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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicHaryana Assembly Election 2024

Topic: Haryana Assembly Election 2024

Ahead of Haryana polls, Rahul Gandhi in riot-hit Mahendragarh on last day of campaign

The Congress has renominated Aftab Ahmed, who previously won Nuh in 2019. The BJP has fielded sitting MLA from Sonepat, Sanjay Singh.

Congress’s Surender Panwar centres Sonipat battle around his ED arrest, but voters see it as non-issue

Voters are told they must do 'justice to' Panwar by voting for him, but for many it’s his goodwill that'll win him votes in Haryana polls. Anger towards BJP will also work in his favour.

After sitting out LS polls, RSS campaigning hard for BJP in Haryana. ‘Not the time for anger’

With BJP govt's diminished majority at Centre & challenges in Haryana, BJP-RSS are working together to mobilise voters on polling day, emphasising need for nationalist govt in the state.

A love story dashed Chander Mohan’s CM dream 15 yrs ago. This time, his Haryana campaign’s a family affair

Chander Mohan is relying on the legacy of his father—former CM Bhajan Lal. This time his entire family is involved in his election campaign to win the Panchkula assembly seat.

Will Mayawati revive BSP in Haryana? Nephew is mixing youthful energy with experience

Faced with the threat of losing its national party status, the BSP has fully invested itself in improving its performance in the upcoming Haryana Assembly election.

‘Badlav’ on lips of Haryanvis, BJP faces uphill struggle. Anti-incumbency from Khattar rule a big factor

As BJP is also trying to muster numbers by splitting non-Jat votes, its weak link is ML Khattar. Ex-CM has been deputed to campaign mostly in non-Jat areas & Punjabi belt of Haryana.

BJP tries to tap Congress faultlines to grab Haryana Dalit vote. But on the ground, a yen for change

With Dalits angry with ruling party over unemployment, farmers’ protests & Agniveer scheme, BJP's been highlighting Congress infighting & reviving past instances of violence against Dalits.

Haryana BJP distances itself from Kangana’s support of repealed farm laws. ‘She keeps saying things.’

Congress party construes her comment as an attempt by BJP to bring back controversial laws & says it will never happen however much Modi tries.

In Haryana’s Ateli, BJP’s Arti Rao banks on her father’s legacy. But ‘outsider’ tag poses challenge

Contesting the Ateli Vidhan Sabha seat, the 45-year-old has waited 10 years for a ticket. She is the daughter of Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh & granddaughter of Haryana's 2nd CM.

OBCs, Jats, Muslims: How caste equations figure in BJP, Congress ticket distribution in Haryana

BJP has fielded 22 OBCs and Congress 28 Jats in Haryana assembly polls. In 36 seats, both parties have fielded candidates of different castes against each other.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.