BJP is expected to win 8 of the 10 seats in the state, which if it does, will be a vindication of its policy to field non-Jat candidates in Jat-centric seats.
BJP's Brijendra Singh is son of Union minister Birender Singh. Of his two rivals, JJP's Dushyant Chautala is Devi Lal's great-grandson and Bhavya Bishnoi is Bhajan Lal's grandson.
Old powers like Congress, INLD & BJP are facing a tough challenge from the Jannayak Janata Party and its ally AAP, and the Lok Suraksha Party with the BSP.
Ravi, a resident of Tohana tehsil in Haryana, has been officially declared an atheist and handed a 'no caste, no religion' certificate by the state government.
Bhavya Bishnoi, the Congress candidate from Hisar, has turned to social media to motivate party workers in a battle of dynasts at the Haryana constituency.
The BJP is once again relying on the strategy it adopted in some of the seats in 2014 — of fielding non-Jats in Jat areas and a non-Brahmin in a Brahmin seat.
Of the 23 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and Haryana, 13 sitting MLAs of different parties are candidates. Two of the biggest names are Bhupinder Hooda and Sukhbir Badal.
Hoodas, Chautalas, Bansi Lal, Bhajan Lal & Birender Singh have ruled Haryana since 1966. Fight continues as Gen Now join poll battle — some for control, some for survival.
While the "establishment" has enjoyed a large share of power, last week's constitutional amendments gave Army chief Asim Munir additional powers and lifelong immunity from prosecution.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
I’m surprised so few political pundits have pointed out the basic fact of today’s party structure that BJP of today is the Congress of the old from pre Mandal days with one big exceptions, Muslims. Just like the Congress of the old, BJP has completely solidified the upper cast vote across India and enough of lower cast votes to get to the necessary number. In a state like Haryana, this has meant that BJP has consolidated the upper caste (excluding Jats) which are like 20-30% of votes, and enough other groups like Ahirs to get to its numbers, this is exactly like Bahajan Lals Congress party of old when Devi Lal represented the Jats, the tables are turned today with Congress being the defect party of the Jats. With Jat voters split between Congress and various Cahutala clan parties, it is not a surprise that BJP is set for a clean sweep. What Congress needs to do to survive is to be the pan Jat party and seek enough of other middle caste voters to maybe have a chance, this will mean alliance with Chautalas, however impossible that may seem today. The Chautalas for their own survival will have to dos that.
Politics of India since Independence can been basically summarized as struggle between party of upper+ lower castes which used to be Congress but now is BJP, and various splintered parties who represent middle castes. Chanakya would be happy to know that.
A firm foundation has been laid for second terms for the state governments in Maharashtra and Haryana.
I’m surprised so few political pundits have pointed out the basic fact of today’s party structure that BJP of today is the Congress of the old from pre Mandal days with one big exceptions, Muslims. Just like the Congress of the old, BJP has completely solidified the upper cast vote across India and enough of lower cast votes to get to the necessary number. In a state like Haryana, this has meant that BJP has consolidated the upper caste (excluding Jats) which are like 20-30% of votes, and enough other groups like Ahirs to get to its numbers, this is exactly like Bahajan Lals Congress party of old when Devi Lal represented the Jats, the tables are turned today with Congress being the defect party of the Jats. With Jat voters split between Congress and various Cahutala clan parties, it is not a surprise that BJP is set for a clean sweep. What Congress needs to do to survive is to be the pan Jat party and seek enough of other middle caste voters to maybe have a chance, this will mean alliance with Chautalas, however impossible that may seem today. The Chautalas for their own survival will have to dos that.
Politics of India since Independence can been basically summarized as struggle between party of upper+ lower castes which used to be Congress but now is BJP, and various splintered parties who represent middle castes. Chanakya would be happy to know that.