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Haryana polls: JJP, ASP alliance releases second list of 12 candidates – Times of India

CHANDIGARH: The Jannayak Janta Party and Azad Samaj Party alliance on Monday released their second list of 12 candidates for the October 5 Haryana Assembly polls. While the JJP will contest Panchkula, Ambala Cantt, Pehowa, Kaithal, Ganaur, Safidon, Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, Pataudi, Gurgaon and Ferozepur Jhirka segments, the ASP will fight the Ambala City and Nilokheri constituencies. Among the JJP candidates, Sushila Deswal will take on Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi while Avtar Kardhan will take on BJP's sitting MLA Anil Vij from Ambala Cantt. ASP's Parul Nagpal has been fielded from Ambala City, from where Haryana Minister Aseem Goel is seeking re-election while Karan Singh Bhukkal has been fielded from Nilokheri, according to a JJP-ASP release here. The JJP ...
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Haryana mantri quits, MLA joins Congress as BJP’s 1st list sparks revolt – Times of India

CHANDIGARH: A full-blown rebellion has engulfed BJP in Haryana after the release of its first list of 67 candidates for the assembly polls, with a few quitting the party and some deciding to jump into the poll fray as independent. Haryana power minister and Rania MLA Ranjit Chautala quit from the minister's post after denial of ticket and made it clear he would contest the election.Prominent among those who have rebelled are minister and Indri MLA Karan Dev Kamboj, minister and Bawani Khera MLA Bishambar Valmiki, Ratia MLA Laxman Napa, former minister Kavita Jain from Sonipat, Shamsher Kharkada from Meham, Sukhwinder Sheoran from Badhra and Gautam Sardana from Hisar.Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said the outburst was bound to happen because only one candidate can be given a tick...