Badoli unsuccessfully contested 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Sonipat. His appointment as Haryana BJP chief is attempt by party to achieve ‘perfect combination’ of caste equations.
SCs and Jats together helped Congress snatch 5 of state’s 10 Lok Sabha seats from BJP. CM Saini-led govt is now pushing welfare schemes in bid to win over Dalits.
Some BJP candidates like Ashok Tanwar from Sirsa, Mohan Lal Badoli from Sonipat and Ranjit Singh from Hisar complained about lack of support from party cadre, it is learnt.
Disgruntled farmers, anti-incumbency & rebellious caste groups are making ‘safe’ Karnal seat less so for ex-Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar. His media secretary blames ‘vested interests’.
BJP accuses 'Team Deepender' of being behind controversy, Congress's Bhupinder Hooda says BJP 'indulging in dirty politics because it knows people have decided to oust it from state'
Political analysts believe decision to replace Khattar with Saini months before polls has two aims — to beat anti-incumbency, and to help win over OBC votes.
Hisar, Rohtak, Sonipat, Kurukshetra yet to be declared. Party considering actor Randeep Hooda, party national secy OP Dhankar, ex-minister Manish Grover for Rohtak seat, it is learnt.
In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.
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