City
Epaper

Two BJP, lone Congress candidate win RS seats in Haryana

By IANS | Updated: March 18, 2020 19:20 IST

Two state ruling BJP candidates and lone Congress candidate were elected unopposed on Wednesday for the three Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana.

Open in App

Chandigarh, March 18 Two state ruling BJP candidates and lone Congress candidate were elected unopposed on Wednesday for the three Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana.

The BJP candidates were Dushyant Kumar Gautam and Ram Chander Jangra and Congress candidate was Deepender Hooda, son of former state Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Congress state chief Kumari Selja was the frontrunner to get her re-nomination along with party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.

The three-time MP from Rohtak, Deepender Hooda faced a defeat in the last Lok Sabha polls.

In the 90-member Assembly, the BJP-JJP alliance has 50 legislators with the support of six of the seven Independents.

The opposition Congress has 31 members. The INLD has one member while one legislator belongs to the Haryana Lokhit Party.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: Ram chander jangracongressbjpDeepender Hooda
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalVijay Kumar Malhotra Passes Away at 93: PM Modi Condoles Demise of Veteran Delhi BJP Leader

MumbaiMumbai: FIR Filed Over Maharashtra Congress’ Social Media Post Allegedly Inciting Violence

NationalVijay Kumar Malhotra Passes Away at 93: Senior BJP Leader Dies at AIIMS-Delhi

MaharashtraAhilyanagar Violence: Where BJP Cannot Run the Government, They Raise Religious Issues, Says Aaditya Thackeray

MaharashtraBJP Has Own Process of Electing Party President, Says Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

राजनीति Realted Stories

MumbaiAmeet Satam Appointed As Mumbai BJP President Ahead of BMC Polls

Maharashtra'Chaddi Baniyan' Protest at Maharashtra Assembly: Opposition Stages Agitation Against Sena MLA for Punching and Slapping Canteen Staff (Watch Video)

MaharashtraMaharashtra Monsoon Session: Ajit Pawar Slams Bhaskar Jadhav Over Fund Allegations, Says 'No Need for Unsolicited Advice'

MumbaiUddhav Thackeray Pats Raj Thackeray on Back at Victory Rally Speech; Emotional Video of Thackeray Brothers Goes Viral

MaharashtraMarathi Language Controversy: ‘Did I Pass a GR Against Brotherhood?’ Devendra Fadnavis Hits Back at Uddhav & Raj Thackeray