The Bharatiya Janata Party has approved its second list of 21 candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections. Earlier, the BJP announced 67 candidates, bringing the total to 88 so far.
This list includes Pawan Saini for Narayangarh, Jai Bhagwan Sharma for Pehowa, and Captain Yogesh Bairagi for Julana. Captain Bairagi will directly compete with Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat.
On September 4, the BJP released its first list of candidates. Chief Minister Naib Saini appears on that list and will contest the Ladwa seat in Kurukshetra.
The election, originally scheduled for October 1, has been moved to October 5. All 90 seats will be contested in a single phase, with results announced on October 8. The current government’s term ends on November 3, 2024.
In the 2019 assembly election, BJP and JJP formed a coalition government. BJP won 40 seats, Congress secured 31, and JJP, along with other parties, took 19 seats.