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TopicAshok Tanwar

Topic: Ashok Tanwar

Congress’s ‘Aaya Ram’: Ashok Tanwar’s 5 switches in 5 yrs & how his return may impact party dynamics

Ashok Tanwar first left Congress in 2019, month after being replaced as Haryana unit chief by Kumari Selja. His brother-in-law Ajay Maken played major role in his return, it is learnt.

In jolt to BJP in Haryana, ex-MP Ashok Tanwar rejoins Congress, to boost party’s Dalit outreach

Tanwar—who left Congress in 2019, joined several parties in succession & was BJP candidate in 2024 LS polls—was reinducted into party in Rahul Gandhi's presence.

Early trends show Congress’s Kumari Selja ahead of BJP’s Ashok Tanwar by 42,000 votes in Sirsa

Daughter of former Union minister, late Chaudhary Dalbir Singh, Kumari Selja ventured into politics with a byelection in 1988. She won Sirsa seat in the 1991 and 1996 Lok Sabha elections.

‘Did God send these?’ — BJP ‘bulldozer rally’ ahead of Yogi’s Sirsa visit invites Congress barbs

Congress's Kumari Selja slams BJP, says those in power think they will intimidate people of Haryana. Political expert sees it as a tactic to 'divide people'.

Two losses and 4 parties later, Ashok Tanwar makes comeback bid in Sirsa as BJP candidate

While INLD & JJP have fielded Sandeep Lot & Ramesh Khatak, contest is heavily tilted towards Congress & BJP. Selja is a two-time local MP, while Tanwar won from here in 2009.

‘Ram forced to live in tent, Modi built him a magnificent temple’ — BJP’s Sirsa candidate Ashok Tanwar

Former Sirsa MP Tanwar is up against Congress’s Kumari Selja, INLD’s Sandeep Lot & JJP’s Ramesh Khatak. ‘Country will soon be Congress-mukt & Opposition-mukt’, he says.

Ashok Tanwar joins BJP 2 days after quitting AAP

Tanwar quit the Congress in 2019 and joined AAP in 2022. In between, the former Lok Sabha MP had floated his party and even joined the Trinamool Congress for a brief period.

Congress to BJP via Trinamool & AAP — inside former Rahul confidant Ashok Tanwar’s political turns

Former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar joins BJP Saturday. While some question his frequent shifts, BJP says they are ready to welcome ‘asset’ Tanwar.

Ashok Tanwar resigns from AAP over party’s ‘alignment’ with Congress, likely to join BJP

Former MP Ashok Tanwar, AAP’s campaign committee chief for Haryana, joined party in 2022. He met Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar last week.

Is Haryana AAP’s face on his way out? Ashok Tanwar’s meeting with Khattar fuels talk of joining BJP

BJP state spokesperson Sanjay Sharma confirms Tanwar's plans to join BJP has been discussed & adds final call is to be taken by Khattar. AAP leader met chief minister in Delhi.

On Camera

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Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

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Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.