar an account of his nine and a half year tenure as the Chief Minister of the state, Budhiraja recently said. He had said that unemployment is the "biggest" challenge facing the state.
Budhiraja says that even though the BJP has appointed Saini as the new Chief Minister of the state, Khattar cannot escape accountability for the state's "high unemployment rate".
“Despite being CM for nine and a half years, he could not ensure development in the state. What will he be able to do for the people of Karnal, he says, unemployment, inflation, farmers' problems are big issues.He also talks about the Congress' Lok Sabha election manifesto, which focuses on five "pillars of justice" and 25 guarantees under them.
Khattar was elected to the Haryana Assembly twice from Karnal seat in 2019 and 2019. The Karnal Lok Sabha seat, which he is now contesting, is currently represented in the Lok Sabha by BJP's Sanjay Bhatia.
In 2014, BJP's Ashwini Chopra represented the Karnal parliamentary seat. The Karnal Lok Sabha constituency consists of nine assembly constituencies, of which five are represented by the BJP, three by the Congress and one by an independent.
There are 11,03,606 male voters, 9,92,721 female voters and 37 transgender voters in the parliamentary constituency.In the past, political stalwarts from different parties have won from Karnal. Congress won this seat nine times after Haryana became a separate state in 1966. Former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal of Congress and former Union Minister I Swamy of BJP had also won the seat, while Chiranji Lal of Congress had won this seat four times.
BJP leader Arvind Sharma, who is re-contesting from Rohtak, had won the Karnal seat twice while in the Congress.
