When Khattar handed over reins to Saini, Khullar continued in his role. Now, after Saini’s resounding poll victory, Khullar is back as chief principal secretary, albeit after some drama.
BJP won 10 of 11 seats in Rao Inderjit’s home turf, the Ahirwal belt. Party functionaries say he wants to dilute Khattar’s influence and have party accommodate his wish list.
Haryana's Karnal seat has been held by two BJP CMs in past decade: Manohar Lal Khattar & Nayab Singh Saini. When Khattar was elected in 2014, he had ended BJP's 18-year drought in the seat.
Draft MPD-2041, which aims to make New Delhi a 24x7 city, was put up for public scrutiny in 2020 & sent to ministry for notification in 2023. Delay has stalled land pooling, green development.
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.
Manohar Lal Khattar is known for his simplicity as well as controversies over comments made by him about 'fixing' judges and his handling of farmers' unrest.
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.
Khattar resigned from Haryana CM's post in March this year, following change of guard in state. He also resigned as MLA and BJP later named him as candidate from Karnal.
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’.
Former CM Khattar addresses charged crowd in Ballah village, touting BJP’s achievements and merit-based governance. His assertions face scrutiny from the Opposition and residents.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s government is being called ‘Hatyara Sarkar’. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has resigned, but the protests continue to intensify.
Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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