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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicHaryana assembly elections

Topic: Haryana assembly elections

Haryana budget walks path of fiscal discipline, while also providing numerous pre-election subsidies

CM unveiled a slew of measures including farm loan waivers, free bus travel, and higher ex gratia for kin of battle casualties, while also claiming higher GSDP growth & lower debt ratio.

Haryana BJP legislators want simultaneous state & LS polls, to ‘ride Modi wave after Ram temple event’

Assembly elections in Haryana are scheduled for October, months after the Lok Sabha polls. The BJP has been in power in the state since 2014, under CM Manohar Lal Khattar.

‘Aiming for 40% vote share in Haryana,’ says Dushyant Chautala, hints at JJP’s foray into Rajasthan

On his party JJP being part of BJP-led NDA, Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala says 'whenever there is an alliance for elections, parties make compromises to accommodate allies'.

After replicating Delhi model in Punjab, AAP sets sights on 2024 Haryana polls. ‘Free power, jobs’

AAP Haryana chief says party has set up organisational structure at macro level, adds '7 services & facilities' given free to Delhi residents will be given in Haryana too if they win.

Now, Kuldeep Bishnoi seeks BJP ticket from Hisar, LS seat proving thorn in alliance talks with JJP

Hisar is currently represented by Brijendra Singh of the BJP, who won the seat in 2019 by defeating Dushyant Chautala of JJP and Kuldeep Bishnoi's son Bhavya, then with the Congress.

New state in-charge Deepak Babaria in place, but Haryana Congress leaders can’t stop bickering

Amid sloganeering in Hooda's favour at Babaria's 1st meeting, latter warns leaders from speaking against each other. State unit chief Udai Bhan dismissed talk of infighting.

List corrupt officials, reach more voters — BJP gen secy Santhosh’s prescription for Haryana

Santhosh met state’s BJP brass for a brainstorming session in Panchkula last weekend. Assembly polls are over 2 years away, but Haryana holds municipal polls in May.

If BJP leaders could speak like Rahul Bajaj, this is what they would tell Modi & Amit Shah

Now that Amit Shah has clarified no one needs to fear, some BJP leaders may gather enough courage one day to break what they call “monologues” at BJP meetings.

Manohar Khattar expands Haryana council of ministers with 10 MLAs

Of the 10 MLAs, eight are from BJP, one is a JJP legislator and another is an Independent. Khattar inducted 6 as cabinet rank ministers while 4 were made ministers of state.

Not just padyatras, take up people’s issues — Congress plans for mass mobilisation

At meeting with Sonia Gandhi, leaders say Congress must take up issues such as Sonbhadra massacre, shutdown of factories in Rae Bareli in a language people understand.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

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

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

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.