- Congress Releases Third List of Candidates for Haryana Elections:
- On September 8, Congress announced its third list of candidates for the upcoming Haryana assembly elections.
- Notable candidates include Anirudh Chaudhary (grandson of former CM Bansi Lal) from Tosham and Brijendra Singh (son of former Union Minister Birendra Singh) from Uchana Kalan.
- The inclusion of Vardhan Yadav from Badshahpur, who is reportedly Rahul Gandhi’s choice, has raised eyebrows.
- Recently, Vardhan Yadav’s Mercedes G-wagon was seen during a road show with wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
- Previous Lists and Candidates:
- Earlier, Congress released its first list on September 6, comprising 32 candidates (including 28 MLAs).
- The total count of announced candidates now stands at 41.
- Other prominent names in the lists include former CM Bhupendra Hooda, Surendra Panwar, Dharm Singh Choukkar, Rao Dan Singh, and MLA Maman Khan (accused in the Nuh violence case).
- Election Details:
- Voting for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana will take place on October 5.
- The election results will be declared on October 8.
- Analysis and Strategy:
- Congress seems to be playing it safe by avoiding rebellion and stampede situations similar to what the BJP faced.
- The party held multiple committee meetings, including one attended by Sonia Gandhi, to finalize the candidate lists.
- Despite this, Congress chose not to release an extensive list, opting for caution.