Shah & Nadda to Rajnath Singh, BJP pulling out all stops to rescue Khattar from tight spot in Karnal

Shah & Nadda to Rajnath Singh, BJP pulling out all stops to rescue Khattar from tight spot in Karnal

Karnal: The Bharatiya Janata Party is pulling out all the stops to support former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is in a tough spot in the Karnal Parliamentary constituency. He faces not just a challenge from Congress greenhorn Divyanshu Budhiraja, but also lingering anti-incumbency sentiments from his nine-and-a-half-years as CM, internal turmoil within the … Read more

Why BJP brought in former Congress MP Naveen Jindal & fielded him from Haryana’s Kurukshetra

Why BJP brought in former Congress MP Naveen Jindal & fielded him from Haryana’s Kurukshetra

When you need a giant-size washing machine, this had to happen. And after making ZERO contributions to the party in the last ten years, saying I am resigning from it is a big joke.https://t.co/yjNO1cl1ME pic.twitter.com/1E9R0mIaJC — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) March 24, 2024   The PM wanted a Congress-mukt Bharat. Instead he has made a Corrupt-mukt … Read more

From assistant in BJP state office to Haryana’s 11th CM — the meteoric rise of Nayab Singh Saini

From assistant in BJP state office to Haryana’s 11th CM — the meteoric rise of Nayab Singh Saini

Gurugram: From working as an office assistant and doing odd jobs for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to becoming Haryana chief minister months before assembly elections, former Kurukshetra MP and Other Backward Class (OBC) leader Nayab Singh Saini’s rise has been meteoric. Last week, 54-year-old Saini, a loyalist of former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal … Read more

BJP fields Khattar from Karnal day after replacing him as CM, yet to name candidates for 4 seats

BJP fields Khattar from Karnal day after replacing him as CM, yet to name candidates for 4 seats

Gurugram: A day after he was replaced by Nayab Singh Saini as Haryana chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar was named by the BJP as its contender for the Karnal Lok Sabha seat, in its second list of 72 candidates announced Wednesday. The list contains the names of candidates for six of the ten Lok Sabha … Read more

BJP-JJP alliance ends in Haryana over seat-sharing, CM Manohar Khattar resigns to form new cabinet 

BJP-JJP alliance ends in Haryana over seat-sharing, CM Manohar Khattar resigns to form new cabinet 

Gurugram: The alliance in Haryana between the BJP and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) ended Tuesday with the national party refusing to cede any of the 10 parliamentary seats in the state to its partner. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has submitted his resignation and that of the Cabinet’s to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, and is poised … Read more

‘Prefer NDA but prepared to go alone’ — JJP sets up panel to chart future of tie-up with BJP

‘Prefer NDA but prepared to go alone’ — JJP sets up panel to chart future of tie-up with BJP

Gurugram: Still uncertain about its future in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Haryana just ahead of the general election, the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) decided to finally pop the question: will its marriage of convenience with the BJP continue this election or will they go their separate ways? According to Haryana … Read more

Celebration of past icons or caste outreach before polls? What’s behind Khattar’s Mahapurush scheme

Celebration of past icons or caste outreach before polls? What’s behind Khattar’s Mahapurush scheme

Gurugram: This week, Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar not only named a senior secondary school for girls in Palwal district after Indian freedom fighter Jhalkari Bai on the occasion of her birth anniversary, but also announced construction of a community centre for members of the Koli caste and the installing of a … Read more

Khattar-Vij war escalates as Haryana health minister goes missing in action

Khattar-Vij war escalates as Haryana health minister goes missing in action

Gurugram: Haryana minister Anil Vij has been missing in action from the state health department for more than a month. Perturbed by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) allegedly interfering in his department’s functioning, Vij hasn’t cleared any file pertaining to the health department since 5 October, ThePrint has learnt. This was the day Rajesh Khullar, … Read more